Opinion

OPINION - Ex-UN rapporteurs detained by Canada: A puzzling experience

OPINION - Ex-UN rapporteurs detained by Canada: A puzzling experience

By keeping us from taking part in tribunal, authorities were pursuing a broader strategy of harassment directed at those critical of Israel’s behavior in relation to the Palestinian struggle to achieve basic rights

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OPINION - Turkish Republic: A symbol of liberation for the Muslim world
29.10.2025

OPINION - Turkish Republic: A symbol of liberation for the Muslim world

Victory of the Turks is a victory for Asia, which will be infused with a new life, and Europe will have to realize that the day of 'mandates' and of special interests will soon come to an end, said Indian daily

OPINION - What Gaza Tribunal teaches us about intellectual roots of genocide
26.10.2025

OPINION - What Gaza Tribunal teaches us about intellectual roots of genocide

Gaza Tribunal final session at Istanbul University concluded with powerful statement of indictment of Israel and its backers by experts, witnesses and Jury of Conscious, and called for global solidarity to support and protect the Palestinians

OPINION - Trump: Peacemaker for whom?
24.10.2025

OPINION - Trump: Peacemaker for whom?

Trump's efforts to present himself as a peacemaker seem connected to his self-proclaimed 'dealmaker' identity. Whether in business, diplomacy, or war, making deals is a talent that he flaunts

OPINION - FIFA should listen to the voice of global conscience
23.10.2025

OPINION - FIFA should listen to the voice of global conscience

FIFA’s firm action against Russia once offered hope for an ethically conscious sports order; its silence over Israel, however, risks marking a significant regression in moral integrity

OPINION - Peacekeeping in retreat: The implications of a 25% UN force cut on global stability
22.10.2025

OPINION - Peacekeeping in retreat: The implications of a 25% UN force cut on global stability

Prospects for the resuscitation of UN peacekeeping missions are fading as multilateralism grows increasingly irrelevant, an antithesis to the UN's core norms, standards, and principles