Hurray – It’s a Brand New Allie!
As some of our readers likely guessed, recently something quite marvelous happened within Allegra – something so special as to […]
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: What has it achieved? #Gender
This Autumn marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) 1325 on “Women, Peace
A Mob Killed Farkhunda, Not ‘Afghan culture’ #Gender
On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the
Fragmentation de l’Irak et droits des femmes #Gender
Depuis la prise de Mossoul par l’État Islamique en Irak et au Levant (Da’ech) en juin 2014, la division définitive
Allegra CALLS for #Fieldnotes!
Aah – it’s almost that time of the year again! Namely the time when many anthropologists sheds their boring ‘everyday’
‘EcoCentrix: Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts’ – The Making Of
Alive to the power of performance, Indigenous artists and communities communicate alternative ways of living on earth. Not better, nor
REDUX: Is 2015 1934 All Over Again?
This is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday,
REDUX: Who is afraid of #HumanRights in Russia?
Russian politics fare well in keeping conflicting stories alive. Sir Winston Churchill famously said that the Soviet Union is a
Bears and the Russian Body Politic. Watching Vladimir Putin’s Press Conference on 18 December 2014
Sitting at an empty table, occasionally sipping from a large white cup, the Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be
Kazakh Delights #AVMoFA
“It has become a fashion to regard any vestige of the USSR through the framework of nostalgia. The sentiment is