Download ‘Dominance of the West over the Rest’ from here About the publisher: Citizen International has been conceived as a global initiative to foster awareness, activism and advocacy on issues that are central to the stability and wellbeing of humanity at the beginning of the 21st century. As an independent, non-partisan, non-government and non-profit network,…
Download ‘Open Veins of Latin America’ from here About the author: Uruguayan essayist, journalist and historian. Galeano’s best-known works include Memoria del fuego (1982-1986, Memory of Fire) and Las venas abiertas de América Latina (1971, The Open Veins of Latin America), which have been translated into some 20 languages. Galeano defies easy categorization as an…
Download ‘Decolonising the Mind’ from here About the Author: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, was born in Kenya, in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura, Manguu and…
Joint Press Release MAPIM – SHURA 10th November 2012 SUDAN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RETALIATE ISRAEL ATTACK ON SUDAN – MAPIM and SHURA CONDEMN ISRAEL’S AGGRESSION Zionist Israel with the consent of the US had launched yet another attack on Sudan , this time it’s the military arms factory complex Yarmouk. The fourth attack since…
posted May 2012 by Crescent International Crescent International recently interviewed an Addis Ababa-based Muslim journalist and Islamic activist on the current situation in Ethiopia. Given the oppressive policies of the regime against its people and severe restrictions on freedom of speech, we are withholding his name. Crescent International (CI): How would you characterize the…
by Tahir Mahmoud Posted May 2012 by Crescent International Dr. Tarek Mehanna, an American-born Muslim citizen, was handed a 17-year-prison sentence by a Boston court on April 12 for no greater “crime” than exercising his First Amendment right to free speech. He did not attack or kill anyone; all he did was express his opinion…
by Fahad Ansari Posted May 2012 by Crescent International In war, numerous tactics are used to weaken the enemy with a view to its ultimate defeat. These range from bribery to insults, from ridicule and mockery to hostile propaganda, from threats of force to actual violence and expulsion. The precursor to all the above forms…
by The Economist Posted September 29, 2012 by The Economist MONEY, as Cicero observed more than two millennia ago, is the sinews of war. That is still true today. But lately, from the American point of view, things have got ridiculous. Guided missiles, in particular, are ludicrously expensive. A Tomahawk cruise missile costs about…
posted October 23, 2012 by The Hindu Some human rights activists and voluntary organisations in Gujarat have taken strong exception to the British government’s decision to improve ties with Gujarat and encourage industrial investments in the State. In a memorandum submitted to James Bevan, British High Commissioner in Delhi, who paid a courtesy call…
