Thursday 2 May 2024
Culture
Cinema
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Farhadi’s film interrogates our personal and public need for the morally pure hero, revealing our more cynical motivations for idealising and propping these figures up
Farhadi’s film interrogates our personal and public need for the morally pure hero, revealing our more cynical motivations for idealising and propping these figures up
Cinema
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Scottish director Kevin Macdonald tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held in Guantanamo Bay for fourteen years without charge
Scottish director Kevin Macdonald tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held in Guantanamo Bay for fourteen years without charge
Thoughts
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The translation of academic works into various languages is not a simple task; it is a crucial endeavor that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and ideas.
The translation of academic works into various languages is not a simple task; it is a crucial endeavor that pushes the boundaries of knowledge and ideas.
Thoughts
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In June 1970, Somalia seized a US freighter Midnight Sun for violating its territorial waters, sparking a small but bizarre diplomatic crisis between Washington and Mogadishu
In June 1970, Somalia seized a US freighter Midnight Sun for violating its territorial waters, sparking a small but bizarre diplomatic crisis between Washington and Mogadishu
Thoughts
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Professor John ‘Jaamac’ Johnson recalls his visits to Somalia in the 1960s and his interactions with scholars, poets and writers.
Professor John ‘Jaamac’ Johnson recalls his visits to Somalia in the 1960s and his interactions with scholars, poets and writers.
Thoughts
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It is very difficult to choose where to start this short piece that I intended to share with much younger and brilliant open-minded people as you are today.
It is very difficult to choose where to start this short piece that I intended to share with much younger and brilliant open-minded people as you are today.
Books
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It isn’t easy to find good books on Somalia’s modern history in English and that often creates a knowledge gap for diasporas filled with partisan stories – some parts true, others clearly not.
It isn’t easy to find good books on Somalia’s modern history in English and that often creates a knowledge gap for diasporas filled with partisan stories – some parts true, others clearly not.
Thoughts
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Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was not only a psychiatrist, but also a critical thinker, political theorist, and above all, a freedom fighter.
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was not only a psychiatrist, but also a critical thinker, political theorist, and above all, a freedom fighter.
Thoughts
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Always use the words ‘crisis,’ ‘instability,’ ‘conflict,’ ‘anarchy,’ or ‘terror’ in your title.
Always use the words ‘crisis,’ ‘instability,’ ‘conflict,’ ‘anarchy,’ or ‘terror’ in your title.
