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New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, November 2, 2013 15:35 - 2 Comments
Comment">The government’s ‘Health Tourism’ myths are destroying real lives Comment
As the media-political campaign against so-called 'health tourism' intensifies, government policies continue to plight countless migrant lives. Luqman Onikosi writes of his own personal battle to receive medical treatment for his serious chronic illness against the bureaucratic cruelties of the UK immigration system.
Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 22, 2010 12:00 - 2 Comments
Interview A Burmese Story: Waihnin Pwint Thon
In the past few days, Burma has witnessed both the exhilarating news of Aung San Suu Kyi's release after 15 years of confinement, and the crushing disappointment of discredited elections. In a powerful new interview, Melanie Scagliarini speaks to Waihnin Pwint Thon, one of the world's most prominent Burmese activists, whose father is currently serving a 65 year-sentence for his pro-democratic activities.
Columns, Devil's Advocate, Ideas, Politics - Thursday, August 5, 2010 14:02 - 9 Comments
Devil’s Advocate: Is Democracy overrated?
Everyone knows -or at least pays lip-service to- Democracy as an exalted ideal. Is everyone wrong? Is this a concept we have been too lazy, or too blind, to fully examine? what is so special about a system that is aimed at creating a good society yet rarely delivers on that promise? In a controversial piece, the first of his 'Devil's Advocate' columns, Omer Ali examines the impact of democracy as well as its theoretical underpinnings. In the process, he draws on examples from politics and economics and takes aim at a few sacred truths.
