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Blogs, Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, February 17, 2011 15:29 - 1 Comment
Life on Wheels – Week 81 – No freedom of speech for Cardiff University
Ceasefire contributor Jody Mcintyre has been prevented from speaking at Cardiff University. In his latest 'Life on Wheels' post, he explains why.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, November 22, 2010 23:32 - 2 Comments
Special Report Bearing Witness: The Russell Tribunal on Palestine
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine sat its second international session on 20-22nd November 2010 in London. With a jury comprising QCs, Nobel Peace Laureates and former UN officials, it examined evidence of international corporate complicity in Israel’s violations of International Law. Ceasefire correspondent Teodora Todorova reports.
Editor's Desk, Events, New in Ceasefire, The Ceasefire Sessions - Thursday, November 18, 2010 0:13 - 6 Comments
The Ceasefire Sessions Norman Finkelstein
As part of its 'Ceasefire Sessions' season of talks, Ceasefire is very pleased to be hosting, in conjunction with the Nottingham University Arabic and Palestinian societies, the celebrated academic and scholar, Professor Norman Finkelstein.
Finkelstein, one of the world's foremost experts on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, will deliver a talk entitled: 'Israel: Search for peace?'
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 22:20 - 0 Comments
About Me
By Jody Mcintyre When I was born in East Dulwich hospital, the doctors told my parents I would never walk, and probably wouldn’t talk. After proving them wrong, and eighteen wasted years of education, I decided to go and see the world, and travelled around South America for three months on my own. While I was […]Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels - Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments
Week 70 – Thoughts on Equality
By Jody Mcintyre Ni’lin really is a surreal place. When I first arrived in the small West Bank village that I would spend the next week in, I didn’t expect to see an orthodox Jewish settler getting his car fixed… I stared at him in complete disbelief, and he smiled and waved back. Stealing people’s land […]Features, Politics, Profiles - Monday, August 9, 2010 17:46 - 4 Comments
Remembering Mahmoud Darwish – How the revolution was written
Two years ago today Palestine’s National Poet, Mahmoud Darwish passed away after a 6-month battle with cancer. He was 67. The ensuing reverberations, of loss and mourning and a sense of things left unsaid continue to resonate to this day. On this second anniversary, Ahmed Masoud, Palestinian academic, writer and theatre director, revisits the astonishing achievements of a literary giant. In particular, he guides us through a crucial period in Darwish’s intellectual journey, namely the years 1950-1971 when he was still living in Israel. It's a fitting homage, celebrating the life of a true humanist and the fighting conscience of a nation.
