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New in Ceasefire, West Bank Diary - Friday, February 15, 2013 19:28 - 2 Comments
West Bank Diary">Sebastiya: how Palestine’s trees are being poisoned West Bank Diary
In his latest report from Palestine, Derek Oakley looks at the effects of water and environmental degradation caused by Israeli settlements on the livelihoods of Palestinians.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 20:42 - 2 Comments
Special Report">Fighting Fire With Fire: Uncovering the unglamorous underbelly of Fashion Week Special Report
As Fashion Week hits New York, Ashok Kumar and Chetan Ahimsa uncover the history of exploitation in clothing factories, and the contemporary movements resisting the dangers involved in modern production.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, February 8, 2013 9:54 - 4 Comments
Comment">Incompetent, sleazy and corrupt: why Scotland Yard must be dismantled Comment
Recent scandals, from undercover agents stealing the identities of dead children to senior counter terrorism officers trying to sell information to the media, have further tarnished the Met Police's long record of incompetence, greed, corruption, mendacity and sleaze. It is not fit for purpose and should be dismantled, argues Yvonne Ridley.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, February 7, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Jean Baudrillard and Activism: A critique An A to Z of Theory
Concluding his series on Baudrillard, capitalism and resistance, Ceasefire columnist Andrew Robinson here provides his own analysis of the usefulness and limits of Baudrillard's theory for activists today. He compares Baudrillard to other theories of crisis and collapse, and asks whether Baudrillard's theory is sufficiently global.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, February 6, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Why we must rethink women’s development in Palestine Analysis
Rena Zuabi examines the challenges of the existing development framework for women and girls in the occupied territories, especially in regards to the destructive role of international and local organizations. Protecting and ensuring the rights of Palestinian women, she argues, must coincide with programs that tackle the question of Israel's colonial enterprise.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, February 5, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Comment">On phobia and homophobia: clarifying the debate on equal marriage Comment
As British MPs prepare today's free Commons vote on equal marriage, AL Shaw asks whether a more precise definition of Homophobia can prove decisive in the fight against it.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 3, 2013 0:00 - 2 Comments
Books">‘The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes’ by Jonathan Rose Books
As the marketisation of universities accelerates, maintaining forms of education which value the pursuit of knowledge as an end in itself has become a crucial and necessary challenge. Elliot Murphy revisits a classic study by Jonathan Rose that explores the pre-war culture of self-education amongst the British working classes.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, February 2, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report">France: divisions deepen over same-sex marriage proposals Special Report
Sarah Whitehead reports from Paris, where successive street demonstrations have highlighted the huge gulf of opinion currently dividing France over François Hollande's proposals to legalise gay marriage.
New in Ceasefire, Sister Outsider - Wednesday, January 30, 2013 17:11 - 2 Comments
Sister Outsider">Mapping Violence: Why we need to talk about power Sister Outsider
In a political environment in which many forms of violence are roundly condemned, Hana Riaz discusses the less visible forms of violence woven into the fabric of our society, which are equally as destructive.
New in Ceasefire, West Bank Diary - Sunday, January 27, 2013 16:42 - 0 Comments
West Bank Diary">The Right of Return: the question that will not go away West Bank Diary
Reflecting on conversations with people on 'both sides' of the Israel-Palestine divide, Derek Oakley explores the significance of 1948, and the prospect of Palestinians returning to their homes.
