Arts & Culture
Books, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 1, 2016 8:27 - 0 Comments
Books">Review | ‘Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War’ Books
Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami's new book is a timely and searing account of Syria's recent history and the people who shaped it, argues Wassim Al-Adel.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 12, 2016 18:43 - 1 Comment
Film">Review | The Big Short: Laughter in the Dark Film
In his review of "The Big Short", Adam McKay's big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis's best-selling account of the 2007/2008 subprime collapse, Matt Carr finds a dark comedy of errors, stupidity and greed that should be "essential viewing for anyone who wants to get an idea of the mess we're in".
Books, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:48 - 5 Comments
Books">Review | Settled Wanderers: The Poetry of a Landless People Books
Social Anthropologist Dr Alice Wilson reviews Settled Wanderers: the poetry of Western Sahara, by Sam Berkson and Mohamed Sulaiman, a recent volume of poems written from within or about the liberation movement from Western Sahara.
Arts & Culture, Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 10, 2015 14:03 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Exhibition | DIY Cultures 2015 / DIY Justice (Rich Mix, London) Arts & Culture
Rachel Seoighe reviews this year's DIY Cultures festival, held at the Rich Mix centre in London, and its accompanying exhibition, titled 'DIY Justice', which closes on Friday.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 27, 2015 0:00 - 3 Comments
Books">Review | Unmaking Merlin: Anarchist Tendencies in English Literature (Zero Books) Books
While recent years have seen a renewed interest in anarchistic thought and theory, it is refreshing and exciting to see a new volume bringing an explicitly anarchist lens to bear on English literature, argues Tom Malleson in his review of 'Unmaking Merlin: Anarchist Tendencies in English Literature' by Elliot Murphy.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 12, 2014 18:58 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Incorrigible Idealist vs. Impenetrable Darkness: The suspect politics of ‘The Honourable Woman’ Arts & Culture
Heralded as a critical and popular success, the BBC TV series 'The Honourable Woman' has been particularly praised for its authentic and sensitive portrayal of the moral complexities of life in the occupied Palestinian territories. However, such recognition is largely misplaced, warns Tony McKenna.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, September 28, 2014 19:31 - 0 Comments
Books">Review | ‘Assata: An Autobiography’ by Assata Shakur Books
In the aftermath of events in Ferguson, Missouri, a newly released edition of a key text of the black liberation canon, 'Assata: An Autobiography', is a necessary reminder of how potently the echoes of the civil rights era remain with us today, argues Terence Elliott-Cooper.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 29, 2014 12:32 - 2 Comments
Interview">Film | Annemarie Jacir: “I’m not interested in showing the West that ‘Palestinians are humans, too'” Interview
Award-winning Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir talks to Ceasefire's Jumanah Younis about her latest film, the critically acclaimed 'When I Saw You', recently released in the UK.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:26 - 0 Comments
Politics">In the Shadow of War: Exploring post-conflict Bosnia Politics
In the Shadow of War is a feature-length documentary exploring the lives of four young people in post-conflict Bosnia Herzegovina. Ceasefire's Usayd Younis caught up with its directors, Georgia and Sophia Scott, to find out why these stories needed to be told.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 29, 2014 18:51 - 1 Comment
Books">Review | Capital In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty Books
Despite its heavily eurocentric outlook, Thomas Piketty's much heralded volume of the moment is an epic and groundbreaking study of national inequalities that deserves to be read by everyone, argues Rohail Ahmad.
