18th February 2024
Stories can tell the histories of a lifetime. Aleeza Siddiq explores the way narration invites the ignorant West into the lives of those suffering the world’s horrors. Last May, I attended a speech at Glasgow University given by Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK, along with around fifty other Glasgow students. The speech ...
16th February 2024
A recent study conducted by The Intercept revealed major newspaper’s slanted coverage of Israel’s assault on Palestine. This comes after 1484 journalists signed an open letter speaking out against Western bias in reporting on Israel and Palestine. According to The Intercept’s quantitative analysis study, the coverage of the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, ...
16th February 2024
The Glasgow Guardian looks at who Yemen’s Houthis are and why the United States and Britain are bombing Yemen. On Sunday 19 November, military soldiers known as Houthis – or more officially, Ansar Allah (translating literally to Supporters of God) – hijacked an Israeli-controlled commercial vessel and brought it to port on the west coast ...
29th November 2023
As the community mourns the killing of UofG alumni Dima Alhaj in Gaza, her relatives share heartfelt memories of the young WHO staff member. On Monday, 27 November, over a hundred University of Glasgow students and members of the public attended a candle-light vigil in the cloisters to honour the memory of Dima Alhaj. Dima ...
23rd November 2023
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, The Glasgow Guardian speaks to a number of Palestinian students in Glasgow. On 7 October 2023, militant group Hamas attacked Israel, killing around 1,200 people and kidnapping 240 hostages. The unprecedented October 7 attack marks the bloodiest day in Israel’s history with the majority of hostages ...
7th November 2023
An email sent to students and staff has expressed the University’s desire for a ceasefire to be reached in the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. The University of Glasgow has pledged its support for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Israel/Palestine conflict as well as the “immediate release of all hostages” captured during the conflict. ...
5th September 2023
Why have so many politicians chosen to remain indifferent to the plight of Palestinians? Sympathy and support are continuing to grow for the plight of Palestinians amongst Brits, particularly amongst the younger generations, as the Israeli occupation expands and becomes more brutal. A YouGov poll from this year showed that of the 2,037 members of ...
20th February 2023
UofG students are engaging with direct action and risking arrest, for causes including the divestment of arms and fossil fuel industries. At 12.18 p.m. on 3 February 2023, two young women meet for a second time. Through the misty morning air, they recognize each other in a crowd of protestors around Glasgow University’s main gates. ...
