Two narratives
The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and students from Turkey and all over the world.…
Lanka’s existential moment
I HAPPENED to be in Colombo the day figurines of Lord Ganesha guzzled milk across the world, a spectacle that Hindu rationalists likened to a mass hysteria and believers saw…
Palestinian dreams
The dreams of peace for the Palestinians suffered further blow as Israeli strongman Netanyahu got the mandate to continue to rule with his extreme rightwing policies. The hopes of a…
Palestinians see little hope in Israeli elections
ayseer Barakat is like many Palestinians when asked about the upcoming Israeli elections. He doesn't see much hope. "We have learned from past experience that we are always the victims…
Golan and Palestine
The divided Arab leaders of the 22-country Arab League (AL) met in Tunis on March 31, 2019 to paper over the cracks in its membership and condemn unanimously the US…
Pulwama and after
Whoever conceived and enacted Pulwama did no favour to Pakistan or the Kashmir struggle – despite recent talk that the Kashmiri fight for freedom stands on its own and cannot…
After the drawdown
US President Donald Trump’s announcement to pull out 7,000 US troops from Afghanistan took both his allies and adversaries by surprise. As expected, Trump ran out of patience due to…
Positive signs
It has been said more than once that the only ‘peace’ Israeli Prime Murderer Benjamin Netanyahu wants with the Palestinian people is a greater ‘piece’ of Palestine. We will look…
Palestinian refugees and Trump
One of the most consequential actions Donald Trump took during the first year of his presidency was to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017. When the…
A rising tide
While it is Christopher Columbus’ 4,000-mile voyage in 1492 to Bahamas that dominates history books, it is actually the 12,000 miles of voyages of Portuguese sailors from Lisbon to India…
