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Khaled Diab
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Journalist, writer, activist. Eco-worrier. Punsultant. Author of 'Islam for the Politically Incorrect' and 'Intimate Enemies'.

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Website: https://chronikler.com
White supremacists deride "wokeism" and critical theory yet have appropriated and twisted the language of post-colonialism and anti-imperialism. They fantasise that they are an oppressed indigenous group resisting invasion and undergoing cultural and physical erasure.

The irony is breath-taking.
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Almost everyone Gaza is cold, hungry and traumatised.

Israel's latest decision to exclude 37 international aid organisations from Gaza is an act of exceeding cruelty and will amplify already impossible living conditions and ultimately cost lives.
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
With the great powers flexing their 💪 and swinging their 🍆 like it's the 19th century, the UN resembles the beleaguered League of Nations.

We need international law that applies to the powerful, not just the weak. And this time we need it before a global conflict breaks out.

#Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
What do Venezuela and Iraq have in common?

They were both oil-rich dictatorships that the US illegally attacked on the pretext of a non-existent phantom threat and supposedly to bring them freedom.

Let's hope Venezuela does not end up like Iraq.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Last year kicked off with Donald Trump's return to the White House, with disastrous consequences.

This year begins with Trump ordering the invasion of a sovereign state and the kidnapping of its leader.

Trump is no president of peace and is a warmongering interventionist.

#Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The controversial Alaa Abd El-Fattah tweets are bigoted and shocking but he has expressed regret over them.

Moreover, he is not an anti-white Islamist but a secular ex-prisoner of conscience.

Finally, nobody should be stripped of their citizenship for expressing opinions.
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating.

At a time of rising antisemitism, remember Jesus was a Jew.

At a time of rising anti-migrant sentiment, remember Jesus was a refugee.

And don't forget that in Jesus's homeland, Palestinians continue to live under extreme subjugation.
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I have a confession to make: the Islamisation of America and Europe runs deeper than even the far right suspects.

Here, I expose five big ways in which Islam has (not) influenced the West.

Trigger warning: Read this at your own peril.
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American Islamisation X: Five ways Islam “conquered” the West - The Chronikler
The Islamisation of America and Europe runs deeper than even the far right suspects. Join me on a quest to uncover five big ways in which Islam has (not) influenced the West. Read at your own peril.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is an image, quite literally, of love overpowering hatred, of common humanity winning over narrow tribalism.
I applaud Ahmad al-Ahmad for putting his life on the line to save the lives of others.

The world desperately needs more Ahmad al-Ahmads.

#bondibeach
December 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hanukkah should be about joy but it turned into grief in Australia.

The cold-blooded murder of Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi beach is a horrendous act of antisemitism.

My heart goes out to the victims and survivors.

#BondiBeach
December 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Congratulations to the people of Syria on the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime.

I hope not only that Syria manages to rebuild but that it builds back better, constructing a society that is free, fair and prosperous.

#Syria
December 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It is ironic that four countries in Europe are pulling out of next year's Eurovision song contest so that one country outside Europe can participate.

It is the height of hypocrisy that the European Broadcasting Union allows Israel to participate while excluding Russia.
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
One fascinating modern Christmas tradition that will intrigue future historians involves conservatives complaining bitterly about the supposed cancellation of Christmas while everywhere around them Christmas is being celebrated.
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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At COP30, while public statements talked up "high quality" carbon markets, concerted efforts were made in negotiations to water down the already inadequate Article 6 rule book.

Our conclusion: countries must fix Article 6 and not use carbon credits.
carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/11/22/c...
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The UN Security Council resolution on #Gaza marks a return to the bad old days of the "protectorate" and does absolutely nothing to address the underlying issues.

Its only redeeming factor is to offer short-term reprieve from total war for the traumatised, shelterless and starved people of Gaza.
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
That foreigners paid to go and shoot Bosnians in Sarajevo like they were just wild game is a sickening aberration.

"Sniper safaris" are the ultimate in dehumanisation
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's been almost 15 years since hope of bread, freedom and dignity erupted in #Egypt. Few traces of that remain today.

How and why did the Egyptian revolution end so tragically?

Here, I reflect on the Egyptian (counter)revolution

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Freedom foiled: Reflections on the Egyptian (counter)revolution – #25YearsAJournalist - The Chronikler
Writing about the Egyptian revolution and counterrevolution was a rollercoaster of hopeful elation followed by gutting disillusionment. Rarely have so many sacrificed so much for so little.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Ten years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 130 people in Paris and left hundreds wounded and traumatised

But despite what 21st-century jihadists and crusaders claim, there is no clash of civilisations, except in the minds of extremists. We actually live in a mash of civilisations, and this irks fanatics
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After months of dithering and infighting, EU leaders agreed on a collective 2040 climate target that buckles to fossil fuel interests. The final deal will be harmful to the climate, to people in Europe and elsewhere, and to our long-term collective wellbeing and prosperity.
The EU has the means to wave goodbye to fossil fuels by 2040, yet environment ministers have backed an unambitious climate target that unfairly shifts some of the burden for domestic climate action to the Global South and future generations.

Read our reax: carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/11/05/e...
EU’s 2040 target lets big polluters off the hook - Carbon Market Watch
Although the European Union has the means and capacity to wave goodbye to fossil fuels by 2040, EU environment ministers have backed an unambitious climate target for that year that unfairly shifts so...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The election of a man of Muslim and Hindu heritage as mayor of New York shows how far parts of the United States have come since 9/11. The vitriolic and racist reactions to Zohran Mamdani's campaign and victory shows how little has changed among bigots since 9/11.
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The reports coming out of al-Fashir in Darfur are chilling. The Rapid Support Forces, an offshoot of the genocidal Janjaweed, are killing unarmed civilians en masse.

And yet the international community and Arab world continue to ignore this genocidal war. Shameful.

#Sudan
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Although it is not justice, it is a good start that Prince Andrew will be stripped of his princely title.

Too bad that Donald Trump has faced no consequences for his sexual crimes against women.

#epsteinfiles
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Carbon market projects are meant to bring benefits to local communities and indigenous peoples but the reality is that they often cause them considerable harm.

Here, representatives of the Maasai of northern Tanzania share their on-the-ground experiences and perspectives.
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Maasai interview: experiences with carbon market projects

Current regulations to protect local communities in carbon markets present clear gaps and are not sufficient.

Three Maasai representatives called out the hypocrisy of the offsetting logic.

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Maasai interview: experiences with carbon market projects
YouTube video by Carbon Market Watch
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October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
If Zohran Mamdani isn't allowed to refer to his dad's cousin as aunty, then should Americans stop calling their country Uncle Sam?
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM