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By: Meera Nair When Goli Kouhkan, an Iranian child-bride sentenced to death for killing her husband, was spared her life earlier this month, headlines spoke of mercy and hope for other Iranian girls. However, this rare reprieve is not representative of a shift in Iran’s stance on child marriages, nor of the wider humanitarian crisis facing the country, and indeed, other parts of the globe.  Although in Iran, forced marriages are illegal, this has not stopped the ongoing trend

By Axel Mallet A lavish arrival awaited Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Crown Prince of Saudi  Arabia, at the steps of the White House in mid-November. A procession of soldiers on  horseback carrying Saudi flags followed his ascension on the red carpet-laden steps of the  presidential residence. Seven years after ordering the murder of a Washington Post columnist, MBS seemed to have little to worry about– except how ridiculously asymmetrical the ‘deals’ with Trump could become

The most recently signed peace deal does not mark a resolution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Not now, when Israel appears to have already broken it. Rather, such agreements serve as a temporary pause to a cycle of violence that has defined the past two years, offering at best a tentative roadmap toward broader regional peace.  Conflicts as deep-rooted rarely resolve on their own. In an ideal world, lasting peace would take the form of a two-state solution - with Israel a

Following two years of relentless conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 68,000 Gazans since October 2023, a ceasefire has finally been brokered between Israel and Hamas. At the heart of the agreement lies U.S. President Trump’s 20-point plan which promises to deliver a “strong, durable, and everlasting peace.” Although the world was quick to celebrate what seems to be the end of destruction across the region, its sustainability remains uncertain. Does this ceasef

By Ilsa Nawaz Two years on from the October 7 Attacks, the Israel-Palestine genocide is one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of the twenty first century. It parallels previous apartheid states, such as South Africa, but with violence on a much larger scale.  Despite ceasefire negotiations, global outrage including protests, and a push towards resolutions, foreign intervention has failed to achieve any lasting peace. Instead, foreign intervention has been merely virtue s

By Ethan Travica In late August 2025, over 500 people, comprising more than 40 vessels launched the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), in the latest attempt by various humanitarian groups like the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, in order to try and directly provide aid to the peoples of Gaza. On Wednesday October 1st, the roughly 400 activists, whose number had been decreased through illegal interceptions by Israeli forces in international waters, made their final approach to Gaza in t

Perspectives editors on the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza and the West Bank. By Khushi Goahit-Hariri, William Raven, and Evan...

By Zaid Patel With the world’s attention shifting towards heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, the dire humanitarian situation in...

By Cianan Sheekey Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme. Praise for the stylistic brilliance of Wes...

By Ehsan Ibrahim The Oscar-winning documentary views the Israel-Palestine through the eyes of Marwan Barghouthi and makes for essential...