“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.” Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...

Only one leader in Europe has been willing to condemn Donald Trump's actions. For that he has been vilified and ostracised by the other European leaders. History will have its verdict.

MAGA and Trump are pushing a white supremacist vision for Europe. But EU leaders aren't properly challenging the racist logic: "Those who do not subscribe to this toxic fiction must have the courage to say so publicly" writes @simplyshada.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UAE cuts funds for citizens keen to study in UK over Muslim Brotherhood tensions

The truth is that Trump’s alternative reality about a “woke” Europe is laughable. He would feel quite at home in today’s EU. Far-right parties are on the rise. If Trump were to visit #Brussels so white institutions, he would not run into many people of colour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel is banning dozens of major international humanitarian groups from Gaza as the Palestinian population struggles under mass displacement, hunger, winter cold and more.

Thank you ⁦‪@helenadalli‬⁩ for reminding us what #Christmas is really about 👉🏼 Christmas in #Malta and our shared humanity. timesofmalta.com/article/chri...

Very important insights👉🏼https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/221225/comment-la-diplomatie-europeenne-ete-grippee-par-des-fonctionnaires-tres-conciliants-avec-israel

“At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.” Colonialism still shapes our present. Colonial states need to make reparations for their harms.

Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.

Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

"There are many many more of us than you!" A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again. We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention

Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/

Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios

#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social

Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?

Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway: Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership? Read her full article 👇🏽

Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6

We must begin with Gaza open.substack.com/pub/shadaisl...

Also mentioned on the show this week: - The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com - An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...

This could have been proposed 2 years ago and there could have been decisions by now by the slow-moving EU decision-making machine. Lives could have been saved, children could have lived. Too little, much too late. Shame. euobserver.com/EU%20&%20the...

'Any serious reckoning over the EU’s inaction in Gaza will remain incomplete without confronting the structural racism and lingering colonial hierarchies that still shape Europe’s worldview. Gaza has stripped away the pretence.' - @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Seriously? euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Germany holds the key to unlocking the European Commission's better-late-than-never proposal on suspending trade with Israel over its genocide in #Gaza. Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic will block no matter what. But Germany & (Italy) must step up and stand on the right side of history.

Shade Islam examines the latest remarks on Palestine from Ursula von der Leyen. @simplyshada.bsky.social shadaislam.substack.com/p/two-years-...