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Nesrine Malik

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Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it

Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it
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We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences

We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences
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A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action?

A consensus is building. On 5 December, Amnesty International concluded after an investigation that “Israel has committed and is continuing to...

23.12.2024 200

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Things could go very wrong in Syria – they could also go very right. Let’s gift its people optimism

Last week, time collapsed. Bashar al-Assad’s fall recalled scenes across the region from the start of the Arab spring almost 14 years ago....

16.12.2024 30

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From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition

For the past few months, there has been a grim new ritual whenever I meet people from some Arab countries. It’s a sort of mutual commiseration...

02.12.2024 40

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‘Woke’ didn’t lose the US election: the patrician class who hijacked identity politics did

The day that wokeness died. That has been one of the primary analyses of Donald Trump’s resounding election victory: that it was a resounding...

25.11.2024 100

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Behind Trump’s victory lies a cold reality: liberals have no answers for a modern age in crisis

The most useful lesson of growing up under a dictatorship is that dictatorships are never absolute. Sometimes they are even democracies – ones...

18.11.2024 100

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One thing I’m sure of: Harris ignored voters’ anger over Gaza, and it cost the Democrats dear

I would be sceptical of post-election analyses in the wake of what is seen as a shock result. For both sides, voting patterns at this point are a...

11.11.2024 100

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We’re supposed to ‘put politics aside’ to celebrate Kemi Badenoch – but how can we?

So here we are. Kemi Badenoch is the leader of the Conservative party. That’s another couple of firsts that the Tories have beaten Labour to. So...

04.11.2024 80

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The lesson of Israel’s unfathomably cruel war: ours is still a world where might is right

More than a year into Israel’s war in Gaza, it is hard to talk of “escalation”. Because to isolate single moments of military escalation, such...

28.10.2024 90

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I wish you could see the living nightmare in Palestine. But how much more must we see before something is done?

I began to write this column last week in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. I started it several times, both on the page and in my head, as I...

07.10.2024 100

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With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions?

A common defence of Israel’s belligerence, both within the Palestinian territories and in the wider region, is the claim that it must act in this...

30.09.2024 200

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The cause of anti-racism is turned on its head when we’re debating coconuts in court

What do you think of when you hear the words “racially aggravated public order offence”? Someone being called the N-word or P-word, perhaps? An...

16.09.2024 20

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A Britain proud of its present and realistic about its past is taking shape: with the angry right trailing behind

Once again the gap between politics and media, on one hand, and the general public, on the other, continues to be revealed in its scale. Survey...

09.09.2024 60

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The right’s obsession with childless women isn’t just about ideology: it’s essential to the capitalist machine

A woman without biological children is running for high political office, and so naturally that quality will at some point be used against her....

02.09.2024 200

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‘Brat’ Kamala or ‘dragon mother’ Pelosi? This meme machine is a risky strategy in a high-stakes election

If you’re not across much of popular culture, the US election may require some interpretation. The Democratic National Convention has been an...

26.08.2024 10

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After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is why he won’t

Far-right thuggery. Marauding mobs. The prime minister’s descriptions of those who brought one of the worst episodes of violence on to the...

19.08.2024 400

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We will all lose our humanity if we let the war in Gaza become the new normal

On Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation after his speech to US Congress. It was a moment that seemed to usher in a new phase...

29.07.2024 200

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Hidden behind the celebration of Labour’s ‘landslide’ win is a depressing disfranchisement

It’s weird isn’t it, this bit? That period right after a new government has taken over with its all-new faces and fresh starts. The imperative...

15.07.2024 90

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