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Grace Wade in New Scientist: The situation in Gaza is rapidly devolving into the worst humanitarian crisis in modern memory, and international health organizations have no long-term plans for addressing
Continue readingThe War in Gaza is Creating a Health Crisis That Will Span Decades
Mishra is an Indian author based in the West and a staunch supporter of Israel’s victims. He is a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books and the author
Irshad Salim from Karachi: Back in December, a poetic expression of emotive thoughts on Israel’s Gaza invasion enabled me to curate this clip (below) –selecting what’s available on the Internet
While the U.S.–Israel alliance has become isolated, new ones are emerging. Helena Cobban in the Boston Review: Just days before October 7, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan,
About Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar: Nonviolence activist Ali Abu Awwad works to establish international peacebuilding movements. In 2016, he brought his focus to building a national nonviolent movement
Aluf Benn in Foreign Affairs: One bright day in April 1956, Moshe Dayan, the one-eyed chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), drove south to Nahal Oz, a
Continue readingNetanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect
Anna Della Subin at the LRB: The earliest known author was married to the moon. In the 1920s, in the shadow of an anti-colonial uprising against British rule in Mesopotamia,
“Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, closest adviser, and fiercest defender, is seen as a mix of Lady Macbeth and Eva Perón, but without the charm or the cult following”
“The Conflict Has Empowered Tehran—but Also Fueled Its Sense of Vulnerability“. Ali Vaez writes in the Foreign Affairs magazine: Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s
Continue readingWhy the War in Gaza Makes a ‘Nuclear’ Iran More Likely
Region is divided between three countries and has a long history of resistance against Pakistan Balochistan is a region with a distinct cultural and historical identity that is now divided
Continue readingWhere is Balochistan and Why is it the Target of Iran and Pakistan Strikes?
As Houthis target commercial shipping relentlessly, the message to the US and Israel is clear By Zeeshan Ahmad in The Express Tribune: “Can’t say I didn’t warn you.” It’s a
Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza “a crime against humanity.” In a video address to the Munich Literature Festival yesterday, the human rights activist and Booker Prize-winning author of