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Mamdani's win: lesson in moral leadership and representation

"I am young despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologise for any of...

yesterday 20

Faisal Kutty

Trump's Gaza peace plan is Iraq 3.0

For the third time in two years, there is a fragile but welcome pause in Gaza's horror. Bombs have slowed, aid trucks are expected to trickle in and...

03.11.2025 70

Faisal Kutty

Rights for thee, not for me: US rights report whitewashes allies

The US State Department's 2025 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are out — and what they omit says more than what they include. Once a...

21.09.2025 20

Faisal Kutty

Why Superman's struggle resonates with Muslim world

James Gunn's new Superman film may have been written years ago, but its emotional punch has landed squarely in the midst of one of the most horrific...

28.08.2025 30

Faisal Kutty

Biryani to ballot: Mamdani and the politics of defiance

It began with biryani. In an image that has since become iconic, a young Zohran Mamdani sits on the floor, eating biryani with his hands alongside...

02.08.2025 30

Faisal Kutty

Gaza carnage and the collapse of legal order

The destruction of Gaza is not just a humanitarian catastrophe — it is a legal and moral reckoning for the global order. Far from being a remote...

14.07.2025 30

Faisal Kutty

Israel manufacturing war to escape accountability

In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched an unprecedented and illegal military assault deep into Iranian territory, striking nuclear facilities,...

18.06.2025 30