Have you ever wondered why school and university subjects that are seen as universal are taught in colonial languages? Mathematics, sciences, economics and the like are seen as historically and theoretically neutral (which they’re not) and English. French, Spanish, and Portuguese, among other European languages, are seen as neutral languages, which they are not either.

Fatphobia is a pervasive and harmful form of discrimination that affects people's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. It is crucial to recognise that body diversity is natural, and a person's worth is not determined by their size.

Violet is a professional dominatrix who runs workshops on dirty talk and how to sub, and talks with me on issues of race, sex, consent, and boundaries, among other delightful things. You can find her work at Studio Lux in Berlin.

While there are celebrities who do the work silently and in a real capacity rather than for show, and some use their platforms to raise funds, it’s all too little when you look at the amount of influence and money these people actually have.

Having control over the resources in the region would enable capitalist exploitation and bargaining power on the world economic stage. 

The idea that individuals can solve poverty is a myth. It lies in the hands of the powerful who have the ability to stop hoarding wealth, exploiting people and resources, and fueling discord among the most vulnerable people. 

Ultimately, It comes down to the unwillingness of the West to let go of its capitalist and imperialist hold on the Global South. 

I interview Dr Jill Ellen Stein, an American physician, activist, and politician. She is currently running for president in the 2024 United States presidential election and is the only candidate who is advocating for an end to the Israeli apartheid occupation of Palestine.

Welcome to Season 7! I can't believe we are here already. We kick off the season chatting with Palestinian Haya Tamimi, who is heading up a petition to invoke Article 6 of the UN Charter that removes any party that does not work in the organisation in the spirit of freedom and self-determination - in this case, the US.

I interview Sam Masri and an activist known as Rebel about Syria's history of occupation and its brutal war against the Syrian people led by the Al-Assad family.

There are queer Palestinians. The Israeli army boasting that the first time the Pride flag being flown in Gaza was by them in 2023’s invasion is ignorant at best and a dangerous narrative at worst, assuming that queer people inside Palestine are only at risk from their own.

Growing up amid conflict and displacement can lead to a fractured sense of identity and belonging, which is actively being targeted by Israel and its allies with Palestinian cultural and historical erasure being part of the Israeli agenda.

Home is where we feel we belong, where we’re accepted, and where we can just be ourselves. And we have to understand that under our current realities, the most marginalised people all over the world are denied that sense of home even in our own homes and countries.

Pro-Palestinian campus groups have for years called on their institutions to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, as a means of pushing back against Israel. No US university has ever committed to the BDS framework, although some have cut specific financial ties in the past.

I speak with Hani Mahmoud, Gaza's war correspondent for Al Jazeera, about the state of journalism and the genocide in Gaza.

Social media enables Palestinians to share videos about the realities they experience and they have experienced success in getting the attention of many international communities.

I speak with Sundus Hammad, coordinator of the Right to Education Campaign, who says Palestinian education is under attack but the more aware we become, the more we can resist Israel's occupation and scholasticide.

Nez Reign from the GBA Podcast in Germany and I chat about Palestine, journalism, gender identity, and Abu Obeida. 

It was more than seventy years ago that United Nations member states approved the Genocide Convention born out of the desire to ensure that “never again” would any person face the horror of genocide. Since then, we have seen that the world is not free from the threat and reality of the “odious scourge” of genocide as laid out in the document. More than 20 genocides have taken place since the convention was signed and there are three that we know of happening currently - in Palestine, the...

If the Times wanted to serve its readers and the world, especially in this volatile time, it would launch a transparent investigation into this botched article, the biggest failure of journalism at the newspaper since Judith Miller’s infamous and discredited articles on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in 2002 and 2003. Just as Miller regurgitated war propaganda on behalf of the Bush administration, the Times is now serving as a mouthpiece for Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet and Joe Biden...

I can safely say that while I believe women regardless - sometimes to my detriment - I do not believe the Israeli government, media, and military.

There are mixed feelings and has been much analysis on why it’s either a success or failure or both. Presiding Judge Joan Donoghue said the court was acutely aware of the extent of the human tragedy unfolding in the region and is deeply concerned about the continuing loss of life and human suffering and that some allegations against Israel fall within the provisions of the Genocide Convention and acknowledged that “Gaza has become a place of death and despair”.

Intersections of privilege and oppression play a large part in the current genocide of the Palestinian people and the rhetoric surrounding it.

In Germany’s eternal search for atonement, it has instead found further imperialism that does not atone for its genocidal past - it feeds into colonialist aims that are built on the eradication of a people that have wanted nothing but self-determination.