This article is based on some of the research that I have conducted over the past two years on women’s activism in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan, from independence until the Arab uprisings. I collected over one hundred personal narratives from middle class women activists of different generations. Read the rest …
The question arising from this week’s revelations in the Irish News of the extent of British security service involvement in IRA killings is: What was that all about? Read the rest of this post on the original site at Eamonn McCann: State role in IRA killings changes everything
AmiEs #GAPPA! Les individus derrière cette enquĂŞte cherchaient un lieu oĂą publier leur article anonymement: GAPPA s’est fait un plaisir de le reproduire ici. Un aperçu de l’intĂ©rieur de «La Meute» oĂą se cĂ´toient propos racistes, sexistes, colonialistes et ultra-nationalistes. Read the rest of this post on the original site …
Kristi Jernigan arrived alone at the Redmond airport from Tennessee with nothing but a carry-on bag and her Bible. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Meet The Women Of The Occupied Refuge
THE QUESTION OF “Eurocentrism” is a vexing problem not only for academia but for the left. In the broadest sense, Eurocentrism can be understood as the implicit view that societies and cultures of European origin constitute the “natural” norm for assessing what goes on in the rest of the world. …
M.G.’s refrigerator in her apartment in Gilmor Homes, a public housing complex in Baltimore, had been broken for years. She filed numerous work orders seeking to get it fixed or replaced, but nothing ever happened. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Women In Baltimore Public …
On the night of New Year’s Eve numerous women were sexually attacked in Cologne and other German cities in public spaces. These crimes demand thorough and comprehensive investigations. The prevailing impunity regarding crimes of sexualised violence must end. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Against …
On May 26, 2014, Narendra Modi became the 15th Prime Minster of India. Read the rest of this post on the original site at The Terror of Modi: an Interview With Arun Ferreira
Ursula K. Le Guin’s is not only a criticism of present-day capitalism by way of science fiction but also a description of what an alternative system could look like. In the novel’s universe, there are the two worlds Urras and Anarres. Read the rest of this post on the original …
In some ways it doesn’t matter whether we call Donald Trump a fascist or “just” a right-wing populist. However we categorize him, his presidential campaign represents a serious danger. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Trump’s impact: a fascist upsurge is just one of the …