Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

 

Charged Who do the police protect? Related British policing is institutionally racist

Related ‘A corpse in a gown’

Middle East and North African countries carried out most global executions last year Meanwhile in  Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan …

Women’s role against British occupation and Zionist settlement

Some of the arguments of the capitalist ideology are deployed here.

The faces from detention camps

Directing the Brighton Festival

“The miners appeared reluctant to pass judgement on the war or President Putin directly. Many of them are Russian-speaking and appeared keen to avoid territory that could cause frictions within a tight-knit community. But several men acknowledged a strong nostalgia for the Soviet era and the times when Ukrainians and Russians worked side by side in the mines.” Ukrainian miners struggle on

Joining ‘the West’

“This isn’t just a chapter in the sad history of the 20th century, but a story of division and whipped-up animosities that has its roots in colonialism and is repeating itself throughout the world today – not least in the UK’s own grubby politics.” A tale of the man who killed Gandhi

“President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is “even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” I have just looked at the world map. Taiwan, in case you didn’t know, is situated between Florida and Cuba. American imperialism, after defeats in Iraq and Afghanistan, is trying to reassert itself. It is contrary to what a few analysts think. The U.S. still has a superior force and supported by subordinate states/allies. Taiwan would be the excuse not the reason for any military action. The real reason and the main objective is to clip the rising technological power of China. That is the main threat to Western imperialism. 

“To truly understand the dangerous predicament India’s 207 million Muslims find themselves in today, it’s important to remember that this is the culmination of a gradual process, not a singular sequence of events. Classifying minorities and minoritised citizens as necessary threats, who are either to be disciplined or eliminated, has been a routine feature in the design and practice of modern nation-states, of which India is no exception.” Unfortunately, the writer did not elaborate on the above in the article: - “the culmination of a gradual process” - “the routine feature in the design and practice of modern nationa-states” The forsaken ones

The Tavern Jerusalem is Arab Nationalism’s Pride Related Poetry defeats authority

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A 2015 movie available on sflix.to

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Return of the king

I think ‘Western imperialism’ in the title is an overstretch. The article does not deal with Western imperialism. Nor does it mention economic imperialism. “Starmer’s flame-war against the left has become so extreme that, as some critics have pointed out, both Pope Francis and Amnesty International would face expulsion from Starmer’s Labour Party were they members. ”