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Zane Dangor .Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)

Dangor: ICJ order on Rafah is ground-breaking

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  • Emsie Ferreira
1 min read
Haley Baylee wore a Marie Antoinette inspired outfit to the Met Gala and it was a post of hers that referenced the infamous “let them eat cake” phrase that sparked the celebrity blockout. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities

One thing good about the Met Gala was that it sparked a movement that is raising awareness about the atrocities in Gaza

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Palestinians who left their homes and took refuge in Rafah try to survive under harsh conditions in makeshift tents they set up in the empty land as Israeli attacks continue on Gaza on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘Flayed rams hang above our sleep’ as we witness the devastation of Gaza

As the world is ripped apart, the poems that sing the universal enable some respite

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History on repeat: An archaeologist sketches the remains of the city of Troy. The Greek playwright Euripides and Roman poet Virgil wrote of the massacres and the flight of refugees during the fall of Troy more than 3 000 years ago.

There’s no murder in media wars

Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
A fire burns in the remains of the destroyed Al-Huda mosque following Israeli military operations in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned Israel to follow international law in Gaza and said that his office is investigating the conflict “as a matter of the utmost urgency.” Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

  • Lizeka Tandwa
2 min read