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The Unreported News from Haiti
The relentless attacks on democracy in Haiti continue as Haitians, who have lived under United Nations MINUSTAH military occupation since the 2004coup d’etat against popularly elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, rise up to demand governmental accountability and economic justice. The most recent wave of protests began in early September marking the anniversary of the Sept 11, 1988 St Jean Bosco… Read the rest
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Litteraturhistoriens usynlige kontinent av Silje Stavrum
<b>ET ANNET AFRIKA: </b>De vil se Afrika med andre øyne enn Europas. Fra venstre Chenjerai Hove, Simon Moi og Rais Neza Boneza.<br/>FOTO: NOREVIK KJELL HERSKEDAL 27. aug. 2005 16:00 Båndet mellom Europa og Afrika har vært unionen mellom en grådig tyrann og hans elskerinne, sier forfatter Simon Moi fra Kamerun. Sammen med kollegaene Chenjerai Hove og Rais Neza Boneza tar … Read the rest
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PART 6. African’s Peaceful Means: Transcending Culturology as a science of a Culture of Peace
It is essential to analyze civilizations (rather than states), or economic or political systems, as units, in the spirit of seeking solutions rather than making condemnations. Even if the deep roots of violence and war are part of the cosmology which in turn is collective and subconscious, there may be ways of breaking the collective into sub-collectives and individuals … Read the rest
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A Review of ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
( PG – 13, 1h 33mins, 17 Feb 2017(USA), Directed by Raoul Peck) The nominee for the best documentary feature at the 89th academy awards, I Am Not Your Negro is already considered a cinematic spectacle in its own essence by a variety of critics. The poignant and cogent documentary is realistically scathing the contemporary and prevalent … Read the rest
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Political poetry as a crime: Inside the surreal trial of Dareen Tatour
Arresting a Palestinian for publishing a political poem is extraordinary. Having to prove at trial that police mistranslated her poem is nothing short of surreal. By Yoav Haifawi Dareen Tatour at the Nazareth Magistrates Court. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) It has been nearly a year and a half since Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was arrested in her home in northern Israel … Read the rest
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Part.5 African’s Peacefull Means: Macro-cultural aspects
Four forces have been major cause of the development of violence in the African macro-cultural level: religion, technology, economy, and empires. These have not always acted separately and often have supported each other. For example, the expansion of Christianity started with the conversion of Emperor Constantine I of Rome in the year 313. The religious conversion of an emperor started … Read the rest