Loud & Clear

UN Security Council Resolution 1325: How It Can Still Be Useful
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted its first-ever resolution explicitly...

The Paradox of Progress: Palestinian Women and Political Power
With every electoral cycle, the question of the political representation of Palestinian women in...

Stolen Nature and Preached Protection: Rethinking Climate Injustice in Palestine
Climate justice cannot be approached as a purely environmental concept, detached from the political,...

When Wars Dry the Rivers: Natural Resources in the Gulf at the Age of the Iran–U.S. War
The Iran–U.S. war, which began on 28 February 2026, affected a region already facing...

The Weaponization of Water in Middle Eastern Conflicts
In the conflicts of the Middle East, water can no longer be understood merely...

Environmental and Climatic Impacts of War on the Gaza Strip
Contemporary wars are no longer confined to direct military confrontation; they now encompass multiple...

All They Will Find Is Sand
The UN Genocide Convention of 1948 lists five acts that constitute genocide when committed...

Who Controls Survival?
In Palestine, survival is no longer a given, it is a political outcome. The...

Palestine’s Food Industry Under Pressure: Resilience, Sovereignty, and the Struggle for Survival
By virtue of my work with the Palestinian Food and Agriculture Industries Union (PFAIU),...

Energy, Water, and Resilience in Conflict Regions: The Role of Low-Tech Renewable Systems
Vulnerable populations in conflict regions face severe shortages of electricity, clean water, fuel, and...

People, Power, and Infrastructure: Rethinking Energy and Sovereignty in Palestine
In contemporary geopolitical contexts, power is increasingly exercised not only through visible forms of...

Gaza’s Salty Water: How the Sea Shaped Survival and Solidarity under Siege
In the years leading up to October 2023, Gaza became an experiment in international...