Maha Marouan
The 2022 World Cup has showed that for Moroccans there is no contradictions in being African and Arab, in supporting the Palestinian cause and in embracing our Jewish communities, writes Maha Marouan.
New in Ceasefire - Jan 6, 2023 10:30 - Comment
Analysis | Echoes From the World Cup: Morocco and the Politics of Belonging
The 2022 World Cup has showed that for Moroccans there is no contradictions in being African and Arab, in supporting the Palestinian cause and in embracing our Jewish communities, writes Maha Marouan.
New in Ceasefire - Aug 11, 2022 10:17 - Comment
Arts & Culture | The colonial clock and critical chaos at Kassel: Reflections on documenta 15
Art, aesthetics and racism are combined in a critical configuration that has transformed documenta fifteen into a significant political event, writes Iain Chambers.
New in Ceasefire - May 22, 2022 16:54 - Comment
Books | Review | ‘Come What May’ by Ahmed Masoud
Come What May, the latest novel by Palestinian author Ahmed Masoud, introduces us to the essential human story behind daily Palestinian issues and concerns, a story we rarely see in the press or on our TV screens, writes Amanda Huggins in her review.
New in Ceasefire - Jan 2, 2022 12:53 - Comment
Comment | For the Culture: Reflections on Black & Brown Activism
Any black and brown activist knows activism carries an enormous personal cost, yet our campaigns continue to rely on the sacrifices of a few. The only way we can succeed is by working together, writes Samantha Asumadu.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Jul 18, 2021 10:23 - Comment
Comment | America the Unredeemed: James Baldwin’s radical vision
James Baldwin’s critique of American life remains one of the preeminent interventions of the Civil Rights movement. In the wake of the Trump era and the rise of BLM, Baldwin’s radical vision is more relevant than ever, writes Zwan Mahmod.
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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Oct 27, 2021 18:26 - Comment
Analysis | Profits before People: Britain’s unjust housing system preys on asylum seekers
The logic of asylum housing is simply an extension of the housing system in the UK more broadly. They are both underpinned by profiteering, deregulation, and racism, write Bogumila Hall and Ola Hall.
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New in Ceasefire, Politics - Aug 12, 2021 19:11 - Comment
Comment | Forcing the bend: On the police killing of Anthony Alvarez
When Anthony Alvarez was fatally shot five times in the back by a Chicago police officer earlier this year, Mike Friedberg joined the local protests demanding justice and accountability. What ensued is a story of cruelty and impunity which is as disturbing as it is familiar in today’s America, he writes.
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Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Oct 13, 2021 19:31 - Comment
Interview | The Bigotry of Man: “Darwin’s views on race were far from radical”
It is 150 years since the publication of Darwin’s The Descent of Man. Kezia Picard sat down with Samuel Grove, author of Retrieving Darwin’s Revolutionary Idea, to talk about the radical and reactionary implications of Darwin’s theory.
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New in Ceasefire, Passing for Normal - Aug 15, 2021 18:56 - 1 Comment
Passing for Normal | Elevation
Over several months during lockdown, Dave Prescott became increasingly aware of an urge to see over the hedge of his back garden and across to the hills beyond. Naturally, he began to investigate the concept of an elevated chair.
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Arts & Culture, Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Aug 13, 2021 17:07 - 1 Comment
Exhibition | Forensic Architecture: Cloud Studies (Whitworth Gallery)
From Gaza to Grenfell, Forensic Architecture’s latest exhibition, Cloud Studies, documents the perpetration of, and resistance to, slow violence as it is enacted by states and corporations, writes Esther Kaner in her review.
