The leading liberal author Naomi Klein has publicly called for an exodus of Jews from Zionism. This is momentous, particularly to those who remember her pro-Zionist interventions of yesteryear. Arzu discusses why, notwithstanding this welcome news, the movement for a better world needs to still hold those who upheld the old world
Arzu Merali on News Review (Press TV) talking about the crackdown on political activism against Muslims in Austria and the consequences that has for pro-Palestinian activism.* Watch the interview below the text. From Press TV: “A group calling itself „Students Against Genocide“ protested inside the University of Vienna, Austria, the biggest German-speaking
Many thanks to Islam Channel for inviting me to speak on the News about the ICJ ruling last week on whether Israel is conducting a genocide against the Palestinians. It is really heartening to be on a news program whether Muslim or not, that engages with issues such as genocide, epistemicide and
Arzu discusses the proscription of the avowedly non-violent group Hizb ut-Tahrir by the UK government and what it means for dissenting voices in the UK Today’s proscription of Hizb u-Tahrir under the Terrorism Act 2000 is a new low, even for the UK. I wrote on 7 January that the push towards
As the US and UK bomb Yemen on the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, Arzu reviews her thoughts from 2012 about the narratives of Islamophobia that facilitate this violence Yesterday was the anniversary of the opening of Camp X-Ray, the notorious US prison camp and
I first came across this poem, when it was put up on the wall of an office I worked at by (I am guessing) Demir Mahmutćehajić , and which followed us and Massoud Shadjareh and our other friends to Islamic Human Rights Commission in 1997. It is a powerful reminder of the resilience of
Arzu Merali on Press TV spoke about the war crimes being perpetrated by the Israeli regime in Gaza, the prospects for accountability and the new for new global institutions to seek redress. Watch the interview here.
Arzu Merali outlines the urgent need for the Palestine solidarity movement to learn lessons from its fractured past It has been a traumatic and for some surprising week. The UK Home Secretary has labelled the peaceful and almost wholly – thus far – arrest free pro-Palestinian marches in (particularly, but not solely)
Arzu spoke on Press TV about the report on the destruction of 70% of Gaza’s electricity grid by the Israeli military. Watch the video here.,
After 20 days, it is clear that the Israeli regime is bent on genocide in Gaza. Amongst the many heroes of Palestine are the medical staff manning hospitals that are openly being targeted by Israeli forces. Interview broadcast on Press TV. If player below does not load, visit this page.