By seemingly giving carte blanche to Israel, the EU has sacrificed hard-won credibility with civil society in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

More than 1,500 EU civil servants have signed a letter warning the bloc's leaders of their legal obligation to ensure the application of international law in Gaza, in a sign of growing internal anger...

Democrats and Republicans believe Islam's ideas about women are outdated. My research, and my life as a Muslim woman with a hijab, show they're wrong.

There is concern that the country’s divisive anti-Muslim political discourse will seep into the union’s institutional policymaking, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

Washington and the west are inflicting brutal collective punishment on an already destitute people by freezing assets and aid

His ascension comes as both the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, are also children of immigrants from South Asia.

So far rich countries have pledged pitiful amounts of aid to Pakistan. The EU, responsible for 23.2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, has allocated a mere €1.8 million for humanitarian...

Across the EU, once-taboo ideas are becoming mainstream, as refugees and Muslims are demonised. But change is still possible, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

A clip from a 1996 interview shows an anguished Albright answer a question about the deaths of Iraqi children.

Europe doesn’t need US approval to manage relations with Beijing.

Americans have a right to know the extent of the military’s influence on the shows and films they consume.

Paternalism and racism must be tackled if the EU is to rebuild trust with a young, economically dynamic continent, says EU commentator Shada Islam

Many mainstream politicians have adopted and amplified the language of the far right

As war rages in Gaza, the scholar and activist’s words feel prescient. That’s because so little has changed

Founded and managed by EU commentator and analyst Shada Islam with the aim of providing a range of advisory, communication and strategy services to the European Union, international institutions,...

For EU leaders to seek solutions abroad to end prejudice against millions of their own citizens is insulting and meaningless

The lack of EU common ground on ending Gaza's intolerable tragedy makes it essential that member states which want a ceasefire break free of the EU institutional straitjacket and take urgent action...

Reforming the EU’s broken refugee policy also means confronting Orban’s view of Europe as a superior, white Christian club

The EU has to go beyond its stilted condemnations of George Floyd’s killing and practise what it preaches on equality, says EU commentator Shada Islam

Britain’s refugee deal with Rwanda is just the latest example of how rich nations extend their sovereignty by getting the poor to do their bidding

Biden may inadvertently achieve what Trump couldn’t: destroying the Iran deal, Obama’s main foreign policy achievement

Book explores unseen archive papers relating to Prince Louis Rwagasore’s murder, which led to years of unrest

Despite last month's provisional ruling by the International Court of Justice instructing Israel to stop a "plausible genocide" in Gaza, references to the terrible plight of women and girls in Gaza...

Across the EU, once-taboo ideas are becoming mainstream, as refugees and Muslims are demonised. But change is still possible, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

Allowing controversial ‘fortress Europe’ policies to become mainstream puts the EU’s cohesion and world standing at risk, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs

By seemingly giving carte blanche to Israel, the EU has sacrificed hard-won credibility with civil society in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

The world is burning and France is fixated on whether women wear long sleeves to have a swim – a furore with obvious roots in the country’s deep Islamophobia, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Pakistani and Indian forces will conduct military drills together for the first-time ever in August this year.According to a report in an Indian newspaper, the two arch-rivals will participate in a...

Labour leader to stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job

The truth is brutally simple: the G7 is a relic of the past. It deserves an emotional and respectful adieu but should be taken off life support.

Founded and managed by EU commentator and analyst Shada Islam with the aim of providing a range of advisory, communication and strategy services to the European Union, international institutions,...

Eurocentrism in our education and thinking is actually a product of a German-Christian ideology of the 18th century. Instead of admitting guilt we should change the way we study and teach history.

The EU must put people before profits and ensure universal access to lifesaving coronavirus vaccines.

Two ‘big data’ case studies published by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) – in concert with the Story Killers project – allow readers to see into the core of misogynistic, digital...

EU institutions have failed to create an inclusive culture for Europeans of colour and people with disabilities, according to the European Commission's first-ever survey on diversity, inclusion and...

There is concern that the country’s divisive anti-Muslim political discourse will seep into the union’s institutional policymaking, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

Copenhagen will not renew residency rights – and families fear being sent back to homes that no longer exist

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva is among those warning that increases in food and energy prices due to the Ukraine war will trigger social unrest. Pakistan and Sri...

The EU has a problem with anti-Muslim hatred and its institutions are doing little to help, some 41 civil society groups have said.

Paternalism and racism must be tackled if the EU is to rebuild trust with a young, economically dynamic continent, says EU commentator Shada Islam