Is Islam being embraced or fetishised? Hosna Eqbal, whose parents migrated to Australia from Afghanistan, takes a look at orientalism, erasure and .
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve more than likely seen reports coming out of the Middle East showing violence and bloodshed from the holy land. While there’s nothing particularly new about this, 2018 is set to be one of the deadliest years in history for Palestinians for a plethora – and ever-expanding –…
Pre-dawn raids are commonplace in this part of the world. Doors are battered down in the wee hours of the morning and stun grenades are lobbed inside, with authorities rushing in – torches blinding those in their path – to snatch an unwitting victim from their slumber. They are handcuffed, blindfolded and thrown in the…
“Qahua, qahua, qahua!” shouts Amin Jebreen, whose coffee cart, bellowing steam in the frigid morning air, is doing a roaring trade despite the fact that it’s 2:30am. Amin’s stall is one of many selling bread, biscuits, cigarettes and falafel, all under the watchful gaze of guard towers that rise above the border wall separating the…