Heightened tensions in Posco Project Area : A fact finding report
On the 9th of March 2013, a 12 member team consisting of human rights activists, journalists, academicians, democratic rights and civil liberty activists, conducted a fact finding visit to Patana and Gobindapur villages…
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…
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)…
Especial sobre acción directa y desobediencia civil
Desobediencia civil: resistirse o atacar leyes ilegítimas de forma pacífica. Gandhi, Luther King, el movimiento obrero o los insumisos han utilizado esta herramienta ciudadana en sus luchas por un mundo mejor. En este…
Revolução dos Cravos sob a sombra da troika
A tradicional comemoração do levante contra a ditadura corporativista (1926-1974) de Portugal deixou de ser uma celebração popular e se transformou em uma data simbólica para enormes manifestações contra a política de austeridade…
Despejos em comunidades cariocas: 200 anos de história
Jornalista, que pesquisou o histórico de despejos das comunidades no Rio, vê agravamento da situação com a proximidade dos megaeventos Agência Pública 23 Apr 2013 Andrea Dip (#CopaPública*) Com a chegada da família…
Um estudo sobre a saúde: a austeridade custa vidas humanas na Europa
Vastos sectores da população europeia pagam com a sua saúde, senão com a sua vida, as medidas de austeridade ditadas pela União Europeia (UE). É esta a conclusão dum recente estudo publicado pela…
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…
