Issues
A reminder of the difficult situation of refugees in the world: a short animation
FIDH On the occasion of the World Day for Refugees’ Rights (June 20, 2017), FIDH launches a video clip (2’12) that features the chaotic journey of a Syrian refugee family between Turkey and the European […]
Thursday 5 October 2017The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Complex: Bureaucracy, Political Influence, Civil Liberties
FIDH (New York) In a new report released on September 26th, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) describes how the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN) and its member states in the fight against […]
Thursday 5 October 2017Merkel’s Defeat Confirms Dismal Trend for Europe
Inter Press Service Generally, media have failed to analyse why the result of German elections is the worst possible. Merkel is not a winner, but a leader now in a very fragile position, who will […]
Thursday 5 October 2017Horrific Accounts of Sexual Violence against Muslim Rohingya ‘Just Tip of the Iceberg’ – UN
Human Wrongs Watch 28 September 2017 – Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,” the […]
Thursday 5 October 2017‘The world is a horrible place to be a woman’: Brazilian writer launches sexual violence campaign
The Guardian Blogger and activist Clara Averbuck, who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver in São Paulo, is using social media to take arms against abuse A Brazilian feminist writer and activist […]
Monday 18 September 2017Invitation to Exhibition of paintings of celebrated Kurdish artist Himat- Paris
Himat Pas de paroles, juste lumière et couleur Exposition Du 20 septembre au 1er octobre 2017 14h-20h La Ruche – 2 passage Dantzig Paris XV Himat was born in Kirkuk in 1960. settling permanently and […]
Monday 18 September 2017Iran Heritage Foundation’s programme of grants for the year 2018 session is now open
Iran Heritage Foundation Applications are accepted for both categories of Academic and Contemporary Arts Deadline for receipt of applications is October 31, 2017 Statement of Aims The Iran Heritage Foundation is a non-political UK-registered charity […]
Thursday 14 September 2017Depoliticised and unsustainable: Why I Am Not a Feminist author argues that feminism has lost touch with its politically radical roots.
OPEN DEMOCRACY JANINE RICH From outraged memes online to slogan-bearing t-shirts on the streets, across the world more and more women are calling themselves feminists, and demanding change. But what would this change actually consist […]
Monday 21 August 2017WHY I AM NOT A FEMINIST: a searing rejection of contemporary feminism… and a bracing manifesto for revolution.
Somewhere along the way, the movement for female liberation sacrificed meaning for acceptance, and left us with a banal, polite, ineffectual pose that barely challenges the status quo. In this bracing, fiercely intelligent manifesto, Jessa Crispin demands more.
Monday 21 August 2017War and Exile Through the Musicians’ Eye in Afghanistan (Book Review)
Books on Afghan music are rare, especially compared to the number of publications on Afghan society and history. The main stories about Afghan music tend to be written by non-specialists and focus mainly on its prohibition during Taleban rule.
Monday 21 August 2017
