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November 9, 2016
Donald J Trump has declared victory in the US presidential election. The candidate took the stage in New York just before 3am local time to announce that his rival, Hillary Clinton, had called him to concede the race.
Donald Trump claims victory in New York. Mike Segar/Reuters
“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” the president-...
November 9, 2016
Sri Lanka has been lauded for equal access to education for girls and boys, but textbooks and traditions continue to play a role in perpetuating inequitable gender norms and stereotypes.
Sri Lanka has in some circles been considered a model of post-colonial gender equality compared to its South Asian counterparts due to high literacy rates for men and women, 97.7 and 98.6 respectively,...
November 8, 2016
पिछले महीने 26 अक्टूबर को कनाडा की संसद ने इस्लामफोबिया विरोधी प्रस्ताव पारित किया। कनाडा और दुनिया के दूसरे हिस्सों में मस्जिदों और मुस्लिम समुदाय पर हुए हाल के हमलों को देखते हुए कनाडा की संसद में यह प्रस्ताव पारित किया गया है। हालांकि यह प्रस्ताव अभी कानून नहीं बना है लेकिन इसमें हर तरह के इस्लाम फोबिया की निंदा की गई है।
कनाडा के 70000 लोगों ने ऑनलाइन याचिका पर हस्ताक्षर कर इस्लाम के...
November 8, 2016
If the winner is Clinton, a chorus of commentators will celebrate it as a great step forward for women. None will mention Clinton’s victims: the women of Syria, Iraq and Libya.
The American journalist, Edward Bernays, is often described as the man who invented modern propaganda.
The nephew of Sigmund Freud, the pioneer of psycho-analysis, it was Bernays who coined the term “...
November 8, 2016
12 things we can't ignore as America votes.
Image credit: Vox.com
For John Berger at 90, whose uncompromising tenderness and compassion shows us how to look hard yet be full of care.
1. There should be a plural term for violences. This would let us talk about how to choose between violences. Today, this would mean judging between different ‘brands’ of violence in the...
November 8, 2016
Companies haven’t earned our trust when it comes to protecting workers’ rights, so why do states give them the benefit of doubt?
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Penelope Kyritsis (BTS): What is the importance of the Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on freedom of peaceful assembly and association?
Shawna Bader-Blau: What’s really...
November 7, 2016
Foreign Policy reports that the International Criminal Court is poised to formally investigate US actions for the first time in its history
The remains of the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, six months after it was attacked in a U.S. airstrike. (Photo: Reuters)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing to...
November 6, 2016
War, Revolutions and Violence in the Middle East since 2011
A talk by Laleh Khalili
Followed by a discussion moderated by Jairus Banaji.
Date: Nov 7, 2016
Time: 6pm
Venue: BUJ Hall, Fort, Mumbai
Laleh Khalili is Professor at the Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Her most recent book '...
November 5, 2016
The recent arrests of HDP co-leaders and MPs is another dangerous episode in Turkey’s road towards absolute dictatorship.
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Let us stop pretending otherwise: Turkey is now under a dictatorial regime established step by step under the gaze of, and with tacit support from western governments and institutions. Kurdish and democratic forces...
November 5, 2016
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu hopes his new film on the killing of Michael Brown will bring healing, dignity, and investment to Black communities affected by police violence.
Credit: By Loavesofbread - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia.com.
Where do you find hope? What do you love? What do you find beautiful?
Equipped with these three questions, filmmaker Mobolaji Olambiwonnu packed up his gear...