Palestine

Dissecting the UNSC plan for Gaza and its inevitable dead end

US policy documents on the Middle East do not reach the daylight before Israel is given the chance to filter and gut them.
25 November 2025, 10:35 AM

Writing about writing, history, and Palestine

In The Message, Coates details several experiences from his travels to Senegal and Palestine, his correspondences with a teacher in South Carolina fighting against a school board’s push to ban books with topics deemed controversial, and his personal takeaways from these events.
12 November 2025, 11:41 AM

Israeli Oscars entry evokes empathy to Palestinians but irks government

The director of Israel's entry for the 2026 Oscars about a Palestinian boy's quest to see the sea hopes it will help arouse compassion in his homeland during so much conflict.
8 November 2025, 04:48 AM

Gazan archer here to fly Palestinian flag

Wearing black sunglasses and a white hat, a quiver marked with the Palestinian flag slung across her shoulder, Rasha Yahya Ahmed cut a striking figure during practice at Dhaka’s Paltan Outer Stadium.
6 November 2025, 12:49 PM

Palestine’s past is our present: Why its story matters to us all

A new story has emerged out of the ashes of Gaza.
28 October 2025, 10:31 AM

Gaza will not forget, Palestine will remember

The suffocating smoke still hangs over Gaza’s ruins, thick with the acrid stench of explosives powder and dust carrying the scent of betrayal and the mark of courage.
14 October 2025, 10:20 AM

Why the Gaza ‘peace treaty’ is a victory for violence, not peace

Palestinians need the siege lifted, freedom of movement restored, and their right to self-determination recognised.
12 October 2025, 06:43 AM

Drik stands by Palestine on the two-year anniversary of its occupation

In what is now regarded as the deadliest zone for journalists, nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed since October 7, Bangladeshi writer and photojournalist Shahidul Alam and activist-health expert Ruhi Akhter set sail with the flotilla to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip. According to the latest reports, Shahidul Alam and fellow activists were detained after entering the red zone, approximately 220 km off Gaza’s coast.
8 October 2025, 13:29 PM

Anuparna Roy defends Palestine remarks after Venice Film Festival win

The Purulia-born director made headlines after dedicating a portion of her address to Palestine, a stance that sparked heated debate in India.
13 September 2025, 07:33 AM

Act now, enough of silence

It is a moral imperative that all of humanity rise up and act now
11 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Dogs in Gaza and the conditioning of the Western mind

In a world desensitised to Palestinian torment, the erasure of the dog’s Palestinian companion is not an anomaly.
20 August 2025, 09:00 AM

Israel's starvation of Gaza is the endgame of 100 years of war

Reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 by Rashid Khalidi in the midst of Israel’s genocidal bombing and starvation of Gaza is both illuminating and depressing.
13 August 2025, 12:20 PM

Diplomatic merchandise: Exploiting the issue of Palestinian recognition

They have been the playthings of powers for decades, and there is no promise that this will end soon.
3 August 2025, 11:00 AM

Palestinian architect Sara Khasib on using architecture and planning to resist displacement

Palestinian architect Sara Khasib highlights how architecture in Palestine symbolises resilience and identity amid land fragmentation, demolition, and occupation, urging global solidarity and architectural engagement as acts of resistance and preservation.
18 July 2025, 23:40 PM

The miracle seat and the girl who burned

Perhaps meaning isn't found in the survival itself, but forged in the telling and the hearing.
17 June 2025, 10:30 AM

Don’t let Israel forcefully deport Palestinians

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now been going on for over 600 days.
31 May 2025, 05:00 AM

Hollywood’s double-standard on Palestine: Why censor one side altogether?

Israel’s blatant human rights violations in Gaza, Hollywood appears to be deeply divided. While some speak out against the ongoing violence and the loss of innocent Palestinian lives, others label pro-Palestinian voices as “antisemitic” — referring to hatred toward Jews. As a result, several celebrities — including Melissa Barrera and Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon — have faced backlash from Hollywood studios, with some even being fired or dropped by their agencies for expressing pro-Palestinian sentiments.
25 April 2025, 15:02 PM

Cannes documentary star and Palestinian journalist Fatma Hassona killed in Israeli missile strike

The film, directed by Sepideh Farsi, is set to premiere at the ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival and captures Hassona’s daily life in Gaza through remote conversations and recordings made over FaceTime. ​
18 April 2025, 07:02 AM

Palestine’s plight: A global failure of justice and humanity

The world must act to stop the cycle of violence.
18 April 2025, 06:00 AM

Delila’s quest (20 October 2014)

Li’l Del is walking all alone Li’l Del wants to find her way home.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM