For Sabreen, The Mother And The Child
by“Palestinian baby rescued from dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital.
Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery following death of mother in Israeli airstrike in Rafah.”
The Guardian, April 2024
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Another Day
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byWhile missiles fall in the Middle East, the long game of geopolitics continues to benefit China.
The Dangerous Normalisation Of The Language Of Extermination
byThe normalisation of the rhetoric of extermination is not confined to one country, ideology, or faith. Leaders are calling for entire populations to be eliminated.
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Invisible Bruises
byThis poignant poem digs deep into the soul and sheds light on the pretences we put up.
From Shadow Conflict To Open War: The New Reality Of West Asia
byAmerica’s illegal war on Iran has shattered deterrence and reshaped West Asia’s fragile strategic order.
The Energy War: Iran & The Hidden Architecture Of American Power
byPower exercised through permission must reconcile dominance with consent. If it cannot, the quiet energy war will end not in defeat, but in a slow and silent exit of the system itself.
Trump, Netanyahu, And Iran: The March Of Folly
byTrump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran is an unwise folly, a momentous miscalculation which could have been resolved through diplomacy.
How Trump Manufactured An “Imminent Threat” To Justify War
byIt is clear that the United States is being run by a bunch of reckless cowboys and blood thirsty war criminals.
The Illusion Of Victory: Why The Attack On Iran Would Not End On America’s Terms
byAs the U.S.-Israel war on Iran widens, the most consequential arena may not be purely military but geo-economic.
Even Now, I Withhold The Word
byHow does this thing called love manifest itself? Through words? And at what point does love turn into disdain? A poet speaks through her verse.