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What is really behind Greg Abbott’s ‘war on Sharia’

Like other US officials, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is whipping up Islamophobia for political gain.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference to address the plan to deal with a New World screwworm problem, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores

Trump’s campaign to turn dissent into a deportable offence harms democracy

Deportation action against Israel’s critics sets a dangerous precedent of immigration law abuse.

Protesters next to a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil

What the assault on Columbia University is really about

The right is trying to take ideological control over US higher education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.

FILE PHOTO: Students stage a walk-out protest at Columbia University’s Low Library steps to condemn the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on campus and call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dana Edwards/File Photo

Biden is still the best US president Israel could wish for

The meaningless ceasefire resolution his administration allowed the UN Security Council to pass should not fool anyone.

Joe Biden with Israeli and US flags behind him

A tale of two US court decisions, and the Palestine exception

Contrasting verdicts in similar court cases raise questions about the US judiciary’s objectivity on Israel-Palestine.

Protestors carry placards during a free Palestine protest at the United States Consulate as part of a global day of action in support of a free Palestine, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 13 January 2024. [Kim Ludbrook/EPA]

Drop the charges against Indigo ‘Peace 11’ protesters

Protesting a business for supporting the Israeli military is not anti-Semitic, and should not be treated as such.

Since 2006, Indigo bookstores have faced protests and boycotts due to the HESEG Foundation’s overt support for Israel and its military, and consequent complicity in the oppression and dispossession of the Palestinian people, writes Kutty [Wikimedia commons]

One person’s criminal may be another’s terrorist

Alexandre Bissonnette was not charged with terrorism although his attack in Quebec has all the elements of a terror act.

A man cries while he prays at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City

Canada’s new anti-terror laws

Canada’s anti-terror laws provide false sense of security and undermine liberty and privacy rights.

Canadian PM Harper speaks at a news conference in Richmond Hill

#JeSuisConfused

It is the epitome of arrogance to think that secular values are worthy while others are not.

Even Charlie Hebdo has restricted speech, writes Kutty [Reuters]

The drone ‘blowback’

Drones fuel ‘blowback’ and undermine core principles of American identity.

The Obama Administration's promises to curb drone strikes have not materialised, writes Kutty [Reuters]