Groups and organisations from different parts of the world will meet on 24 and 25 March 2012 in the city of Lausanne to discuss, propose and socialize the internal conflict in Colombia and its possible resolutions. It will be held under the title of “International congress for peace and political resolution […]
Human Rights
Mohammed Khan Lodhi: “Race means nothing”
“Race means nothing; culture is a way of life like your attire” President of Basaira Elderly Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth, former Police Inspector in colonial East-Africa and a Social worker in post-colonial Britain, he asks “Why shouldn’t Muslims step into the twenty first century?”. Shanta Sultana […]
Watching or being watched?
British writer George Orwell wrote his novel “1984” in the middle of the twentieth century as an allegory of totalitarian states which had emerged on the global panorama, mainly represented by the USSR. Arthur Vandellay The protagonist, Winston Smith, like the rest of society, is constantly monitored by […]
Queer Muslims in the contemporary world
For years, they have been having to compromise their identity—choosing to either stay deeply closeted or cast off their faith—but increasingly today they are carving a path for themselves, challenging homophobic interpretations of Islam and embracing all parts of who they are. Lori DeGolyer Queer* visibility in the heteronormative […]
I write from prison…
Jorge Iván López Alzate wrote his experience in Pentonville and Brixton prisons by hand and decided to make it public in order to ‘help other Latinos who may have difficulties in England and, therefore, end up in these or any other prisons. Today, with his permission, we are publishing excerpts […]
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