A new generation of women around the world is learning from and speaking out against this cruel and catastrophic Israeli violence. For these women, the assault on Gaza will be among their formative political experiences, a vital lesson in how racial-gender violence organizes the international order, how it shapes the workings of international politics and law.
Why is it so difficult for university administrators to express sympathy with all students, staff, and faculty who have been impacted by the events of October 7? To acknowledge that there are diverse Jewish views about Israel, Palestine, and what is unfolding now? Laurie Adkin writes on the tactics being used to silence critics of Israel and curtail free speech on campus and beyond.
The Royal Society of Canada has historically been the national emblem of that impervious white wall of denial and racism. Yet, it has changed it has brought in critical minds and challenging voices. Tanzanian-Canadian feminist sociologist, academic, and activist Dr. Sunera Thobani takes her place there now, recognized as one of the finest scholarly minds in the country.
A new Bollywood film called Pathaan, starring India's biggest actor, is breaking box office records across the world, and is one of the country's biggest Bollywood releases of all time. It's saving Bollywood from a box-office slump, and reinforcing the diversity that once defined it.