Opinion

Remember victims of Britain’s monarchy, empire

Yves Engler: WHAT is the federal government asking us to commemorate when it declares next Monday a holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s death? Monarchy? Empire? Colonialism? Class rule? Genetic

Resource-rich, but poor

by Anis Chowdhury: AHUNNA Eziakonwa, Director, United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Africa, in her recent blog asked, ‘Why is the continent with 60 per cent of the world’s

Monarchs belong in dustbin of history

Chris Hedges: THE fawning adulation of Queen Elizabeth in the United States, which fought a revolution to get rid of the monarchy, and in Great Britain, is in direct proportion

Challenges of approaching Santal governance system

Adrita Kabir: MD MOTIUR Rahman and his research team deserve accolades for their work, ‘Customary Institutions, Judiciary Structure and the Laws of Santal: Contemporary Challenge and Reality’. A book published

Pakistan’s climate catastrophe

The inaction of developed countries could cost us the world, writes Robert Sandford MONSOON flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening. A distinguishing feature

Standard Arabic, Darija, French or English?

by Mohamed Taifouri: A conflict rooted in identity is currently gaining traction in Morocco. It began with demands to relieve the ‘burden’ of Fusha (classical Arabic) by implementing a linguistic

The historic collapse of journalism

I HAVE never gotten over a story The New York Times ran in its Sunday magazine back in May 2016. Maybe you will remember the occasion. It was a lengthy

Peace talks essential as war rages on in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas JS Davies: SIX months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States, NATO and the European Union wrapped themselves in the Ukrainian flag, shelled out billions for