Opinion

Peace summit is no guarantee for peace

THE recently concluded Gaza peace summit, sponsored by US president Donald J Trump before a US-Israel-imposed 20-point Gaza peace plan championed by the fragile peace initiative, was signed by the

Gaza’s triumph of spirit against genocide architecture

by Ramzy Baroud : FOR the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a blend of

A Gaza gambit: the art of the doomed deal

I AM rarely surprised by anything Trump says anymore. There is no lie too transparent to stop him — remember ‘sunny’when it was overcast? Or his absurdly erroneous claims that

Turning livestock into climate solution

SM Rajiur Rahman : THE global call for sustainable food systems resonates powerfully through this year’s World Food Day theme: ‘Hand in hand for better foods and a better future.’

Living healthy, extending longevity

Longevity should never mean simply surviving longer. The true measure of progress is adding life to years, not just years to life, write Shafi J Ahmed and Abdullah A Dewan THE dream of

Defeat of Israel and rebirth of Palestinian agency

FOR decades, the prevailing notion was that the ‘solution’ to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. ‘Only dialogue can achieve peace’ has been the relentlessly

Licensed to work, forced to fight

by M Rayhan Kabir : A TELEPHONE rings in a rural household, and for a moment, there is relief; a son is alive on the line. But his words tumble

As I read literature with SMI

by Abu Jar M Akkas : THE long discussion that I last had with SMI, as Syed Manzoorul Islam was known in the department of English at the University of