Unfiltered

While Pakistan is acting as mediator to end the war between the US, Iran & Israel it doesn’t seem ready to open a dialogue with neighbouring Afghanistan.

Following public testimonies of sexual abuse in Egypt, framing all perpetrators as 'mentally ill' shifts blame & denies survivors justice, argues Esra Saleh.

After 16 years of Orbán’s illiberal rule, Peter Magyar’s victory in Hungary promises rule of law, anti-corruption, but no break with Israel, writes Sari Hanafi.

On the anniversary of the 2018 Yarmouk camp attack, Alex Bustos argues the Assad regime worked to weaken Palestinian liberation at every turn.

The plot against Palestinian Nerdeen Kiswani reflects entrenched anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hate in the US that remains unchallenged, writes Richard Silverstein.

In France’s 2026 local elections, colonial-era racial anxieties were used to undermine political representation & frame wins as threats, writes Amel Boubekeur.

Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, divided visions of regime change threaten to prolong instability across the region, argues Muhannad Ayyash.

Trump expected Americans to rally behind the war in Iran, but memories of Iraq and outrage over Gaza are fuelling scepticism, writes Hossam el-Hamalawy.

Modi’s Israel trip following the Gaza genocide isn’t mere realpolitik. It is the foreign-policy projection of a domestic project, writes Hossam el-Hamalawy.

The Lancet report of a 35% undercount in Gaza's death toll raises questions about the true scale of genocide - but will it move world leaders to act?