Palestine
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
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
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
Don’t let Israel forcefully deport Palestinians
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now been going on for over 600 days.
31 May 2025
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
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
Palestine’s plight: A global failure of justice and humanity
The world must act to stop the cycle of violence.
18 April 2025
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
Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state in June
Palestine has been recognised as a sovereign state by almost 150 countries, most major Western powers have not
10 April 2025
Boycotts or backlash? The fine line between protest and vandalism
Bangladesh stands in solidarity with Palestine, but misguided protests harming local businesses weaken the cause. Strategic, peaceful resistance—not vandalism—builds real change. Channelling anger through smart, targeted action sustains justice without destroying local livelihoods or support.
8 April 2025
‘Swadhinata Concert’ rescheduled in solidarity with Palestine
The “Swadhinata Concert”, organised by the platform “Shobar Agey Bangladesh”, has been postponed by a day and will now be held on Saturday, April 12. Originally slated for Friday (April 11), the decision to defer the event was made due to a solidarity rally in Dhaka on that day protesting the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, according to the organisers.
7 April 2025
The morgues are full
In Gaza, the names of the martyrs slip through silence, lost to a world too distracted to listen
4 April 2025
Stop the genocide in Gaza
International community must enforce a new ceasefire deal
23 March 2025
'A terrible beauty is born' in Gaza and West Bank
Pre-occupation Palestine had, to use Anglo-American poet WH Auden's words, "marble well-governed cities" full of "vines and olive trees." But Israel and its allies have turned it into "an artificial wilderness"
12 March 2025
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel PM Netanyahu's remarks on displacing Palestinians
Egypt and Jordan also condemned the Israeli suggestions
9 February 2025
Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US
The letter was signed by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE
4 February 2025
Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed
Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza
27 January 2025
The ceasefire that couldn't heal: Reflections from a survivor
I can’t forget the days in Gaza’s hospitals—the sight of dismembered children and the cries from phosphorus burns.
22 January 2025
Bangladesh Int’l Short and Independent Film Festival to screen 276 films from 100 nations
The 17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival is being organised this year by the Bangladesh Short Film Forum, featuring 276 films from over 100 countries. The event is scheduled to run from December 20 to 27.
17 December 2024
Critical race theory, Euro-American pride and the genocide in Gaza
Proponents of CRT believe that racist practices are not individual or idiosyncratic, but are inherent in institutions, policies and structures of governance.
17 November 2024