Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, March 28, 2015 0:00 - 23 Comments
Comment">The Last Stand: On the Lutfur Rahman Trial Comment
A court case against Lutfur Rahman, Britain's first elected Muslim Mayor, concluded last week, with a verdict expected in early April. A defeat for Rahman would represent a huge blow against a genuine proponent of progressive change and a victory for the forces of reaction and anti-Muslim bigotry, argues Jennifer Izaakson.
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.
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, 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.
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.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:17 - 2 Comments
Politics">A Fine Bromance, the Corporates and The Hindu Right: On Narendra Modi’s First Six Months in Power Politics
Amrit Wilson examines Narendra Modi's record in power in the six months since the BJP's electoral victory in May.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, December 9, 2014 23:59 - 4 Comments
Comment">Must the Wretched of the Earth Be Moral? Revisiting Fanon on Violence Comment
On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the passing of Frantz Fanon, a defining figure of the anti-colonial struggle, Tanzil Chowdhury revisits Fanon's defence of the violence of the oppressed, and its contemporary implications for those engaged in solidarity efforts with global resistance movements.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, December 1, 2014 17:22 - 8 Comments
Politics">This state-imposed persecution of the UK’s international students must end Politics
In a letter published today in Ceasefire, more than a hundred UK academics, activists, and students write in to raise the alarm over Home Office policies towards non-EU colleagues and students, and warn that such policies are not only discriminatory but are causing irreparable damage to British higher education.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, November 7, 2014 17:08 - 0 Comments
Comment">The Arms Trade Treaty: Will it have any worthwhile impact? Comment
This December, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the first of its kind aimed at regulating the international arms trade, will become part of international law. Without political will, however, none of its desirable impacts are likely to happen, warns Nicholas Gilby.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, October 6, 2014 16:05 - 5 Comments
Politics">‘The right kind of perpetrator’: Race, religion and gender in the Rotherham child abuse scandal Politics
Recent coverage of the Rotherham child exploitation case has focused on the race, religion and ethnic background of the perpetrators. This fits neatly into a right-wing discourse around the supposed tyranny of political correctness and distracts from the prominent role of white, establishment figures in sexually exploiting children.
