In happier times, pupils attend class in a school run by UNRWA in Gaza City. The UN says 80 per cent of schools in the territory have been destroyed or damaged. AFP
Gaza's pupils going back to school is key to lasting peace

Gaza’s educational system has been ravaged and the trauma will be felt for decades to come

July 16, 2024, 4:00 AM
A US Border Patrol agent along with a K9 canine agent search for migrants attempting to enter the US, at a checkpoint, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 27. Reuters
The story of David Velasquez and the case for immigrants

In the face of the rising far right, in the US and Europe, we need to remember that immigrants boost the economy and change societies in several positive ways

July 04, 2024, 4:00 AM
A Sudanese refugee in Chad waits with other refugees to receive a food portion from World Food Programme in Koufroun last year. Reuters
Not being one of the world's 118 million refugees is a matter of sheer luck

It is only an act of fate that we were born where we were – and not in a refugee community

June 19, 2024, 4:00 AM
The Palestinian flag and the flag of Hezbollah wave in the wind on a pole as UN peacekeepers patrol the border area between Lebanon and Israel. AFP
Plans for 'the day after' in Gaza should include UN peacekeepers

There is enough data to prove the effectiveness of an international mission in a post-war scenario

May 31, 2024, 4:00 AM
A woman holds a Palestinian flag during a rally, in Paris, on November 18, 2023. AP Photo
Gazans will remember that Europe did not help them

The EU’s lack of unity to call for Israel’s restraint could have a devastating effect on the bloc’s collective soft power in the Arab world for years to come

May 09, 2024, 4:00 AM
Palestinian women mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombing in Deir El Balah in the central Gaza Strip before the burial on March 14, 2024. AFP
Why aren't more western feminists speaking up for Gaza's women?

The support being extended to the victims of the Ukraine and Palestine conflicts couldn't be more different

March 20, 2024, 7:00 AM
A Muslim women prays in Visoko, Bosnia, Sunday, July 9, 2023 next to a truck carrying 30 coffins with remains of the recently identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.  So far, the remains of more than 6,600 people have been found and buried at a vast and ever-expanding memorial cemetery in Potocari, outside Srebrenica. AP Photo
The healing can only begin when wars end and justice is sought

Post-war is a particularly delicate time. When the bullets stop, the trauma does not

February 19, 2024, 7:00 AM
On the final day of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the local train is often packed with delegates, entrepreneurs and start-up CEOs returning home. AP
Curb your cynicism over Davos

In our uncertain times, the World Economic Forum remains a place where the next generation of deal makers and peace bringers meet

January 21, 2024, 10:45 AM
Afghan women at a market in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on January 23. AFP
The pain of Afghan women watching their progress vanish

Under the Taliban, gender equality doesn't exist and the imprisonment of women within the walls of their homes is near complete

December 15, 2023, 5:00 AM
People mourn outside a hospital in Khan Younis following Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip earlier this week. Reuters
Despite its chequered history, transitional justice is achievable in Gaza

One particular segment of Palestinian society might just hold the key

November 17, 2023, 7:00 AM
Palestinians look for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building hit during an Israeli air strike, as an injured woman is helped in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 13. AFP
The siege and sorrow of Gaza

The humanitarian situation in the besieged Palestinian enclave is worsening and will become catastrophic once the Israeli ground invasion begins

October 16, 2023, 10:15 AM
Palestinians flee after Israeli strikes in the northern and eastern Gaza Strip on Sunday. EPA
Don't paint all Palestinians with Hamas's brush

This tiny territory is full of smart, ambitious and industrious people who want to live in peace – just like the rest of the world

October 09, 2023, 4:00 AM
Joe Biden in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the 80-year-old US President stumbled through a news conference. Reuters
Joe Biden is too old to run for president

He needs to step down and let a younger Democrat take over

September 19, 2023, 2:00 PM
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie AP
Chris Christie could be the man to beat Trump

The war between the two presidential contenders is a window into the messiness of the Republicans

August 22, 2023, 7:00 AM
A woman gestures as a group of Ukrainians, including civilians and army officers, are trained in the removal of landmines and other unexploded ordnances, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Peja, Kosovo, May 31, 2022. Reuters
Clearing landmines from Ukraine is a huge task, but it can be done

The hard work will take years but countries such as Chile and Cambodia have been successful

August 09, 2023, 7:00 AM