'What's happening in Gaza is not a religious crisis'
Rabbi Alissa Wise, founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire, talks about Jewish solidarity with Gaza in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
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Israel's Rafah invasion, rejection of the Hamas ceasefire deal, and US role
Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, while Israel wants a temporary truce.
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Horrors of the Gaza genocide: Through a survivor’s eyes
This is an eye-witness account, the story of a Palestinian in Gaza, a human being, a 24-year-old medical student, his real human life of love and loss, and a human testimony of war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government and the military in the deadliest campaign of bombings and mass killings in recent history.
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Israel-Iran: Hell on earth
The US’ need for a highly measured, or even lack of response from Israel cannot be overstated.
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Iran’s attacks on Israel: Bark, not bite
If Iran had truly intended to cause serious damage, then it would have done so.
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‘Ballots, not bullets, for Palestine’
Lt General Jebril Alrjoub, general secretary of the Palestinian National Movement FATEH, speaks to The Daily Star.
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'The Liberation War became a centre of big power rivalry'
Veteran diplomat M Humayun Kabir discusses the geopolitical history of Bangladesh's Liberation War in an exlcusive interview.
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Oscars 2024: War won big, but the problem wasn’t the winners
The grandest night in Hollywood was filled with stars steering a bit too clear from pressing political issues, unlike previous years.
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June 5, 2023
Inside the chaotic Anuv Jain concert: What concertgoers and organisers have to say
Disappointed fans claim frustratingly messy circumstances ruined the show, while organisers offer explanations.
May 30, 2023
The Erdogan era lives on, as does the power of populism
A deep dive into Erdogan's tenure reveals rather bloodthirsty politics, but people consume the surface he puts out: that he's all for Turkiye and the oppressed and whatnot.
May 28, 2023
Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?
PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.
May 17, 2023
UN’s commemoration of Nakba and the West’s complicity
This moment serves as a reflection, and a reminder, of the Western complicity in perpetuating the injustice against Palestinians.
May 12, 2023
Imran Khan’s arrest has cracked open Pakistan’s compromised politics
With former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest, Pakistan’s powerful military - which has long been acknowledged to “manage” the political scene from behind the curtains - now finds its supremacy in tatters.
March 31, 2023
Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Another dent in India’s declining democracy
The same system that drags criminal cases for years starts to work on speed when power wants it to.
February 27, 2023
Heads Adani wins, tails Bangladesh loses
Gain is for Gautam Adani and loss for Bangladesh: that is how the electricity purchase deal with the Indian business tycoon may turn out to be
December 6, 2022
Match Highlights: Brazil vs South Korea — as it happened
Match highlights: Formidable Brazil steamrolled South Korea 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.
November 1, 2022
End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the World Can Learn from Brazil
With a sliver of sanity realising the urgent need for damage control, Brazilians have voted out their most dangerous populist leader.
October 18, 2022
Shikho: Transforming lives, one student at a time
Tanjir Arafat Turjo, 17, hops on a bus every morning, at 6:30am from his home in Banastree, Rampura, and travels over an hour to BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola,
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