Editor’s Desk
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, July 18, 2021 10:23 - 0 Comments
Comment | America the Unredeemed: James Baldwin’s radical vision
James Baldwin’s critique of American life remains one of the preeminent interventions of the Civil Rights movement. In the wake of the Trump era and the rise of BLM, Baldwin's radical vision is more relevant than ever, writes Zwan Mahmod.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:52 - 0 Comments
Comment | Adding insult to injury: Israel’s ‘Roof Knocking’ is colonial propaganda
Israel routinely claims it 'humanely' warns Palestinians before it bombs their homes. For us Palestinians from Gaza, the PR spin around this ‘roof knocking’ hides a much uglier reality, write Malaka Shwaikh and Shaymaa Ziara.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 29, 2021 13:19 - 0 Comments
Special Report | “I have to start life all over again”: A Ghanaian deportee’s journey
Jamel had lived in the UK for half his life when he unexpectedly found himself on a plane to Ghana. His story, Galatea Scotti writes, shows how the emotional and material repercussions of involuntary returns can be deep and traumatic, not only for individuals but entire communities.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, January 10, 2021 15:06 - 0 Comments
Comment | Why you should leave WhatsApp, and how
As WhatsApp prepares to share even more of our personal data across the Facebook network, now is a good time to take stock of our online privacy options.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:16 - 0 Comments
Analysis | “Whatever it is the Parliament does”: On Egypt’s redundant, theatrical elections
This month Egypt holds its latest round of parliamentary elections. But what purposes do such elections serve in a military autocracy? Quite a few, actually, writes Hesham Shafick.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 25, 2020 12:09 - 1 Comment
Analysis | Should you use the UK Government’s new Coronavirus Contact Tracing App? Well…
The UK Government's new Covid-19 contact-tracing app for England and Wales is a marked improvement on its dismal earlier attempt, but should you use it? It's complicated, writes Paul Bernal.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 18, 2020 11:45 - 0 Comments
Comment | Lebanon: Even freedom of expression, our last bastion, is now under threat
As Lebanon reels from deepening political unrest and the repercussions of last month's horrific port explosion, an alarming crackdown on freedom of expression is gathering momentum, writes Lebanese novelist Naji Bakhti.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 26, 2020 8:51 - 0 Comments
Profiles | Deportation Cuts: Stories of exile and survival
Over the last two decades, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica, many of whom left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in the UK. Luke de Noronha, author of a new book on the painful and intimate life stories of these deportees now living in exile, presents snippets of their stories framed by music videos which speak to their biographies — an invitation to read, pause, watch and listen.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, August 3, 2020 10:21 - 1 Comment
Comment | How did we arrive here? On the Anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the Rabaa Massacre, which signalled the end of Egypt’s once promising democratic project. While the military’s role in the revolution’s defeat is clear, Egypt’s liberal and leftist forces must examine their own complicities and failures, writes Hesham Shafick.
Editor's Desk, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, July 22, 2020 16:38 - 0 Comments
Analysis | Strained Solidarities: On (re)building a mass anti-racist movement in Britain
Anti-racist activists in the UK must eschew stale debates over terminology and representation, and instead focus on building a movement rooted in structural knowledge and powered by cross-communal solidarity, write Ilyas Nagdee and Azfar Shafi.
