Arts & Culture
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 24, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Film">Skyfall: A Bond Out of Time Film
Amidst the critical accolades and commercial success, Skyfall, the latest and most successful instalment of the James Bond franchise, unintentionally exposes the political contradictions of a changing era, argues Tony McKenna.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 19, 2012 16:53 - 4 Comments
Comment">‘Mama, why didn’t we die last time?’ Fear and Dignity in Gaza Comment
In a highly moving piece, acclaimed Palestinian writer and director Ahmed Masoud reflects on the ongoing brutal Western-backed Israeli assault on Gaza. Palestinians are breaking out of their fears, he writes, and would rather live in dignity or not at all.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 8, 2012 6:27 - 2 Comments
Books">Review | The State of Islam: Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan Books
Media representations of Pakistan often portray it as a backward country fuelled by religious extremism. But, as Saadia Toor shows in her insightful new book, reviewed for Ceasefire by Shozab Raza, the complex history of the Left in Pakistan offers a much more compelling explanation for the country's current predicament - and gives some clues with regard to its future.
Arts & Culture, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Music">The Coup: Interview and Performance [Video] Music
After more than two decades at the forefront of political Hip Hop, The Coup's first UK tour has seen them deliver memorable performances. Ceasefire interview frontman Boots Riley and review the band's first ever London gig.
Arts & Culture, Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire, Theatre - Thursday, November 1, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Unto The Breach: Can Shakespeare Help us Unravel the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict? Arts & Culture
Next week sees the UK premiere of Unto the Breach, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V by Al Zayotuna, Europe's most renowned Palestinian theatre and dance company. Ahmed Masoud and Souraya Qabbani explore the parallels and paradoxes behind the production.
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 28, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments
Music">Review – The Coup: Sorry to Bother You Music
As 2012 slows to an end, this week sees the timely release of “Sorry to Bother You”, the new album by US Hip-hop band The Coup fronted by activist Boots Riley. Usayd Younis and Sara Shah find a release that merges clever social commentary, punk rebellion and funky beats to create a timeless and unique sound.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, October 27, 2012 0:00 - 2 Comments
Books">Review – After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine Books
Hilary Aked reviews a landmark new essay collection exploring the arguments for, and obstacles against, a one-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, October 25, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">The Campaign to Save Centerprise Arts & Culture
One of London's most well-established Black bookshops and resource centres is being threatened with closure by Hackney Council. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper and Usayd Younis visited Centerprise, in Dalston to report on the campaign to save it.
Arts & Culture, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, September 24, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Interview: Fear of a Brown Planet [Video] Arts & Culture
Currently on a UK tour, 'Fear of a Brown Planet' has taken the British comedy circuit by storm with its irreverent and lucid take on race, politics and art. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper reviews the show and talks exclusively to FBP's Aamer Rahman.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, September 15, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Books">Review: The Spanish Holocaust – Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain Books
Heather McRobie reviews Paul Preston's impressive study of the Spanish civil war and the systemic campaign of extermination by General Franco that claimed hundreds of thousands of innocent lives.
