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Tahrir Square meme: Event
openAwakening in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus.
Our first event is Rap and the Arab Spring.
The Long Revolution
The Long and the Quick of revolution Anthony Barnett
We live in revolutionary times... but what does this mean? Anthony Barnett
The precariat: why it needs deliberative democracy Guy Standing
The Long Revolution Raymond Williams
Occupy movement
Our Authors
Jim Gabour Sunday Comics
James Warner Standing Perpendicular, as books do
Markha Valenta Inter Alia: religion, politics, culture
Paul Rogers on Global security
Li Datong on China from the inside
Mary Kaldor on Human security
Daniele Archibugi on Cosmopolitan democracy
For England's Sake!
Book - Fred Halliday's oD essays
Postcards from the future
Demotix: photo partner
I think BC was trying to say that religion (not just Islam, but Judaism and Christianity too) are set up in the same way as dictatorships - only a few people profit at the expense of the many poor.
This seems stupid, as what god would want his people to suffer? If you prayed when you were supposed to, did everything your religion asked, but still suffered anyway, how is this fair when there are others of the same religion living in luxury? Shouldn't they be sharing that if they were 'of true faith'?
As for someone saying they don't mind being in paradise with everyone else after death, it seems like lip service as noone can prove that there will be a paradise anyway. Funny that he didn't opt to be with the poor and worthless while he was still in this life.