A Personal Lens on Colonial Histories – Australia and Palestine
The concept of an unpopulated land has been used to disenfranchise both Indigenous in Australia and Palestinians in Israel.
The concept of an unpopulated land has been used to disenfranchise both Indigenous in Australia and Palestinians in Israel.
Claytons: the drink you have when you’re not having a drink. A brand for the fake, the substitute, the stand-in – Australia’s own way of pretending, performing the ritual of…
Exclusion of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fatah by the Board of the Australian Writer's Festival is a shameful reflection of political interference.
Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time passing? Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time ago? Where have all the Palestinians gone? Torn from their villages, every one.…
In the tales of the Arabian, Nights, Scheherazade paints the complexities of life and posits ethical solutions to the contemporary issues.
The multi-faceted nature of the Palestinian conflict creates a complex environment in which foreseeable tragedy is weighed against a less certain societal impact.
The United States is heavily invested in the Israel, raising questions of its accountability in the Gaza genocide.
Investigation into human rights abuses in Gaza need urgent and independent verification.
The Marches for Palestine echo well-tested solidarity protests that challenge political bias to address abuses of human rights.
The establishment of Israel involved colonial alliances and dispossession creating a refugee crisis that persists today.
Art can only hold a mirror to society, when it is able to do so free from fear and reprisal.
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned…
Whispered steps in fire – Devil’s touch ignites the dark. Ashes mark the dance. Introduction The tango is a dance of intricate entanglement, born in the shadowy underbelly of Buenos…
The resumption of aid to Gaza will not reverse the cost of starvation, weighing the argument for genocide all the more heavily.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or…
International inaction in the face of the military onslaught by Israel risks the Palestinian annihilation.
Transparent discourse is needed to balance the influence exerted on Australian politics by Israeli lobby groups.
Fostering an environment in which criticism does not lead to accusations of antisemitism is necessary to ensure genuine free speech.
Attitudes toward Palestinians by Israelis are more nuanced than those demonstrated at the turn of the twentieth century, showing potential for a positive shift in dialogue.