Aida Manzano-Kharman

Do we need Women’s Day?

A reflection on what Women’s Day and feminism means in today’s context

The last domino to fall

One of the last countries in the European Union to not fall victim to the rise of far right parties has joined the club with the rise of the new party Vox.

Yemen: The big kids’ playground

What the war in Yemen is really about: international superpowers making a statement about who is stronger. Yemen is the battle arena, and its citizens, collateral damage.

Catalonia’s new democracy – where can we go from here?

Comment writer Aida Manzano-Kharman makes the argument that Catalonia will continue to resist until it is given the right to vote legally on its independence.

The Balfour Declaration: a century on

The result of this poorly-worded document, which did not help Palestinians, nor those fleeing anti-Semitism? A century of conflict and misery.

Catalonia faces a uncertain future after an independence vote riddled with irregularities

After a questionable referendum that saw voters camping out in polling stations and being attacked by police, the fate of Catalonia has yet to be decided.