
Is Moroccan Exceptionalism Falling Apart?
The so-called Arab Spring, which is an “Arab Revolution” when its spirit of change is considered historically, has unveiled many masks of extremisms, be they religious or secular. The Arab Revolution has shown,…

Povos indígenas e quilombolas participam de oficina sobre reforma política em Salvador
Inesc e CESE realizaram evento com o objetivo de introduzir informações sobre o tema, especialmente a questão da sub-representação dessa camada da sociedade no Congresso Nacional. Inesc 30 Apr 2013 O Inesc em…
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…

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)…

La difícil construcción del socialismo en Venezuela
¿Por qué la izquierda avanza en América Latina y se despeña en Europa? Pudiera ser porque Europa insiste en despreciar lo que ignora. Europa sigue cometiendo “epistemicidios”, haciendo del pensamiento lineal un camino…

Why is there a news media blackout about political repression in Djibouti?
March 15, 2013 By Sean Jacobs Source: Africa is a Country Guest Post by Abdourahman Waberi, Ali Deberkale and Dimitri Verdonck On the eve of the legislative election of February 22, 2013, in the…

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…

Ask Boaventura #02 – Izquierdas
Pregunta: ¿Más allá de su diversidad y diferencias, cuáles son hoy las preocupaciones comunes de las izquierdas? ¿Qué debiera actualmente unirlas? (José Luis Exeni, ALICE Team, de Bolivia) Puede enviar su pregunta a las siguientes…

Stabilità o Metanoia: l’Italia davanti a risultati elettorali sofisticati
By Cristiano Gianolla, ALICE Team. 28-02-2013 Poco meno di 50 milioni di Italiani hanno votato per le elezioni politiche del 24-25 febbraio 2013. La legge elettorale in vigore stabilisce che la coalizione…