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South Africa accuses Israel of defying UN court’s orders as Gaza human toll mounts
South Africa formally accused Israel of failing to adhere to three legally binding orders...
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Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Mark Pfeifeil: Trump says I stopped thinking about time, is this self-denial or self-deception?
Mark Pfeifle is an American communications strategist and public relations executive. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under George W. Bush, specializing in crisis communication, national security messaging, and strategic media relations.
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Pakistan, cricket, and the lunch break comedy of a nervous regime
Some governments fear elections. Others fear protests, judges, journalists or students. Pakistan’s rulers have...
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Pakistan premier Sharif calls for enhanced cooperation with Syria, invites President al-Sharaa to visit
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for expanded cooperation with Syria across multiple sectors and invited Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to visit the South Asian country as Islamabad seeks to strengthen ties with Damascus, Anadolu agency reported. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met Sharif in Islamabad, where the Pakistani premier welcomed the Syrian delegation and conveyed his best wishes to President al-Sharaa, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, including its position on the Golan Heights. Recalling the longstanding ties between the two countries, Sharif called for stronger cooperation in politics, defence, trade, investment, education and human resource development. He also said restoring […]
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MEMO in Conversation with Raouf Farrah
In this conversation with Raouf Farrah, lead Africa analyst at SecDev and co-editor of Rising for Palestine, we discuss his new book and its call for renewed Africa-Palestine solidarity. We also discuss the Sumud convoy, a North African solidarity initiative organised to challenge Israel’s siege on Gaza. Farrah reflects on the political obstacles the convoy faced and what they reveal about the regional response to Palestine. Raouf Farrah is the Lead Africa Analyst at the SecDev Group, a risk analytics firm working at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. In 2025, he was instrumental in organising The Sumud Convoy, an attempt to break Israel’s siege on Gaza This year, Farrah co-edited a book, Rising for Palestine. MORE >>> MEMO in […]
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The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Bodies, Men, and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul
A black and white still featuring a shirtless muscular man appeared in an Ottoman magazine in 1910. The man, who is well chiseled, is demonstrating his own physical excellence that was achieved through a regime of exercise and gymnasiums. However, Selim Sirri is not merely showing off the fruits of his efforts, he is part of a reformist movement that sees physical education, disciplining the human body and exercise as being at the heart of a modernising empire. Newspapers and magazines were using Sirri to underscore the idea that physical education, ‘carried a symbolic meaning-the Ottoman Empire had joined a global community of physical education.’ Elsewhere, a letter dated to 1906, complaining about the referee in Galatasaray’s football match as […]
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Israel Is Its Own Worst Enemy | Palestine This Week
In this episode of Palestine This Week, we examine Israel’s admission that its forces fired on the car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab, the expansion of the E1 settlement project and the increasingly explicit rejection of Palestinian statehood by leading Israeli politicians. We also discuss the campaign to free Marwan Barghouti, emerging Palestinian electoral coalitions, Israel’s strikes on Syria and the shifting regional security order. Plus, we assess Washington’s escalation of sanctions on Iran. WATCH: ‘The Board of Peace’ Or ‘Broker of Deceit’ | Palestine This Week
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