Nermeen Shaikh

New York

Producer and Co-Host at Democracy Now!

Writer at Truthout

Co-Host & Producer, Democracy Now! nermeen[at]https://t.co/qj9euWzTVH

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Articles

Ex-Israeli Soldiers Say Palestinians Are Used as “Slaves” and “Human Shields”

1 week ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

Image Credit: Left: Breaking the Silence Israel has repeatedly claimed without evidence that Hamas endangers civilians by hiding behind human shields. It turns out, however, that Israel has systematically used Palestinians as human shields in violation of both international and Israeli law.
As Israel Widens Assault on Gaza, Children Are Bearing the Brunt

2 weeks ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

We speak with Dr. Victoria Rose, a British plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been on three medical missions to Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the territory. She joins us from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where she’s been treating patients for over a week, and describes horrific injuries amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment, limited medical supplies and widespread malnutrition making it harder for people to heal. “Children are particularly taking the brunt of this,” she says.
Palestinians Face Mass Starvation. US-Israeli Plan Would Further Weaponize Food.

3 weeks ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

Israel has imposed a complete block on humanitarian aid into Gaza since March 2, with hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border. Now many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low. We speak with Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine.
New Zeteo Doc Identifies Alon Scagio as Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killer

4 weeks ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

As the Israeli military kills two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza, a new documentary by Zeteo has uncovered critical details about Israel’s killing three years ago of the acclaimed Palestinian American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The film, Who Killed Shireen?, identifies for the first time the Israeli soldier who allegedly shot Abu Akleh.
Georgetown Peace Scholar Being Held as a High-Risk Threat in ICE Jail

1 month ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

As the cases of international students and activists facing deportation begin to play out in the courts, Georgetown professor Nader Hashemi visited an ICE jail in Texas to speak with his colleague Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown professor who was snatched by the Trump administration back in March. Suri is married to a U.S. citizen of Palestinian background.
A Daughter’s Tribute To Her Father

1 month ago | thefridaytimes.com | Nermeen Shaikh

Najmuddin Shaikh September 4, 1939 – March 28, 2025 My father left this world just over a month ago. It is difficult to characterise the time before and after. Taking care of the ill has a certain urgency; there is no time outside that time. But the time of mourning has a strange duration.
Nobel Laureate Warns Trump Is Following Duterte Model to Crack Down on Press

1 month ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

As the Trump administration goes after universities, law firms and more, some argue that the free press will eventually become a target. Trump’s attacks on the press have already begun, with the president filing a number of baseless lawsuits against organizations like ABC and CBS, including a $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over how the network edited an interview with Kamala Harris last year on 60 Minutes.
Sudan Faces “World’s Worst Displacement Crisis” After 2 Years of War

1 month ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis after two years of war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Thousands have died, and some 13 million have been forcibly displaced. There are also widespread reports of sexual and ethnically motivated violence and a worsening hunger crisis.
Trump Threatens US-Israeli Attack on Iran If Talks on Its Nuclear Program Fail

1 month ago | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

Angry, shocked, overwhelmed? Take action: Support independent media. We’ve borne witness to a chaotic first few months in Trump’s presidency. Over the last months, each executive order has delivered shock and bewilderment — a core part of a strategy to make the right-wing turn feel inevitable and overwhelming.
As Rwanda-Backed Insurgents Wage War in Congo, Western Nations Stay Silent

Feb 20, 2025 | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Nermeen Shaikh

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents, who have already taken two key cities in the mineral-rich eastern part of the country, is triggering panic. Reports of the surge describe widespread looting, killings, attacks on aid and mass displacement. Thousands of people have fled to neighboring Burundi over the last few days as the U.N. accused M23 of killing children and attacking hospitals.