In the relief camps of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli
This report was prepared by a group of citizens (whose names are given at the end), and released on 20 September 2013. Kafila A Preliminary Citizens’ Report 20 Sep 2013 A. On September…
Hezbollah, its organization and Syria: why the party’s future will be played out in Damascus
Since unrest in Syria began two years ago, support given to the Syrian regime by the Shiite Islamist movement Hezbollah to quash the insurrection by providing manpower, materials and logistical support, has frequently…
Looking back at the Arab Springs… from Damascus
Today, two years after the beginning of the “Arab spring”, the region is torn apart by a series of conflicting forces, which go much beyond those who toppled the then current regimes, first…
Ask Boaventura #07 – Intercultural translation and alcohol
Question: Are there most effective methods of intercultural/inter-epistemological translation not based on various kinds of drugs like alcohol, in particular? (Jonas Van Vossole, Belgium/Portugal) You can also send your questions by: – E-mail:…
Shirin Ebadi: a lesson on human rights
In 2003 she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work in defending human rights, a choice that resulted in her leading a complicated life and being separated from some members of…
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…
Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013)
Kafila, May 14, 2013. An obituary by ZAHIR JANMOHAMED: I first met Asghar Ali Engineer in January 2002 in Mumbai. I was a fellow with the America India Foundation and a few weeks…
Conversas do Mundo – Leonardo Boff e Boaventura de Sousa Santos
As “Conversas do Mundo” colocam frente a frente homens ou mulheres que, nas mais diversas partes do mundo, e a partir de diferentes lugares de enunciação, partilham a luta pela dignidade humana e…
South Africa: The inhumanity of dividing identities
Gauteng, March 21: On this day 53 years ago, thousands of people went to the Sharpeville police station to hand in their passes in a peaceful protest against Apartheid pass laws. The South…
Un Papa en el patio trasero
La jerarquía del Vaticano posó sus ojos en América del Sur, la región donde combatió a muerte (textualmente) a los teólogos de liberación. Alineada con los poderosos, lo que no le impide hacer…
