Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

"Processes of capitalist urbanization may be thriving in the region, but city life for far too many urban residents appears suspended over the abyss of the anti-city." The Urbanization of Power and the Struggle for the City

Bernie Sanders throws the Palestinians under the bus

France recognises use of torture in Algeria war Better late than never! Today France does not use systemic torture, but some of her Friends do.

Sweden in deadlock

Solidarity with the head of pro-Kurdish party

Hanna Mina The most prominent Syrian novelist, "the Arab Hemingway" 1924-2018 Sun on a Cloudy Day

Wrath of Silence (A Chinese movie. Beware of pop-up windows)

"The British curriculum dedicates plenty of attention to the violence of others - in Nazi Germany or during the American Civil War - and goes into great detail on a few events in medieval and pre-Victorian English history, like the Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the reign of Henry VIII. But a British school would not teach you anything about the brutality of British colonialism." It is time to teach colonial history in British schools

"European citizens, not refugees, behind most terrorist attacks" European Institute of International Studies

Why Redneck Revolt Says Deal With Racism First