Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

The forgotten Arab Republicans

“It would be useful for some contemporary pundits and politicians to be reminded that ‘horseshoe theory’, which places anti-fascist activity in the same category as the fascists they oppose, is dangerous nonsense.”  A book review The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War

On 05 August 1939, thirteen young women were executed by a  Francoist   firing squad  just after the conclusion of the  Spanish Civil War . Their execution was part of a massive execution campaign known as the  "saca de agosto" , which included 43 young men (among them a fourteen-year-old). Las trece rosas