Secularism is a Women’s IssueEn dépit d’un embargo de l’ONU, des livraisons d’armement continuent d’affluer des deux côtés, faisant peser la menace d’une guerre par procuration entre puissances régionales.
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La Libye demande des explications « urgentes » à la France après la découverte de missiles français
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Israel: Ethiopian-Israelis Protest Police Violence in a Divided Israel
16 July, by siawi3The fatal police shooting of an unarmed Ethiopian-Israeli, 18-year-old Solomon Tekah, on June 30th in the northern city of Haifa sparked a wave of demonstrations across Israel. Tekah’s killing is only the most recent incident of police violence against Ethiopian-Israelis. Activists published a list of 12 names of Ethiopian-Israelis who were killed or committed suicide after suffering from police violence in the last 20 years. For days, thousands of mostly young protesters blocked major roads in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem, clashing with police and demanding accountability. Dozens were injured, and more than 100 were arrested. “When racism is acceptable in certain ways, it trickles down in other ways.” Segregation is considered a valid way to structure society. There are separate education systems for secular Jews, religious Jews, and Palestinian citizens.
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En Allemagne, les groupuscules néonazis en plein essor
15 juillet, par siawi3Le terrorisme d’extrême droite a fait un mort, début juin. Le gouvernement allemand va-t-il enfin se décider à réagir ?
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India: Bengal - No Stranger to Communalism
15 July, by siawi3The causes of communalisation in Bengal: from the British attempt of Bengal Partition in 1905, to the current right-wing gain in the state.
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« Surveillez vos femmes et vos filles ! » : patriarcat, ramadan et société de consommation en Algérie
15 juillet, par siawi3Depuis que la rue est redevenu l’espace de la « Silmiya » (non-violence), le décalage entre la réalité et sa représentation par les médias ne peut être plus saisissant. Lors d’émissins télévisées, la mise sous tutelle des femmes, sous couvert de paternalisme, redouble de la violence viriliste
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Italie : Une subvention de la Ville de Paris à SOS Méditerranée provoque l’ire de l’extrême droite
15 juillet, par siawi3La Ville de Paris a fait don de 100.000 euros à une ONG qui porte secours aux migrants. Un parti d’extrême droite italien a manifesté devant l’ambassade de France à Rome, pendant la réception pour le 14-Juillet
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Afghanistan: I want peace but at what cost?
14 July, by siawi3I support peace but at what cost? How can women, who have earned some freedom in the past seventeen years, accept this peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban? Do you know that the little freedom we have as a people has cost us the blood of thousands of people who believed in civil values? If we want a permanent peace, then we must understand the implications of this agreement. Afghan citizens, including women and young people, are not present in these talks, but we have the most to lose if they are not inclusive.
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Afghanistan: The endless nightmare of the Taliban
14 July, by siawi3My whole life was changed when the Taliban took power in the north of Afghanistan after some heavy fights with Jihadi commanders. Schools were closed down suddenly and I was imprisoned inside our house just for being a girl. Taliban have killed thousands of Afghans, among them several close friends of mine, after their regime was toppled in 2001. Now the United States of America is seeking a rushed peace deal with a group of terrorists who fought against humanity for many decades. Every single Afghan wants peace, but that peace must be sustainable. That’s not possible when no one is talking about the tens of thousands of people including children, who were killed in the brutal, organized and intentional attacks of Taliban. At the moment, the Taliban continue to kill innocent people in Afghanistan despite the claims by their representatives in peace negotiations that “the Taliban have changed.” As peace talks have been accelerated in the past several months, many people in Afghanistan fear that they may lose their freedoms and all our achievements in promoting democracy and human rights.
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Mohamed Ben Salmane : « l’Arabie Saoudite et les Etats-Unis ont « utilisé et financé » les frères musulmans »
14 July, by siawi3« Nous avons travaillé avec ceux qu’on pouvait utiliser pour nous débarrasser du communisme, parmi ces gens il y avait les frères musulmans nous les avons financés et les Etats-Unis d’Amérique les a financés aussi ». « Rappelez-vous l’un des présidents des Etats-Unis les a appelés les combattants de la liberté ».
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USA: Academics Questioning “Rationality” & “Reason”
14 July, by siawi3Postmodernists believe that there is no objective truth, that all truths are “constructions.” Add in Post-Marxism and you get the notion of “critical theory,” which analyzes truth-claims in terms of oppressive power relationships. This world-view has become absolutely pervasive in the academic establishment. If we must learn to “empower traditional and indigenous knowledges,” wouldn’t this include “traditional knowledge” about sex and gender? Few “indigenous” cultures are feminist, sexually permissive, and anti-religious. Isn’t critical theory itself very much a “Western” invention? Isn’t Postmodernism, when applied globally, a “colonial” project?
