Karim Kattan and Yara El Khoury, a Palestinian writer and a Lebanese historian, here offer two perspectives on Israel’s current wars. In this joint interview with Equal Times, they share their views on two countries devastated by war and the silence of Western leaders.

Ahead of crucial legislative elections in Georgia on 26 October 2024, workers in the cultural sector, fearing for their future and the fate of the country’s arts and science institutions, are denouncing the authoritarianism of the current government. They have been joining [...]

“By ensuring that decisions on the use of AI and biometric data are transparent and fair, top athletes are paving the way for other professions to address the impacts of these technologies on their working conditions.”

“NCDs are putting a strain on our healthcare system. It should therefore be a collective and individual effort to fight it.”

“We need to be able to promote unity in diversity. We puppeteers have always experienced difficulties with religions, and with power in general, because we speak the truth. And now we are the target of the jihadists, who consider the representation of human beings as heresy.”

“Workers, their work and their rights became the central theme of Perret’s work, both documentary and fiction.”

Anime is on the rise. Translated manga are flooding into new markets, attracting readers from all over the world. But despite their remarkable popularity and sales, the inner workings of these dream factories are unknown, especially when it comes to the creators and their working conditions.

Until the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greek athletes had world-class funding, trainers and facilities. This golden age ended when the economic crisis broke out and the Greek government cut funding to sport. What does this mean for promising young athletes like wrestler Nikoleta Barba?

Katsuji Okada has spent a lifetime laying millions of kawara tiles. We spoke with him to learn about the details of this ancestral craft, part of an indigenous architecture that is now on the verge of extinction.

“In the media, migrants are usually treated as number or statistics. Cinema, on the other hand, allows their personal stories to be told. It gives a voice to individuals.”