Secularism is a Women’s IssueI was reminded that cultural memory and revival are a crucial form of resistance, just as important as Sarah straining to free her body from the grip of policemen, or hundreds of activists maintaining a four-month sit-in in Khan al-Amar’s besieged school.
One year after Israel gave the green light to demolish Khan al-Amar, the small Bedouin village survives thanks to a bold and creative women-led campaign.
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How Palestinian Women Successfully Defended Their Village From Demolition
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Burkina Faso: Dozens die in gunmen mosque attack
14 October, by siawi3“The French, American, Canadian, German and other armies have set foot in our sub-region, saying they want to fight terrorism. But despite this massive presence... the terrorist groups... are growing stronger.” Armed men have stormed a mosque in Burkina Faso as worshippers were praying inside, killing at least 16 people and sending residents fleeing.
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France : Rendre accessibles les archives de la guerre d’Algérie
14 octobre, par siawi3Il serait temps que la France cesse de se distinguer parmi les démocraties par des entraves à la liberté d’accès à ses archives. Si les obstacles longtemps opposés à l’accès à celles de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ont été peu à peu levés, il en persiste d’importants concernant l’accès à celles d’une autre page de son histoire, celle des guerres coloniales, en particulier de la guerre d’Algérie.
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France : Nous apportons notre total soutien à Henri Pena-Ruiz
14 octobre, par siawi3Quand cessera-t-on de cautionner et d’encourager le fanatisme au prétexte d’éviter la « stigmatisation » ?
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Brazil: Fearful of Lula’s Exoneration, His Once-Fanatical Prosecutors Request His Release From Prison. But Lula Refuses.
14 October, by siawi3Lula’s accusers are desperately trying to get him out of prison, while he insists on staying there until he’s fully exonerated. The prosecutors clearly fear that the crowning jewel of their work — Lula’s head on a stake — is in jeopardy. Much of their legitimacy has already been eroded, but any reversal of what they regard as their most cherished accomplishment would be a fatal blow.
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Spanish security firm ’spied on Julian Assange for US’ during embassy stay
12 October, by siawi3Spain’s National Court says it is investigating whether David Morales and his Undercover Global SL security agency invaded Assange’s privacy and that of his lawyers by installing hidden microphones and other devices in the embassy. It said the information gathered appeared to have been passed on to Ecuadorean and US bodies.
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Europe: Why the radical right is no longer the exclusive domain of older, male voters
12 October, by siawi3No longer can we dismiss the radical right as the party family of angry old men, reacting against a changing society. Now, women and gay men are likely to be found within their ranks.
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Understanding the Two Types of Whistleblowers
12 October, by siawi3Legal whistleblowers work within the system seeking to make the government work better. Civil disobedience whistleblowers go outside the system (and the law) seeking to change or disrupt government policy. Maybe the specter of a lawless president and the example of an insider legal whistleblower who called him out will prod Congress to start creating more protections for those who want to speak truth to power. We need more of those protections now more than ever.
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The politics of rememberance in Algeria between the Liberation War of 1954, and the Civil War of the 1990s
12 October, by siawi3Commemoration and counter-memory of the Algerian liberation and civil war: calls for an inclusive approach.
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An Evening With Salman Rushdie
12 October, by siawi3Rushdie discusses his career, his life and his new novel ’Quichotte’
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