CLOSE TO THE GARDEN OF BROKEN SHADOWS

Humra Quraishi traces the events from 6^th December 1992 to the recently concluded assembly elections, bring to fore...

WHICH ROAD SHALL WE TAKE…IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN

We are going through difficult times, where the voice of academics is being stifled and snuffed, writes Humra Quraishi. &...

CONFLICT MUST END: LET PEACE PREVAIL ON THE WORLD AND HUMANITY

Humra  Quraishi recalls conversations she’s had with academics, envoys  over the years about the Palestinian i...

Signs of the times: Time to talk truth to power

Humra Quraishi’s commentary demands answers and accountability for the sufferings of innocent people and she insists tha...

Stories of seven inspiring women from the Middle East

On marking the International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera has compiled a list of must-see documentaries on women across the Middle Ea...

The Theatre Of Conflict

Last week, Palestinian director Faisal Abu Alhayjaa wrote on Facebook about his house being attacked by the Israeli army, his brother being arrested and dragged out in fron...

Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam charity part ways in dispute over Israeli settlements in West Bank

JERUSALEM – Scarlett Johansson has parted ways with the international charity Oxfam because of a dispute over her work for Soda Stream, a company operating in a West ...

Polio outbreak creates a stir in the Syrian Arab Republic

The confirmation of about thirteen cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has created
waves of tension in the Syrian Arab Republic. Similar strains have also been iden...

Palestine: Halt Execution of Gaza Child Offender

Hani Abu Aliyan, imprisoned in Gaza’s central prison, faces execution.

Imposing the death penalty for a crime committed by a child makes the executions un...