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The Odyssey Is Facing a Boycott for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara
The film’s producers have provided legitimacy to the illegal occupation by accepting subsidies from the Moroccan state.
The Odyssey Challenges the Right-Wing Myth of a “Golden Past”
The new film pushes back against MAGA attempts to use a fetishization of the ancient world to legitimizing bigotry.
After Controversial Egypt Match, Many Global South Fans Are Done With World Cup
Feelings of injustice around the international tournament are a symptom of geopolitics in 2026.
Iran’s Soccer Team Forced to Return to Mexico Immediately After First Game
Iran’s soccer team is “the most oppressed” of the teams participating in the World Cup, said the team’s head coach.
Somali Referee Denied US Entry for World Cup Gets Hero’s Welcome Back Home
The Trump administration baselessly accused the award-winning referee of having “terror” ties.
FIFA Is Legitimizing Israeli Clubs That Play in Illegal West Bank Settlements
The football governing body promised to investigate illegal Israeli settlement clubs — but then allowed them to play on.
Iran’s Soccer Team Says US Revoked Its Ticket Allocation Ahead of World Cup
The US has posed numerous obstacles for Iran’s soccer team, and is now restricting other participants.
Eid al-Adha in Gaza Isn’t Like It Was Before the Genocide. We Celebrate Anyway.
“This Eid, we will try to live it simply and reclaim even a small part of our traditions,” said one Gaza resident.
Is There a Future Without Incarceration? Abolitionist Art Shows Us One.
Prison abolitionist art creates a future to briefly live in, and from that place, turn and look at our present.
Jewish Holiday of Shavuot Links Economic Justice With Expanding Social Freedom
The divisions the ruling class manufactures and depends upon hinder the universal liberation that the Torah envisions.