The transphobic attack on boxer Imane Khelif reflects how far-right discourse has taken hold of (social) media and uses hate speech to ‘protect’ a distorted idea of womanhood.
Analyzing binary gender discourses around boxer Imane Khelif without underpinning its racialized and colonial roots risks trivializing gender as mere identity politics, instead of addressing it as a structural relation
As Morocco strategically employs migration as a political tool, a crucial strategy in reinforcing its grip on Western Sahara is the systematic oppression of Sahrawi people.
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