New in Ceasefire
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, March 26, 2015 14:07 - 0 Comments
Comment">We Afghans Must Insure We’ll Never Have to Mourn Another Farkhunda Comment
The public mob lynching last week of a young Afghan woman has sent shockwaves across the country and beyond. This horrendous crime should be a wake-up call for all Afghans, writes Saeeq Shajjan from Kabul.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, March 25, 2015 14:20 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Alain Badiou: Politics An A to Z of Theory
In the eighth installment of his ten-part series on the political thought of Alain Badiou, Andrew Robinson examines the French thinker's specifically political ideas.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 24, 2015 20:06 - 2 Comments
Comment">Theresa May’s Witch-Hunt of the Muslim Community Continues Comment
The speech delivered yesterday by British Home Secretary Theresa May, while ostensibly aimed at countering extremism, was in reality the latest episode in the ongoing assault on Britain's Muslims, argues Dilly Hussain.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, March 16, 2015 23:42 - 0 Comments
Politics">From Ferguson to the UK: Racist State Violence is a Global Problem. So Must be the Resistance. Politics
The #BlackLivesMatter campaign highlights the necessity for a global movement of solidarity against racially-motivated state violence.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Wednesday, March 11, 2015 17:14 - 7 Comments
Special Report">A new front in the War on Terror in Bangladesh? The Avijit Roy Murder and the Manufacturing of Consent Special Report
Recent media coverage of political violence in Bangladesh aptly reflects the country's deepening drift into authoritarianism over the past decade.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 18:45 - 1 Comment
Comment">How the UK ‘security’ Industry Fuels Human Rights Abuses Around the World Comment
This week, between March 10-12, the quiet English town of Farnborough will play host to the Security and Policing 2015 conference and exhibition. This event will bring together some of the world's biggest arms companies with some of the worst human rights abusers, writes Andrew Smith.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Monday, March 9, 2015 17:45 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Alain Badiou: After the Event An A to Z of Theory
In this seventh of his ten-part series on Alain Badiou, Andrew Robinson explores what happens after the Event and its unfolding, and examines a number of possible pitfalls with Badiou's theory. Do actual revolutions unfold in the way which Badiou models? And can Badiou deal with Event-like processes with reactionary consequences?
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, March 3, 2015 15:24 - 0 Comments
Comment">Don’t Shoot the Messenger: The Real ‘Jihadi John’ Debate Comment
Attacks by the media and political establishment on campaigning charity Cage over its statements on Mohammed Emwazi are wrong-headed and obscure the real debate we need to be having, argues Yvonne Ridley.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 28, 2015 21:15 - 8 Comments
Politics">Creating ‘Jihadi John’: Are the UK security services putting us in danger? Politics
The apparent unmasking of 'Jihadi John' has dominated international headlines of the past 48 hours. Far less coverage, however, has been given to troubling revelations that Mohammed Emwazi and others had been subjected to sustained harassment by UK security services for years. This raises important and urgent questions about current anti-terror policies.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, February 14, 2015 13:34 - 0 Comments
Comment">“Only newsworthy when behind a gun, not in front of it”: On media coverage of #ChapelHillShooting Comment
Western media reactions to the murder of three Muslim-Americans earlier this week have, once again, reflected and highlighted deep-rooted and systemic issues in mainstream representations of Muslims in the West, argues Ali M Latifi.
