May, 2012
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 11, 2012 0:00 - 4 Comments
Comment">Richard Falk: Palestine’s hunger strikers have created a Gandhian moment Comment
Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories and world-renowned legal scholar, argues that despite the silence from Western media and politicians, the extraordinary hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners marks a dramatic shift in Palestinian tactics of resistance.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:09 - 2 Comments
Analysis">‘Keeping the peace’ in Somalia Analysis
Elliot Murphy provides an unsettling account of the latest developments in Somalia, and warns against Western calls for foreign intervention.
Arts & Culture, Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:46 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Review: Einstein on the Beach (Barbican) Arts & Culture
Ceasefire's Cordelia Lynn reviews 'Einstein on the Beach', Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s "impressive but demanding spectacle", which had its UK premiere at The Barbican last week.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 0:00 - 9 Comments
Comment">What if the Tottenham Court Road hostage-taker was a Muslim? Comment
Last week, a middle-aged white man entered an office on one of London's busiest streets and threatened to blow himself and others up. Philip Miller and Taherali Gulamhussein argue the treatment of the incident by the police and the media tells us a lot about the politicised nature of counter-terrorism.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 7, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Bolivia: Morales announces May Day nationalisation amidst workers protests Special Report
Ali Sargent reports exclusively from La Paz, Bolivia, where Evo Morales's May Day announcement of another renationalisation has been overshadowed by mass workers protests and strikes.
New in Ceasefire, Sister Outsider - Sunday, May 6, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments
Sister Outsider">The Politics of Misrecognition: on Mona Eltahawy’s ‘Why Do They Hate Us’ Sister Outsider
In her first column for Ceasefire, Hana Riaz responds to 'Why Do They Hate Us", the controversial piece published last week by Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 5, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Comment">Rupert Murdoch and his amazing dog-whistle Comment
When testifying last week before the Leveson inquiry into media ethics, Rupert Murdoch insisted he had never used his media outlets to exert political influence. Donnacha DeLong, president of the National Union of Journalists, begs to differ.
Blogs, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 6:49 - 4 Comments
Blog">Zainab Al-Khawaja: how one woman stood up to Bahrain’s rulers Blog
Unable to keep her silent, the Bahraini regime has detained Zainab Al-Khawaja for the past ten days. Will it get away with it?
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Jean Baudrillard: from production to reproduction An A to Z of Theory
In this week's column, political theorist Andrew Robinson examines the importance of reproduction in Jean Baudrillard's theory of capitalism.
New in Ceasefire, Quebec Chronicles, Special Reports - Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:00 - 12 Comments
Quebec Chronicles">A Maple Spring? Quebec Chronicles
In the first of her reports from Quebec, Jane Gatensby provides a compelling account of the largest student movement you've never heard of: Quebec's Carrés Rouges.
