The chaos I feared a US-led invasion would unleash has destroyed the country I hail from.
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A recent decision by the UK’s top court ruined Putin’s efforts to break the Western-led economic order from within.
From India to France, bigots are scared of the hijab. Why are Western feminists so deafeningly silent about this?
It’s good that the ICC has charged Putin with war crimes. But what about the blood on the hands of the US and Israel?
The US and Russia continue to repeat the same grave mistakes, sowing death, destruction and instability.
In American memory, US lives mattered, Iraqi deaths didn’t. That was by design. Narrative control was a military goal.
Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women are facing growing hostility and restrictions, but they continue to resist.
Disturbing reports of sexual assault in the Darién Gap reveal yet another horrifying aspect of border warfare.
Access to reproductive health protects women and girls, uplifts them and allows them to prosper.
While trans rights must be upheld, parents and feminists worried about their children must be heard.
Unless political parties, the military and the judiciary abide by the Constitution, coming elections won’t fix anything.
But the country cannot defeat this old societal ill under his divisive and hateful regime.
Instead of curbing poverty, as its mission outlines, the bank entrenches inequality. Its US-led governance is to blame.
We should recognise and praise the few border security officers who offer a helping hand to asylum seekers.
