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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 25, 2013 13:54 - 3 Comments
Analysis">Israeli Election Results Bring Peace No Closer Analysis
Media coverage of this week's Israeli elections has generally portrayed the results as a shift away from the right by the electorate, presumably moderating its positions and attitudes on peace and security. Such optimism is not only false, but dangerous, argues Jon Simmons.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 23:38 - 6 Comments
Interview">Mali’s Festival au Désert | Manny Ansar: “We remain optimists, despite the circumstances” Interview
Festival au Désert, a landmark event founded 13 years ago this week by a collective of North Malian Touareg musicians has been cancelled this year. In an exclusive interview conducted on the eve of French military intervention, the festival's founding director spoke to Ceasefire's Oualid Khelifi.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 21:59 - 3 Comments
Notes from the Margins">‘The Invisible Dead’: The victims of US wars Obama forgot to mention Notes from the Margins
In his presidential inauguration speech, Barack Obama praised the U.S. Armed Forces and the 'price' American soldiers have paid in defence of 'liberty.' Matt Carr reflects on the 'other' victims of these wars, who went unmentioned in the president's address.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Monday, January 21, 2013 0:00 - 3 Comments
Books">Review | Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture Books
Musab Younis reviews 'Cruel Britannia' by Ian Cobain, the shocking recent exposé of Britain's use of torture from the Second World War onwards.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, January 19, 2013 14:14 - 39 Comments
Special Report">Who is Dr Aafia Siddiqui? And why are Algerian hostage-takers demanding her release? Special Report
A key demand of the Algerian hostage takers is the release of a Pakistani mother-of-three currently serving an 86-year sentence in a US prison. So why has her case gone virtually unmentioned in the mainstream media? Journalist Yvonne Ridley, herself a former hostage, reports.
Counter Narratives, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 18, 2013 0:00 - 3 Comments
Counter Narratives">Redefining Feminism: Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion Counter Narratives
Sara Salem traces the history of the modern feminist project, and explains why the theory of intersectionality allows us to decentre elite Western feminism
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, January 17, 2013 16:37 - 25 Comments
Comment">Blood for Uranium: France’s Mali intervention has little to do with terrorism Comment
Adam Elliott-Cooper looks at the geo-strategic and economic interests shaping the current French intervention in Mali.
Blogs, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Blog">Some thoughts on The Fabian New Year Conference 2013 Blog
Andrew Fleming reports from the Fabian Society's Annual Conference, where there are signs of an upcoming battle to smuggle progressive policies into Labour’s next manifesto.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 17:05 - 1 Comment
Special Report">Refuge Denied: African Asylum Seekers in Israel Special Report
While monitoring the effects of occupation for a Human Rights organisation in the West Bank, Derek Oakley reports on the African asylum seekers suffering racism and abuse inside Israeli territory.
Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Monday, January 7, 2013 21:50 - 2 Comments
Books">Review: The Lives of Things by José Saramago Books
Mark Sabine reviews 'The Lives of Things', a surreal short story collection from the late Portuguese novelist José Saramago.
