Palestine

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.

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.

Before I answer, what exactly is the 'Palestine question'?

In this Land of the Free and Home of the Brave, money is Supreme Court-sanctioned free speech, but criticism of Israel isn’t.

Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban

Israel's parliament on Monday overwhelmingly voted to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, from working in Israel and annexed east Jerusalem.

Israel kills at least 40 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid in the north

The operation has raised concerns among Palestinians and U.N. agencies that Israel wants to clear residents from the north of the crowded enclave, a charge it has denied.

REFLECTIONS / Poets from Palestine: Verses written in tears and blood

Resistance takes many shapes and forms, from taking up arms, to facing police batons, to picking up a pen

Palestinian activist wins prize for peaceful resistance

The 44-year-old founded the Youth Against Settlements group, which campaigns against the proliferation of Jewish settlements in the territory -- communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.

Palestinian ambassador calls on Prof Yunus

The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interests, global support for Palestine, genocide in Gaza, and tension in the Middle East

'This is a protest against the Israeli government'

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.

December 9, 2023
December 9, 2023

Beyond martyrs and victims: Who is worthy of human rights?

The brutal killings by the Israeli state that we are witnessing in Gaza is an ongoing manifestation of selective humanity.

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

How the US is arming Israel's genocide in Gaza

US weapons, provided with visible enthusiasm to the Israeli occupation forces, are being used to commit war crimes and genocide in Gaza.

December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023

The Weeknd donates $2.5 million to Gaza

“Blinding Lights” singer The Weeknd ( who now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye) has been known for his contributions to humanitarian causes.

November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023

Disempowering voices of propaganda: The BDS movement in books

When millions of lives are at stake and indiscriminate violations of human rights are perpetuated, there is no longer space to entertain the debate on whether the art should be separated from the artist

November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

A sweet and sour Thanksgiving

The relentless Israeli airstrikes appear to have but one mission: to bring Palestinians down to their knees.

November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023

Israel silences dissent by labeling Palestinians, supporters as terrorists: Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid recently broke her silence on Instagram, updating a lengthy post about the "evil and disturbing" narrative being presented during the Israel-Palestine conflict.

November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023

For a diaspora soccer club in Chile, 'Palestine exists'

Thousands of miles from the Middle East, in a stadium in Santiago, Chile, the nation of Palestine exists, if only for the 90 minutes of a soccer match.

November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023

WCNSF: An acronym that captures the horror of Gaza's children

Much like packing a school bag, organising a game with a friend, or contemplating homework, they now think about how they or their friends might die

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

Celtic fined for fans displaying Palestine flags in Champions League

The flags, which numbered in the hundreds, were deemed to be "provocative messages of an offensive nature", UEFA said in a statement

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?

Regardless of the tenacious systems of injustice the BDS movement works against, boycott has historically been a useful tool for advocacy and solidarity.