Robert Kazandjian

Robert Kazandjian is a London-based freelance journalist and researcher. He has previously been published by The Independent and The Guardian, and writes on class, gender, race and international affairs. He's on Twitter at @RKazandjian.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, April 26, 2013 14:44 - 1 Comment

Comment | The Armenian Genocide: our battle for recognition and against denial continues

This week, Armenians worldwide commemorated their great national tragedy, the Armenian genocide of 1915. Robert Kazandjian explains why the battle to have this episode recognised matters.

Arts & Culture, Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 15:15 - 8 Comments

Comment | Beautiful Sister: Conscious Hip Hop and gender politics

JaJa Soze's 'Beautiful Sister' reasserts the problematic nature of conscious Hip Hop's recent attempts to engage in gender politics. Only through self-reflection can these problems be addressed and patriarchal attitudes overcome, says Robert Kazandjian..

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 15:34 - 10 Comments

Analysis | What Israel’s anti-African pogroms tell us about Zionism

The mob setting garbage on fire and singing "The people wants the Africans to be burned" after a protest against African refugees and asylum seekers in Tel Aviv's Hatikva neighborhood on May 23, 2012. (Photo: Activestills)

A week ago, Tel Aviv's African migrant community came under a sustained mob attack, including vandalism, looting and firebombing. Robert Kazandjian, Ali Hocine Dimerdji and Samantha Asumadu argue that these events, and their aftermath, provide further evidence of the inherently racist nature of political Zionism.