Fri 09 May 2025: The Pahalgam attack has once again exposed how quickly suspicion falls on Indian Muslims, transforming them from fellow citizens into suspects, and turning national tragedy into a tool of marginalisation. The relationship between modern nation-states and their minority populations is often tense. Majoritarian states tend to consciously privilege dominant groups in […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency, parliament and security forces, including the police. The study also shows that many Africans still believe in traditional and religious […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: In 1948, as the foundations of the Israeli state were being laid upon the ruins of hundreds of Palestinian villages, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to the American Friends of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel (AFFFI), condemning the growing Zionist militancy within the settler Jewish community. “When a real and final […]
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Mon 28 April 2025: Since 2019, the Modi government has argued Kashmir was returning to ‘normalcy’. The attack exposed holes in its approach, analysts say. New Delhi, India — Addressing a rally of supporters in September 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently asserted that his Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would create a new […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct. When cases of misconduct in schools emerge, they tend to follow the same pattern: public outcry, media […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Amid the financial market fallout which followed Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the value of the US dollar has plunged. But while United States stock markets have largely recovered since then, the greenback – which typically gains in value during periods of financial turbulence – has continued its […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry. In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US […]
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Fri 18 April 2025: Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far. Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: Beirut, Lebanon – Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions. An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership last year – as well as hundreds of civilians, including at least 200 children – left the group reeling […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Amid a rising wave of religious influence in Israeli political and party circles — driven by the ruling right-wing coalition —Jewish Torah-based organisations have become the largest source of donations to Israeli soldiers on military bases. These donations primarily consist of religious texts, including the Torah and the Talmud, highlighting the […]
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