Timo Al-Farooq
Freelance journalist and political commentator based in Berlin, Germany
How to get away with murder, "Israel"-style
With its callous refusal to investigate Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder, the settler colonial Apartheid regime is flaunting all elements of accountability
Rolling out the red carpet for Ukrainian refugees is a new form of Islamophobia
Germany’s prioritization of Ukrainians fleeing war is occurring on the backs of Muslim refugees.
German Islamophobia’s treatment of Muslim athletes observing Ramadan
German sports pundits attribute any less than perfect performance of a Muslim sportsperson during the Holy Month to fasting, while denying extraordinary achievements by fasting athletes their due respect.
Post-Merkel Germany: where left is right and right is left
Lefty-liberal militarism and right-wing pacifism? The war in Ukraine has turned our normative belief system upside-down
Knee-jerk solidarity with Ukraine has exposed the blind spots of BIPOC 'punditry'
How even progressives of color have fallen victim to the imperial narrative of Western exceptionalism.
The Russo-Ukrainian war: A case study of Western hypocrisy & liberal white supremacist discourse
Once again, the season of selective solidarity and hegemonic storytelling is upon us.
Germany’s whitewashing of Israeli Apartheid and persecution of (pro-)Palestinian truth-tellers
How Amnesty Germany, Deutsche Welle and the German foreign minister showed their true anti-antiracism this month.
What US Federal Holidays Can Tell You About America’s Inherent War Culture
Half of all federal holidays in the US directly or indirectly glorify warfare. As the country celebrates Presidents’ Day, here is an in-depth look at American society’s infatuation with organized violence and its perpetrators.