Belen Fernandez 'Barbed wire-plus': Borders know no love Across Europe and North America , governments have gone to great cruelty to stop migration.
Yara Hawari How many more ways can Israel sentence Palestinians to death? Israel is now considering to bring back capital punishment to crush those resisting its illegal occupation.
William Laurance Madagascar elections: An environmental disaster in waiting Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature.
Maysam Behravesh Manufacturing spies: Iran's campaign against 'infiltration' Iranian security forces are accusing innocent academics of being spies to cover up their own failures and insecurities.
Azeezah Kanji Whitewashing George HW Bush's legacy There is much wrong that Bush did and the media should not try to cover it up after his death.
Hamid Dabashi How do you scream in Arabic? Why did Trump, Bolton and Mattis refuse to listen to the tape of Jamal Khashoggi's murder? Because of Arabic?
Aadita Chaudhury Why white supremacists and Hindu nationalists are so alike White supremacy and Hindu nationalism have common roots going back to the 19th-century idea of the 'Aryan race'.
Hala Al-Karib The dangers of NGO-isation of women's rights in Africa NGO agendas in Africa depoliticise women's rights and sideline and weaken grassroot African activism.
Elliot Ross How the media and elites fuel racism in British football The racist abuse suffered by Raheem Sterling on Saturday can not be blamed solely on Britain's 'white working class'.
Marwan Kabalan Is the GCC dead? After the December 9 summit in Riyadh, it became clear that the GCC has lost its raison d'etre.
Robin d'Angelo What lies beneath the surface of France's Generation Identity? Generation Identity has presented a polished image of itself to try to normalise its racist ideas in French society.
Safiullah Taye The Afghan government should not be sidelined in peace talks The US and Russia have bypassed the Afghan government and engaged the Taliban directly. This could be disastrous.
David Palumbo-Liu Marc Lamont Hill and the Israeli lobby on US campuses Calls for Marc Lamont Hill's 'dismissal' from Temple University shows Israel is losing the battle at US universities.
Omaima Al Najjar What it means to be a women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia Activists like Eman Al Nafjan fought fearlessly for women's rights in Saudi Arabia, only to be brutally silenced.
Laila Kiki We are still waiting for the Douma Four to come back We haven't lost hope for the return of Razan Zaitouneh, Wael Hamada, Samira al-Khalil and Nazem Hammadi.