I have always found it painful to watch riots. Why are energetic young people so angry? The rioters in France appear to be immigrants from former French colonies. Most of
On the 5th anniversary of the 1325 UN Resolution, calling for women's equal participation and full involvement in all efforts to maintain and promote peace and security, it
“Baghdad, France”, “The Siege of Paris”, "Intifada at the City Gates”, are just a few headlines intended to describe the situation in the Paris suburbs.
For the past 4
Gendering Demilitarization as a Peacebuilding Tool - pdf (Vanessa Farr, BICC, 06/02)
This paper examines different gender ideologies and roles that operate in times of conflict and during demilitarization,
The rioting in France comes as a consequence of much more negative expereince under the surface. Very often when oppressed people express themselves in this violent way this contributes to
Hu JIntao, the president of China, is due for a big welcome during his two day state visit to Britain: not only does he get to stay with the Queen
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu, Romania, 2005) OWE, 1 November 20:30
The plot is very simple. Mr. Lazarescu (Ion Fiscuteanu) is sixty-three years old; he lives alone
Applying Islamic Principles in the Twenty-first Century - Nigeria, Iran, and Indonesia (David Smock, usip.org, 09/05)
Report 150 of the United States Institute of Peace highlights three projects
I have been asked why there was apparently no participation from the UK in this event which was flagged up in the blog’s Daily Links for November 2. I
Almost Brothers (Quase Dois Irmãos)
Monday 31st October, 16.00, NFT2
Where are all the female characters in Brazilian cinema? The best the festival has come up with so far
“Imagine a World Exhibition” is a contemporary art exhibition organised by Amnesty International as part of their campaign to Stop Violence Against Women. The exhibition takes place at the Bargehouse
“Mainstreaming Men into Gender and Development” by Sylvia Chant and Matthew Gutmann. An Oxfam Working Paper, which aims to incorporate men in gender and development interventions at the grassroots level.
