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An Artist Statement / Reflective Essay by Amiel Gerald Roldan For decades, I have committed myself to the practice of painting and artmaking—drawn to it not solely for expression, but for the quiet sustenance it gives. However, prolonged exposure to…

Despite a persistent rain, yesterday afternoon various social organisations grouped together in the Espacio Día a día por Julia Chuñil (Day by Day for Julia Chuñil) demonstrated outside the headquarters of four branches of the Chilean state to protest their…

By Maxine Lowy Late at night there’s a knock on the door. When the door is opened, men in civilian clothes descend upon a man, handcuff him and take him away. Elsewhere, a young woman on the sidewalk near her…

by Irshad Ahmad The guns may eventually fall silent, but the poison of distrust will linger – seeping deeper into our collective psyche. The specter of “the enemy” will haunt our consciousness far longer than we anticipate. Media outlets, addicted…

There was big trouble at Newark Airport last week—serious trouble. On April 28, air traffic controllers completely lost contact with inbound and outbound flights. No radar. No radio. No communication at all. A total blackout. At the heart of it…

Indeed: what kind? The question comes naturally, as we prepare to witness with bated breath the final showdown on every possible front: with the announced ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, with the Palestinians (already exhausted by the aid blockade,…

“They taught you not to shine. And yet, you shine.” These words by Pier Paolo Pasolini resonate deeply with the courage of Iranian women who have broken through the walls of fear and silence, sparking an irreversible transformation. The chant…

On April 29, 2025, the III International Forum of Journalists from Russia and Africa took place. This year, the Forum was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland. The…

Five years have passed since the death of the singer of,”A vava inouva” Idir, whose real name was Hamid Cheriet, born on October 25, 1949 in Ait Yenni, Kabylia, Algeria, and who died on May 2, 2020 at the Bichat…

We are now in the final countdown and here I am on the phone with these three formidable women, among the main organizers of the peace convention titled “The Time Has Come,” which filled the Menorah Stadium in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2024,…