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Ceasefire Shorts | Why BDS is working, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 0:00 - 35 Comments
Comment">Ilan Pappé: the boycott will work, an Israeli perspective Comment
In the second of our exclusive extracts from "The Case For Sanctions Against Israel," Ilan Pappé, celebrated Israeli Historian and author, argues that the BDS movement is the best means to end Israel's oppressive occupation and prevent another Nakba.
Ceasefire Shorts | Why BDS is working, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Comment">Hind Awwad “Six Years of BDS: Success!” Comment
To mark Nakba Day, we publish two exclusive extracts from "The Case For Sanctions Against Israel," a landmark collection featuring a stellar cast of contributors. In the first of these, Hind Awwad, coordinator with the Palestinian BDS National Committee, provides an overview of the remarkable achievements of the BDS movement in its first six years.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Monday, May 14, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Books">Review: ‘Social Movements in the Global South’ Books
The role of activist researchers from wealthy nations in social movements in the Global South is a question rarely explored in academia. Adam Elliott-Cooper reviews an important new volume of scholarly accounts from across the Globe, edited by Sara Motta and Alf Nilsen.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Theatre - Sunday, May 13, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Theatre">Review: Cymbeline, South Sudan Theatre Company (Shakespeare’s Globe) Theatre
Part of the 'Globe to Globe' programme of 37 plays in 37 languages, the SSTC's Cymbeline is heavy with historical and political parallels. Ceasefire's Derek Oakley is impressed.
Arts & Culture, Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 12, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Music">Review: Brother Ali (XOYO) Music
In anticipation of the release of his new album "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color", US Hip-hop artist Brother Ali is currently on a UK tour. Ceasefire's Usayd Younis went to see him perform in London.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 11, 2012 0:00 - 4 Comments
Comment">Richard Falk: Palestine’s hunger strikers have created a Gandhian moment Comment
Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories and world-renowned legal scholar, argues that despite the silence from Western media and politicians, the extraordinary hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners marks a dramatic shift in Palestinian tactics of resistance.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:09 - 2 Comments
Analysis">‘Keeping the peace’ in Somalia Analysis
Elliot Murphy provides an unsettling account of the latest developments in Somalia, and warns against Western calls for foreign intervention.
Arts & Culture, Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:46 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Review: Einstein on the Beach (Barbican) Arts & Culture
Ceasefire's Cordelia Lynn reviews 'Einstein on the Beach', Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s "impressive but demanding spectacle", which had its UK premiere at The Barbican last week.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 0:00 - 9 Comments
Comment">What if the Tottenham Court Road hostage-taker was a Muslim? Comment
Last week, a middle-aged white man entered an office on one of London's busiest streets and threatened to blow himself and others up. Philip Miller and Taherali Gulamhussein argue the treatment of the incident by the police and the media tells us a lot about the politicised nature of counter-terrorism.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 7, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Bolivia: Morales announces May Day nationalisation amidst workers protests Special Report
Ali Sargent reports exclusively from La Paz, Bolivia, where Evo Morales's May Day announcement of another renationalisation has been overshadowed by mass workers protests and strikes.
