International Seminar: Crisis, Democracy and Development – Cartographies of the future
Held at World Social Forum, Tunis, 2013 A Brief Analysis by Dhruv Pande, 17 May, 2013. (The views reflected here are of the four sessions, out of six, in the Seminar Series) The…
More than Meets the Eye. Emerging Dynamics in the Turkish-PKK Peace Process
Little over a month has passed since Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), made a historic call to his followers to lay down their weapons and engage in…
Women in Islam: the promises of citizenship between religious and civil reformism
In the current debate between East and West, and, in that between Islamists and secular people, the emphasis on Islam raises a fundamental question: Can Islam tolerate equality between sexes and can it…
Hefazat-e-Jamaat, Nothing Else : On the Recent Developments in Bangladesh
Kafila, May 14, 2013 “Talibaner aar ek naam – hefazat-e-Islam!” (Another name for Taliban, Hefazat-e-Islam) – Slogan raised at Shahbagh square To such a degree has Religion fuelled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social…
¿Qué es el 15M? Definición a la luz de una vela
El 15-M es un hecho, una pancarta, una metáfora, una pregunta, una corriente de información, la antesala de la desobediencia, un aprender de política sobre la marcha, el optimismo de la ilusión compartida,…
1J: pueblos unidos contra la troika
Decenas de movimientos en Europa se autoconvocaron para una manifestación internacional descentralizada bajo el lema “Pueblos unidos contra la troika”. En un Manifiesto, el movimiento hace un llamamiento amplio a la ciudadanía y…
Naya Pakistan, an old fable: Ayesha Siddiqa
Kafila, May 10, 2013. Guest post by AYESHA SIDDIQA: The renowned television anchor Quatrina Hosain was in tears. A day after the incident of her being sexually assaulted at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)…
#Mayo2013: escrache al sistema
Este mes de mayo se celebra el segundo aniversario del Movimiento 15-M, que inauguró en 2011 un ciclo de indignación y protestas en España. El 15-M toma nuevamente las calles y las plazas…
The Democratic Transition in Tunisia: How is it going?
We are living in a historic and crucial moment for the building of real, genuine, and lasting democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. This is something that many of us have…
Is Italy Ready for an African-born Minister?
Two months after the elections, Italy has a government. And Cécile Kyenge, 48 years old, an eye surgeon and Congo-born Italian citizen, is the new Minister for Integration in the cabinet of Prime…
