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Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:21 - 0 Comments
Blog">BBC to apologise for airing Egypt documentary made by Mubarak partner Blog
The BBC is to issue an apology over broadcasting programmes by a third party company that featured the latter's own clients, including Hosni Mubarak and the Malaysian government.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, February 6, 2012 21:24 - 1 Comment
Blog">Congresswomen visit S Arabia to help bring democracy to Iran. Find no female toilets. Blog
US Congresswomen visit Saudi Arabia to discuss the "Iranian threat" but get treated to some gender segregation instead.
Ceasefire Bites - Monday, January 30, 2012 9:16 - 0 Comments
Blog">Noam Chomsky remembers Howard Zinn Blog
Noam Chomsky pays a moving tribute to his friend, scholar and activist Howard Zinn, who passed away two years ago this week.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:00 - 64 Comments
Comment">Lowkey: Why I had to say no to Westwood TV Comment
Earlier this month, Lowkey, one of the UK’s leading hip hop artists, turned down an invitation to appear on TimWestwoodTV, the influential YouTube channel hosted by UK Hip Hop’s biggest name. In an exclusive piece, he explains why.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:19 - 1 Comment
Barak Obama’s State of the Union Address [Full Text]
We reproduce below Barak Obama’s State of the Union Address as prepared for delivery before a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, January 13, 2012 13:49 - 2 Comments
Comment">Iraq – What was done in our name? Comment
Phil Shiner, one of the UK's leading human rights lawyers, argues we shouldn't forget that everything the world community abhors about US military actions, from Guantanamo Bay to this week's US Marines video scandal, is of a piece with UK policies and practices in Iraq, including, as he documents, the abuse, torture of killing of detainees.
New in Ceasefire, The People in Between - Thursday, January 12, 2012 14:38 - 0 Comments
The People in Between">Border Blues The People in Between
In his ongoing series of travel blogs, Jason Smith chronicles another surreal border crossing, this time in South America.Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 13:00 - 1 Comment
Interview">Larissa Sansour: “For Palestinians, politics is not just an option, but a fundamental circumstance.” Interview
Two weeks ago Lacoste pressurised the Musée de l’Elysée to withdraw an entry for the Prix Lacoste Elysée by Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour for being "too pro-palestinian". In an exclusive interview, she talks to Ceasefire deputy editor Musab Younis about the fall out.Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 29, 2011 19:10 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Jonathan Swift: icon of 2011? Arts & Culture
Jonathan Jacobs argues that Swift's Irish Writings speak, with unusual precision, to a very current moment in resistance.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 23, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Analysis">European Parliament: an unexpected victory for Western Sahara Analysis
The European Parliament's decision last week to end the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement is a historic one, argues Stefan Simanowitz.
