Another Side of the Story: A Discussion with the Managing Editor of “Daily News Egypt”
March 19, 2013 By Sean Jacobs Source: Africa is a Country Post by Sarah El-Shaarawi I had the opportunity to sit down with Rana Allam, Managing Editor of the Daily News Egypt towards…
Does Zimbabwe’s new Constitution live up to women’s aspirations?
`This weekend, Zimbabwe held a Constitutional referendum. And so Zimbabwe enjoyed yet another 15 seconds of international press attention. Turnout was reported as low. The public was as apathetic, uninformed, and/or disinterested. And…
The Jamaat factor in Bangladesh politics: Jyoti Rehman
March 13, 2013 by Shivam Vij A train in Bangladesh set on fire by activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Source: Kafila This is a guest post by Bangladeshi commentator JYOTI REHMAN: Delwar Hossain…
Angola: One Party, One Voice
March 18, 2013 By Cláudio C. Silva Source: Africa is a Country Angola is a country that has been ruled by the same party, the MPLA, since independence in 1975. The party has…
A New Pope and “The Most Corrupt Vatican Since the Borgias”
Matthew Fox (former Catholic priest) discusses the Vatican’s work with the CIA and it’s alliance with far right political forces and Pope Francis’ opposition to liberation theology in Latin America. Source: The Real…
The life and times of Bhanwari Devi: Laxmi Murthy
Bhanwari Devi (right) with her daughter Rameshwari, in Mangalore Source: Kafila This is a guest post by LAXMI MURTHY: “Only justice can fill my belly, not awards,” says Bhanwari Devi in response to…
Cowboy Capitalism: The Case of Reliance KG Basin Gas Business
Source: Sanhati, February 24, 2013. By Rahul Varman. I. Background While everyone recognises the significance of petroleum industry for an economy like India, the real happenings and intricacies of the sector do not…
Can non-Europeans think?
Can non-Europeans think? What happens with thinkers who operate outside the European philosophical ‘pedigree’?”. A necessary reflection by Hamid Dabashi, published in Buala: African Contemporary Culture. In a lovely little panegyric for…
Who’s afraid of the Karachi Literature Festival?: Ayesha Siddiqa
Here we are seemingly in an age of intellectual freedom, burgeoning media industry and literature festivals. There are numerous festivals held all over South Asia celebrating books new and old, bringing people together…
Here’s what some South African artists make of the country’s politics
”To get the pulse of a country journalists usually go for political elites or the “man on the street.” Rarely do they ask artists what they think about politics (and we’re not talking…
