Culture and Dignity: Dialogues between the Middle East and the West
Written in the aftermath of 9/11 and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, this collection of essays by anthropologist Laura Nader is an…
Read MoreWritten in the aftermath of 9/11 and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, this collection of essays by anthropologist Laura Nader is an…
Read MoreIt is the last day of the UN Human Rights Committee’s session and I should be frantically making last-minute notes, to be tying up…
Read MoreDuring treaty body sessions at the Palais Wilson one of the undoubted ‘hotspots’ for action is the cafeteria located on the first floor opposite…
Read MoreWe feel that it has by now become evident what we hope to do with Allegra: to both highlight ongoing debates and create new…
Read MoreThis is a phenomenally impersonal and detached forum for addressing what really are issues of life and death for millions of people…. The meeting…
Read MoreIn UN treaty body proceedings members of the bodies regularly mention – after they are done with elaborate rounds of welcomes, thank yous and…
Read MoreA while back our contributor Antonio de Lauri drew our attention on the myth of the ‘good poor’ and how we may have collectively thought to have…
Read MoreThis is finally it! I unlock my bike, hop on and start making my way down the hill in the direction of the lake….
Read MoreAre we approaching the end of an era? A few prominent voices around us certainly seem to think so. In a recent interview in…
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