Signs of Islamist fascism in Egypt?
How do we explain the escalation of violence in Egypt? Mariz Tadros argues that the government in place is displaying particular characteristics of totalitarianism specific to fascist regimes. In the...
View ArticleWhile Rome was burning: Berlusconi and the politics of Italy’s patronage
On the day of his resignation, many in Italy held up signs saying "game over for Berlusconi". On the contrary, this is where the game begins, says Andrea Teti. This piece was first published on...
View ArticleDiary of a constitutional crisis
Just over a week before my scheduled arrival in Cairo to research the constitution-drafting process, President Morsi triggered perhaps the most significant crisis since the fall of Mubarak. When I...
View ArticleIt’s not so easy reading the signs in Egypt
If one were to compare the current attempts at retributive justice to post-revolution France or Russia, the levels of political violence in Egypt seem relatively minimal.It had been 6 months since I...
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Regime/opposition: throwing the dice for Syria’s future
How is it possible for those who have lived in the lap of opportunism and are by nature predatory suddenly to transform themselves into honest revolutionaries. In the countryside east of Hama – the...
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Brothers in the hood: Egypt’s soft powers and the Arab world
The question riding on the chaos being played out – from the burning offices of the Freedom and Justice Party to the squares of Egyptian cities to the palace gates of power – is how will all this shape...
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This week's window on the Middle East - December 10, 2012
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: Brothers in the hood: Egypt’s soft powers and the Arab world Brothers...
View ArticleSilencing women's rights activists in Turkey
Leading Turkish women’s rights activist and lawyer Canan Arin was unlawfully detained on 23 June 2012 for speaking out against child marriages. While her trial continues, she is living under permanent...
View ArticleZimbabwe: speaking from where I feel safe
Many women in Zimbabwe face war in their homes daily and face war with the state when we try to overcome it. Often we find ourselves in combat when all we are actually trying to do is to crawl out of...
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A credible platform for progressive parties in Europe
European trade unions and many progressive parties simultaneously ask for lower European budgetary constraints to counteract recession, while agreeing with austerity at home. But there's a way to...
View ArticleThe gender politics of funding women human rights defenders
Lack of funding for women’s rights is a form of gender-based violence which is so pervasive that it goes largely unnoticed. Alice Welbourn says it is critical for us to hold governments and the UN to...
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State complicity in the sexual abuse of women in Cairo
There is a growing belief that the post-revolution spate of sexual attacks on women is a reflection of a large-scale and co-ordinated campaign from Egypt's security forces, seeking to undermine or...
View ArticleBerlusconi's last stand
Italy's great survivor wants to become prime minister for the fourth time. The decision opens an intense electoral contest over the country's direction, says Geoff Andrews.So now it is official. After...
View ArticleA mobilisation for human rights in Britain
A joint letter by over 70 human rights organisation to the Prime Minister marks a the start of an open battle in Britain over human rights legislation and the country's affiliation to the European...
View ArticleBBC bias? Reporting on Israel and the Palestinians
When it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict, both lobbies claim that the Corporation is 'on the other side'. Is there any truth in it?For more discussion of the BBC, trust and bias, come to...
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An interview with Jimmy Wales
Dermot Murnaghan sits down with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, to discuss the media, old and new.Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wikimedia Commons/William Brawley.DERMOT MURNAGHAN: Now the...
View ArticleFear, bullying, violence, grime and overcrowding: one prison in Austerity...
HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports that cramped and dirty Lincoln Prison has rising prisoner numbers, falling staff levels, and one prisoner still inside nine yearsafter the end of his sentence. More...
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Monti's move and the Italian game of politics
Two big announcements have shaken Italian politics up last week: with Monti's resignation and Berlusconi's comeback, a year of positioning on the Italian chessboard is rapidly moving towards a...
View ArticleWhen the possible death of humanities is a progressive development
MOOCs (massive open online courses) and more freely available lectures and university content are transforming the education landscape, and alliances between academia and corporations are...
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The commercial republic: a contradiction in terms?
Republican thinking today relies heavily on a classical conception of citizenship. Can this ever be compatible with modern commercial society?If there are resources in republicanism for re-thinking the...
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