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Items by Sanja Skov Vedel
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Noor Murad’s cookbook takes you to the Middle East in a lugma (just 1 bite)
Born in Bahrain and shaped by her time in New York and London, Noor Murad, formerly head of the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, blends a global perspective into Lugma, uniting vibrant tastes, colours and flavours of celebration, highlighting a culture which is a testament to resilience… pic.twitter.com/VXyPJsaUiS — Middle East...
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Gaza, one year on: Has the UN failed Palestinians?
Craig Mokhiber, the former director of the New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, worked for the United Nations for 32 years before resigning in 2023 in protest over the global body’s handling of Palestine. In his resignation letter, Mokhiber described the situation in Gaza...
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Meet the Gazans rescuing animals despite siege and war
In the heart of the devastating war that engulfed Gaza on 7 October 2023, Sulala Animal Rescue organisation continues its unwavering commitment to saving the lives of animals stranded in the besieged Strip without much shelter or food. Unable to bear witness to the plight of stray animals starving in...
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Keeping Gaza online: What happens when lines of communication are cut off during war?
Since 7 October, Gaza has been subjected to heavy Israeli bombardment, resulting in the destruction of infrastructure, damaged phone lines and severed internet connections. This has left rescue agencies struggling to coordinate operations or to find out where the latest victims have fallen and leaving individuals unable to reach...
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Meet the anonymous artist reminding the world that apartheid won’t stop Palestinians living
In the heart of the occupied West Bank, amidst the concrete expanse of Israel’s illegal Separation Wall, a mysterious European artist known only by the online persona “Cakes Stencils” is using his craft to create a visual narrative of the enduring struggle of Palestinians. His canvases are the harsh...
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Meet the Italian artist drawing Palestine’s struggle in the streets of Naples
In the heart of Naples, where history and culture intertwine, Italian artist and photojournalist Eduardo Castaldo found a canvas for his mission to amplify Palestinian voices, often those that had been silenced. After spending four years documenting the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, Castaldo embarked on a...
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Quran burnings: Free speech or hate speech?
A series of Quran burnings authorised by Swedish authorities sparked worldwide condemnation and mass protests in several Muslim-majority countries. These incidents also reignited the ongoing debate regarding the delicate balance between freedom of speech and protecting religious groups from acts that incite hatred or harm. In Sweden, freedom...
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Palestinian youth choir sings in Italy while mourning the deaths of Palestinians in Jenin
Palestine’s Amwaj Choir took to the stage across Italy over the past two weeks, with performances continuing in spite of Israel’s deadly raid on the Jenin refugee camp earlier this week. “It’s challenging to live a beautiful moment, doing amazing music and we cannot forget. It doesn’t mean if we...
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Rising death toll & unsettling alliances: Italy’s alarming response to migration crisis
2023 has been the deadliest year for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017. In 2022, more than half of those that took on the world’s most treacherous migration route departed from Libya, a country that has been embroiled in conflict and civil war for nearly a decade, and about...
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Will the UK’s migrant deportation plan get off the ground?
The UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday. The policy, which involves Britain forcibly sending tens of thousands of migrants to Rwanda in an alleged effort to tackle the record number of refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK on...
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Denmark is paving the way to making Syrian refugees unsafe again
Denmark has become the first European country to revoke the residency permits of Syrian refugees, claiming that Damascus and its surrounding provinces are no longer dangerous enough to justify offering refugees the right to remain in Denmark. The Danish authorities are relying on a Country of Origin Report that...