Theme overview

Watching the Lost City from Exile

'Mijn herinneringen zijn de draad die mij bindt aan Gaza, een plek die weigert me te laten gaan.'

Will There Be a Generation Beyond the Siege in 2025?

The Israeli war machine in Gaza is targeting the youngest generation. When will the world listen to them?

Africa, a continent to be reckoned with

Africa's population will become so large in the coming decades that the continent will become heavier in the world.

Women in India demand safety even at night

In recent weeks, women in India have taken to the streets en masse to demand their 'right to the night'.

Hammour Ziada: 'Only by accepting the other can a lasting peace be achieved in Sudan'

The horror of sudan and the role of literature

Theatre-maker Zuleikha Chaudhari: 'I don't want to be silenced'

In India, artists have to be careful with their words and representations.

The two faces of Mohammed bin Zayed

De emir die zacht zalft en hard slaat.

India claims a central position in the new world order

‘The land is dead’: once again, millions of Ethiopians are on the brink of famine

Voor sommige Ethiopiërs dreigt al de vierde hongersnood in hun leven. MO* ging ter plaatse uitzoeken wat dat betekent.

‘Everything that held us together as a people is now in ruins’

'In India, the government wants complete control over the stories people see, read and hear'

‘A Hungarian in Ukraine today is seen as an enemy’

Political tensions between Budapest and Kiev are escalating. The Hungarian minority in Ukraine is caught in the middle.

Where does the violence in the Middle East end? ‘This is colonialism that is becoming more extreme’

How should we understand this new chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? When and how will the violence end?

The wonderful, but true story of MO*

‘The gap between election rhetoric and much-needed policies is widening’

Convicted Polish activist: ‘Women’s bodies are the property of society’

Cycling in the land of settlements, walls and military checkpoints

Can you build a cycling club in occupied Palestine? Sohaib Samara is doing it with his group Cycling Palestine.

Cycling through Israeli nature parks, where forests cover the ruins of Palestinian villages

Free Palestine on bikes: ‘If Israelis can go anywhere in this country, so can we’

‘The need for in-depth journalism is increasing, as is its value’

Thanks in part to AI, the amount of superficial information disguised as journalism will increase even more briskly.

‘Belgium in danger of missing the train of truth and reconciliation’

‘The super-rich choose their own place in the world – and pay for it’

"I was a rebel from the very beginning": Libya through the eyes of journalist Taziri al-Omrani

Comic book author Barrack Rima: “Liberation is a path that never ends, we are never completely free”