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Published in: openDemocracyUKTaking racism seriously: Islamophobia, civil liberties and the stateRacism and Islamophobia are driven by the practices of the powerful. Self-proclaimed 'liberals' need to know this.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBliss Was It in that Dawn to Be Next DoorThe writer reflects on the role of language, foreign and Arabic, colloquial and classical, in Morocco; and on the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe dilemmas of migration and the alternativesNormal 0 false false false NO-BOK ZH-CN X-NONE Force and denial are not going to solve the migrant crisis—instead we...
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Published in: Shine A LightA green and pleasant land? The trauma of the British asylum systemThe system of asylum in the UK pushes mental fortitude to its limits.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAnti-Syrian racism in TurkeyA wave of xenophobia is ruining the lives of Syrian refugees in Turkey where they are seen as criminals, accused of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDiagnosing the daily poisonWe must see the tabloid right as a target in the battle for a better society.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCharlie Hebdo and western denialThe recent attacks in Paris were the latest round in a conflict of violence, not of “values”. The primary...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia(Syrian) black skin, (Lebanese) white masksRefugees in Lebanon face a violent troika: the state, the Lebanese bourgeoisie, and the weather.
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Published in: TransformationHow I will prepare my white son for the interactions he won't have with policeSeamus’ whiteness means that I don’t have to teach him how to prepare for humiliation. That is white privilege in a nutshell.
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Published in: TransformationWhat are white folks to do? From Trayvon Martin to Michael BrownIn the wake of the Ferguson verdict I feel a swirling cocktail of grief, anger and outrage, but nothing I'm feeling...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs British football less racist now, or does it just hide its racism better?Racism in Britain hasn't gone away, it's just been hidden better. And sometimes, it bubbles over...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRejecting victimhood: the case for Palestinian resistanceSeeing rocket fire from Gaza as a counter-discourse. This method of resistance is less about fatalities than...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOne, two, three viva l'Algérie!The match between Algeria and Germany was not solely the sporting equivalent of David and Goliath. The Algerian...
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Published in: TransformationThe case for hard: why social transformation demands lots of social frictionHovering above the restrictions of place and culture, detached from democracy, and technocratic to its core, a new...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWith our history – casual racism is not an optionRacism in Britain is deep and structural. And too often, we don't see it. With our history, we should know better -...
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Published in: TransformationOn superheroes: who will save us now?Comicbook superheroes live in a world where individuals can change with ease into objects, think out loud, or kill...
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Published in: TransformationHerman Wallace was held in a cage for 40 years. What does this say about us?By the time Herman Wallace was released from prison earlier this month, he had been kept in solitary confinement for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOn posh white blokes in NGOsThe world of development NGOs is full of white men from well off backgrounds. One of them wrote about how this is a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMigrant-bashing as a PR stuntThe UKBA "racist vans" have caused a great deal of unrest through their racially profiled spot checks. What were the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A ghost of ignorance? Race and racism in contemporary ItalyIn a complacent Italy, race and racial abuse do not receive much discussion in the public sphere. Yet recent...
