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14 July, by Saladdin Ahmed
The Significance of the Sudanese Revolution

The ongoing Sudanese revolution has emerged at a time when most of us had already given up any realistic hope for what has become known as the Arab Spring. Yet, if anything, the revolutionaries (...)
10 June, by Vijay Kolinjivadi
Why a Hipster, Vegan, Green Tech Economy is Not Sustainable

Improving eco-efficiency within a capitalist growth-oriented system will not save the environment. On the western borderlands of Montreal’s well-to-do Outremont district and the (...)
6 June, by PADS
Public Statement on the Suicide of Dr Payal Tadvi in Mumbai

Dr Payal Tadvi, an Adivasi Muslim from one of the most backward tribes of India committed suicide on 22 May in her hostel room in a Mumbai hospital. She was a post-graduate resident doctor in the (...)
1 June, by Alternatives International
Indian Elections 2019: Challenges Ahead

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a second mandate to run the government as the election results announced on May 23, 2019 clearly show. They got more seats than they had won in 2014 and their (...)
30 May, by Messaoud Romdhani
European Union-Tunisia Relationship: "Stop People but Let Goods Through"

In the aftermath of what ’s often been referred to as the "Arab Spring", the European Union (EU) gave much more attention to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, especially to Tunisia, (...)
29 May, by Amartya Sen
Democracy Demands More Than the Counting of Votes

Winning cannot be the only concern in fighting an election. It makes a big difference how the winners are viewed in the post-election world. The excitements of the recent general elections are (...)
29 May, by Samuel Earle
“A Mockery of What Democracy is Supposed to Be”

I recently spoke to Roy over email about the Indian election result, the meaning of Modi, and the role of a writer when—in her words—“the world is in a churning.” This interview has been lightly (...)
28 May, by Vinod Mubayi
Indian Elections 2019: An Analysis

In the wake of the recently concluded 2019 elections India has been dubbed a “majoritarian democracy”. In the near future, it is very likely that more emphasis will be placed on “majoritarian” and (...)
25 May, by Iraqi Women Journalists Forum
Rise in Discrimination Against Iraqi Women Journalists

According to the indicators that Iraqi women journalists forum (IWJF) recorded in the period of May, 2018 – May, 2019, there were many violations, discrimination and violence against women (...)
24 May, by Dr. Nibras Al-Mamory
Evaluation of the Speech of the UN Representative on Iraq

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Mrs. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, in her speech during the meeting of the Security Council on 21 May 2019 spoke (...)