October, 2017

Columns, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, October 28, 2017 11:19 - 0 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Hakim Bey: An Introduction

Best-known for his concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone, Hakim Bey is one of the best-known anarchist theorists of the contemporary period. In this first part of a new series, Andrew Robinson gives a background to Bey's work, and explores whether he can be considered a post-anarchist.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 26, 2017 15:15 - 2 Comments

Politics | Reverend and Quaker activist found not guilty after trying to disarm BAE fighter jets headed for Yemen

Activist Sam Walton and Rev Daniel Woodhouse have been acquitted after breaking-in to BAE Systems factory to ‘disarm’ Typhoon fighter jets.

Arts & Culture, Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, October 25, 2017 15:18 - 0 Comments

Television | ‘My Week As a Muslim’: A well-meaning, patronising caricature

There is nothing more patronising than watching a brown-faced, caricatured version of yourself repeating your own experiences back to you, writes Samayya Afzal in her review of My Week As a Muslim.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, October 17, 2017 17:23 - 0 Comments

Comment | Patriarchy, Islamophobia and Misogyny: On challenging the politics of Sikh Youth UK

Katy Sian reflects on being the target of online abuse after calling out the Islamophobic and patriarchal tendencies within British Sikh activist circles.

Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Theatre - Monday, October 9, 2017 17:17 - 1 Comment

Theatre | Review | ‘Searingly humane, compelling theatre’: My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Young Vic)

The new production of 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' offers not only compelling theatre but a searingly humane portrait of an extraordinary life, writes Hicham Yezza.

Arts & Culture, Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 6, 2017 17:51 - 0 Comments

Arts & Culture | Exhibition | Pop Art From North Africa (P21 Gallery)

Rachida Lamri reviews the ‘Pop Art From North Africa’ exhibition, currently running at the P21 gallery in London. Walking among the engagingly parodic displays feels like a stroll into the psyches not of individual artists but of collective identities and narratives, she writes.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 1, 2017 19:59 - 0 Comments

Analysis | Batons vs Ballots: On the Catalan Referendum

Today's brutal crackdown on the Catalan separatist movement by the Spanish government is a turning point in an ongoing confrontation that threatens to destabilise Spanish democracy and bring darker forces from Spain’s history back onto the stage, writes Matt Carr.