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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionHenry Dundas, empire and genocideSuggesting that ‘the uncrowned King of Scotland’ worked to end slavery, rather to entrench it, is irresponsible...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat does the coronavirus tell us about the West’s image of Asia – and itself?In a time of pandemic and radical uncertainty, we face tests of individualism, governance, globalised capitalism,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Populist’ can be a weasel word for ‘racist’, and that’s dangerousFlawed use of the word ‘populist’ to describe politics beyond the mainstream right is legitimising racism. Academics...
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Published in: HomeLeaving the white nationalist movement with Derek BlackWe talk to Derek about what catalysed this change, if others are likely to follow in his footsteps and the role...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMigrant workers fighting for freedom under Lebanon’s Kefala systemIn Lebanon, a women-only group of migrant domestic workers have come together to fight for rights in the workplace.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBlack Tunisian women: ceaseless erasure and post-racial illusionFour black women from all walks of life speak up about their experiences. They can no longer be silenced.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe colonial roots of Trump’s discourse on IranThe colonial image of Persians as hypocritical and unreliable is so deeply entrenched in western imagination, that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: Fanon, race & politics - an interview with Mireille Fanon-Mendès France (part 2 of 2)Mireille Fanon-Mendès France, activist, scholar, and daughter of Frantz Fanon, talks about the enduring relevance of...
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Published in: TransformationAfter the violence and videos, therapists learn to treat racial traumaFrom specialized clinics for African Americans to social media events that take the shame out of sharing, there's a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIsraeli self-inflicted hate cultureA settler screaming at an injured Palestinian child, a racist mob lynching an Eritrean, and the killing of a Jewish...
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Published in: TransformationWill you commit class suicide with me?Recognizing that privilege is unearned is essential to dismantling the white saviour complex.
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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: 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: 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...
