2016

Articles

• 6 September 2016, by ICSSI

  Third Iraqi Social Forum

  September 22-24, 2016 Baghdad Why the ISF? Within the difficult situation Iraq is going through, the war against Daesh, the terrorist organization, and its impact of millions of Iraqi IDPs, (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Samia Constantin

  Shia in Saudi Arabia: A History of Discrimination, Oppression

  The relationship between Saudi Sunni and Shia has always been characterized by conflict. Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia are a minority group that account for 10 to 15 percent of the population in a (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Yusur Al Bahrani

  I Am Human

  The aroma of hookah smoke pierces the air and finds its way to me as I walk down one of Amman’s most traditional streets in Al-Balad, or Down Town. I follow a smell that leads me to stairs. After (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Chelsea Barnett

  In Defence of Sympathy: VR, Empathy, and Real-World Storytelling

  From July 15th to 17th, TIFF Bell Lightbox showcased a virtual reality (VR) exhibition entitled POP 02: VR + Empathy + Real-World Storytelling. It was the second in a three-part immersive media (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Ronald Cameron

  WSF in Montreal and the Relevance of the Social Forum Process

  The first World Social Forum (WSF) to take place in a Northern Country will be held in few weeks in Montreal, from August 9 to 14. Most of the programming is now set on the eve of its holding. (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Jooneed Khan

  Turkey Between Two Fascisms

  In Turkey, where the attempted coup failed and arms went silent after 24 hours of clashes and killings, civilian fascism has won over military fascism – even as both competed to project each camp (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Peoples’ Democratic Party

  The Way Out of This Crisis is not Declaring State of Emergency, but Democracy

  Five days after the coup attempt on 15th of July, the NSC and Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in the country. This step shows the coup attempt might have been blocked, but the (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Ilan Pappe

  Why Brexit May Be Palestine’s Gain

  The British referendum on membership in the European Union on 23 June has exposed deep layers of racism and xenophobia in the United Kingdom and raises serious concerns about the welfare of (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Sukumar Muralidharan

  War of the Worlds

  The IS claim of a new caliphate would be laughable but for troubling resonances with Turkey’s ambitions A killer truck ploughed through a festive crowd in the French Riviera town of Nice on the (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Saib Bilaval

  “You Can Have Your Weak Nominee If You Wish”

  Ultimately, what the Sanders endorsement has proved is what the candidate was arguing from the beginning – that it was not Sanders and his campaign that was holding Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers (...)
• 1 August 2016, by Benoit Renaud

  A March For Our Rivers And Against Pipelines

  Stop oléoduc Outaouais (Outaouais against the pipeline) is organizing a march to protect our rivers and the climate, starting on August 14, in Saint-André d’Argenteuil, a small town approximately (...)
• 8 July 2016, by Malcolm Guy

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: A Socialist in Disguise?

  Time magazine called him "the punisher" while other publications refer to him as “Duterte Harry”, the Trump of the Philippines, or a “dictator in waiting”. I feel compelled by the somewhat simplistic (...)
• 4 July 2016, by Sophia Reuss

  An Interview with Ali Abunimah: BDS and Palestinian Solidarity

  Ali Abunimah is a prominent Palestinian-American activist and journalist. Abunimah is the Vice-President on the Board of Directors of the Arab American Action Network, a fellow at the Palestine (...)
• 4 July 2016, by Samia Constantin

  “I Am a Victim of Injustice”: Dilma Rousseff and Sexism in Brazilian Politics

  Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces an impeachment trial after accusations of burying an important budget deficit to guarantee her re-election in 2014 sparked massive public outrage. The (...)
• 4 July 2016, by Kyle Jacques

  What Hillary and Trump’s Foreign Policies Have in Common

  Hillary Clinton’s major speech on foreign policy was surely a disappointment for anyone who wanted to hear about, well, foreign policy. Take away the many digs at Donald Trump and the many (...)

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