Omar Shabana

Shabana

Omar Shabana is an Egyptian-British PhD student at the University of Cambridge, and a pro-Palestinian activist. Whilst his research focuses on immunology and disease, Omar has further interests in politics, religion, and sociology.

In Israel's prison system, raping Palestinians is not an anomaly

Sexual abuse of Palestinians witnessed at Sde Teiman prison isn’t an anomaly, it's how Israel maintains a system of fear & domination, writes Omar Shabana.

23 December, 2025

Thanksgiving to Nakba, genocidal origins bind the US and Israel

The US and Israel were forged in genocide. However much they hide their origins, they have failed to erase the Indigenous peoples who remain, says Omar Shabana.

16 September, 2025

UK 'recognition' of Palestine is theatre, using Gazans as props

The UK's recognition of Palestine comes with strings attached, masking moral evasion and defining Keir Starmer's complicity in genocide, says Omar Shabana.

11 August, 2025

Celebrating Eid doesn't feel right as Gaza starves

For Muslims around the world, this year's Eid celebration will be bitter as Israel continues to starve millions of Palestinians in Gaza, writes Omar Shabana.

10 April, 2024

130 days of losing trust in British politics

UK parties' homogenous stance in support of Israel's war on Gaza shows they care more about power than representing the people, writes Omar Shabana.

13 February, 2024