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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 11, 2016 11:57 - 5 Comments
Comment">Beyond Prevent: How to Really Defeat Violent Extremism Comment
The UK government's failed counter-extremism strategy has wrongly targeted thousands of innocent people, including hundreds of children. If the Government truly wants to fight extremism, it must listen to the victims of its failures, argues Moazzam Begg.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, September 12, 2016 19:21 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Borders are a weapon of racism and austerity, not a solution to either Analysis
The Brexit debate has shown us that the progressive struggle against class and race-based oppression must start with fighting the rhetoric - and reality - of immigration controls, writes Luke de Noronha.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:38 - 12 Comments
Comment">To Leave or Not to Leave the EU: A British Muslim Perspective Comment
Is there a distinctly British Muslim case with regards to Thursday's referendum on Britain's membership of the EU? Dilly Hussain examines the arguments.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 20, 2016 8:58 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Billionaire Republicans and Professional Islamophobes: The Pro-Israel lobby in Brussels Analysis
A report released this week reveals the deep ties between pro-Israel organisations operating in Brussels and US-based right-wing donors, Republican supporters of Islamophobic causes and proponents of Israel’s settlement project. The report's authors argue we need much greater transparency in political lobbying at the EU.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 25, 2016 16:38 - 2 Comments
Analysis">Their Violence, Our Values: A History of European Responses to Political Dissent Analysis
European responses to political dissent, from Enlightenment radicals to anti-colonial movements, have always been framed in ideological terms - invoking a threat to our identity and values - rather than socio-political ones. In the wake of the Brussels attacks, Asim Qureshi warns against basing our responses on a politics of fear.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, January 26, 2016 16:29 - 7 Comments
Comment">Education as Resistance: Western Sahara’s Rising Generation Comment
As Western Sahara enters its fifth decade under occupation, Agaila Abba reports on the role of education as a major front of resistance in the Saharawi national struggle.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 30, 2015 10:55 - 8 Comments
Comment">Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in the UK Comment
In the wake of the publication of a landmark report documenting a rise in anti-Muslim racism in the UK, one of its authors, Arzu Merali, argues for a deeper understanding of the systemic roots of Islamophobia.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, October 1, 2015 14:06 - 1 Comment
Comment">David Cameron’s Jamaican Prison: A Show of Ignorance, Cruelty and Historical Amnesia Comment
On his visit to Jamaica this week, instead of addressing widening calls for historical reparations, David Cameron announced plans for a UK-funded prison on the island to transfer Jamaican offenders from the UK. Luke de Noronha examines the wider context.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 0:00 - 4 Comments
Special Report">A (Not So) Silent Takeover: Social Cleansing in London’s East End Special Report
Dilly Hussain reports on the ongoing campaign by corporate property developers to muscle the Somali-run community out of London's East End.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 23, 2015 13:38 - 7 Comments
Comment">Lutfur Rahman Verdict: An Overview Comment
Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman was today found guilty of election offences by the High Court. The judgment, read this morning at the Royal Courts of Justice, followed the longest election trial since the Second World War. Jennifer Izaakson reports for Ceasefire.
