Fatima K., an elementary school teacher, Luxembourg resident, and survivor of the Bosnian genocide, has been dismissed by the Ministry of National Education over her online posts in support of Gaza and ending the genocide. The ministry allegedly argues that some of her Instagram content amounts to antisemitic expression.

This article is a call to push boundaries and a call for more non-violent direct action in Luxembourg. We have a strong culture of “inside game” in Luxembourg (petitions, lobbying) but, shamefully, a total lack of effective “outside game”. Acting in accordance with government-sanctioned avenues of protest gets us nowhere – get off your asses and do something that makes you and the ruling classes uncomfortable!!!add your excerpt

Privileged white cisgender gay men in Luxembourg do not do enough to fight for the rights of other marginalised groups in Luxembourg, instead being satisfied with their own victories. This article is a call to those men to do more for their wider communities, to educate themselves about the struggles of other minorities here and to fight for the rights of all, not just themselves.

There is a perspective circulating that it was inappropriate for activists to confront Bettel while he was having lunch. This critique reflects a position of privilege. It comes from people who do not understand what activism is, nor what it means to speak up for what is right. Most importantly, it comes from those who fail to grasp how far Bettel has gone in ignoring the Luxembourgish people’s demands and his responsibility under international law.add your excerpt

This article denounces Luxembourg’s widespread silence on the current genocide in Gaza, framing inaction as complicity in genocide. It criticizes institutions, people, and spaces for failing to take a clear anti-Zionist stance, highlighting hypocrisy in progressive and inclusive circles. Calling Palestine a symbol of resistance, we urge individuals and organizations to speak out, mobilize, and assume responsibility.add your excerpt

In these times of genocide, imperialism, and exploitation, it is our responsibility to recognize this manipulation and disengage from Western media accordingly. We must filter the narratives we are fed through a decolonial lens in order to separate fact from propaganda. Most importantly, we need to listen to and read the voices of those directly affected. Indigenous voices must come first, and we must create space for them to be heard.

To support this, we have compiled a short list of resources that can help challenge the biases of Western media.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has barred foreign journalists from entering Gaza and has targeted local reporters, according to the Gaza government’s media office, which reports that 237 journalists have been killed during the genocide. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented at least 186 journalist deaths in Gaza. Israel denies intentionally targeting journalists. The number of journalists killed in Gaza now exceeds the combined toll of journalist deaths in the U.S. Civil War, both World Wars, and the wars in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Ukraine.

Multidisciplinary artist Zohra Mrad creates immersive experiences through interactive and generative visual art, installations and performances. Having worked with institutions such as Rotondes and Casino Luxembourg, Zohra’s DIY, experimental and collaborative approach to creativity brings a fresh wind into the Luxembourgish art scene, which is still oftentimes dominated by individualism and marketability. Zohra highlights the need for artistic solidarity over competition; space for experimentation over ready-to-sell ‘finished’ art; and free access to culture over financial exclusion. 

We were engaged in apartheid by hosting our website on Wix– time for a reckoning! We made a swift switch to Squarespace as soon as we noticed to re-align ourselves with BDS principles. Wix, like Google, McDonald’s, and AXA, is complicit in genocide by providing Israel with services, technology and/or funding. Join us in making the switch away from the neoliberal economy and reinvest in your principles! Find ways to make everyday consumer behavior less harmful with some easy tools.

Trade unions have achieved significant advancements for workers, including the establishment of the eight-hour workday, minimum wage laws, and improved workplace safety regulations. They have also played a crucial role in securing paid time off, anti-discrimination laws, and protections against unfair dismissal. Furthermore, unions have been instrumental in advocating for social security, unemployment insurance, and the recognition of Labor Day.

If, like me, you got the traditional Luxembourgish sex ed treatment, you learned a whole lot about the way sperm cells are produced but not so much about consent and pleasure. You also learned nothing about the social and political context which we live in, and how it impacts our sexuality and relationships.

A few days before their comedy show at Den Atelier on 11th May, déi aner had the honour of interviewing the internationally acclaimed poet, comedian and actor Alok, who is currently on their Europe tour. Like many people before – and undoubtedly, after – us, we felt touched and inspired by Alok’s wisdom and humour, but above all by their profound humanity. What they shared with us were thoughts that were filled with political urgency as much as they were filled with poetry.

Luxembourg’s wealth and privileged position in Europe have allowed many, if not all, to secure well-paid positions in "community" or "political" work. The quotation marks are intentional—real community and political engagement can never be confined to a 9-to-5 job, as Arundhati Roy eloquently explains in her critique of the NGO-ization of resistance.

Learn about the history of witch hunts in Luxembourg and beyond, and join our FLINTA*-only march to Take Back the Night!

déi aner members reflect on the shortcomings of IWD in Luxembourg.

What intersectional feminism asks us is to acknowledge that we are not the same. There is a whole range of different struggles people go through. But these struggles are all inextricably, inevitably, viscerally interconnected – as are we as humans. 

It is through conversations of unwavering honesty and critical reflection that we allow ourselves to open up our current reality to imagine a better one. Pit has given us a glimpse of what it means to be an artist in Luxembourg, how creativity can be a gateway to imagine brighter worlds and what changes this country can start to make in order to accomodate artists and to generate a more welcoming, nourishing environment for them to thrive in.

It is our duty to understand the intricate implications of history and connect the dots. America is known as the land of opportunity—but when we take a closer look, these opportunities were seized from the land’s original inhabitants, taken from them by bloodthirsty colonists and given to white settlers like Nicholas Faber of Bauschleiden or Wilhelm Sinner and Pierre Pleschette of Grosbous. I end this article by calling on Luxembourgish-American institutions to reexamine their representation of history to include these hard truths and to make clear the effects of Luxembourgish settler colonialism on Native Americans.

The day before Halloween I saw Christmas decorations being hung on trees in Pescatore. It's not very classy of me to start a gossip column with a rant about how we're putting up Christmas decorations earlier and earlier every year, but I'm not known for being classy, so I don't care. 

It’s still more classy than Xavier Bettel spending his vacay in Is(not)rael every other week (or at least three times in the last 12 months).

At a time when alternative cultural spaces are diminishing and the appetite for real change is palpable within the creative community, it’s essential to reflect on the history of places like Kufa for inspiration. The story of Kufa is one of resilience, grassroots activism, and a refusal to conform to institutional expectations.