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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
The Drugs Policy Forum
Postcards from the future
Demotix: photo partner
Hear Hear. As a Canadian, I seldom have occasion to agree with an American opinion, but in this case I must wonder - if the Swiss were making a racist point, why on earth would they stop at minarets? If the accusations are true, that "Swiss people don't like Muslims", then wouldn't they make some effort to limit the actual spread of Islam? The impression we're left with is that this is some "warning shot" as though Muslims are to be scared into silence or face "real" action by the Swiss people, and it's ridiculous. One can't help but wonder who are the greater wimps - the Swiss for passing the law or the Muslims for being intimidated by it.