As the Sudan war enters its fourth year with no end in sight, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explains why despair is not an option.

Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has become the voice of Algeria’s discontented youth. Mark Stimpson introduces three of his poems.

Besieged and harassed daily by Israeli forces, Nablus remains a bastion of resistance. But as 2026's crisis deepens, despair is setting in, says Jean Stern.

US and Israeli officials invoking women's rights to push their war on Iran should look at their war in Gaza and at home before making claims, says Eman Hillis.

Through correspondence with young Gazan poet Mohammed Abu Lebda, Yahia Lababidi reflects on bearing witness to genocide through language.

From bombing hospitals in Gaza to restricting urgent care in the West Bank, Israel has long weaponized Palestinian healthcare, writes Falasteen Mansour.

Huda Skaik reflects on her first Ramadan in Gaza since the ceasefire, and how old traditions and rituals feel both comforting and bittersweet.

After 18 years in Israeli prisons, Bilal Odeh reflects on re-entering a changed world, and choosing to dedicate himself to mental health work.

Israel is weaponizing Palestinians’ only exit from the West Bank, turning the Karama crossing into a system of daily control and degradation.

Rami Abou Jamous reflects on the West's consistent failure to take action to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against Palestinians.