Akkas Al-Ali
Akkas Al-Ali is a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter. He tweets from @akkasistan.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 27, 2014 17:11 - 44 Comments
Comment | “You know what is happening”: Letter to an Israeli friend
When Akkas Al-Ali's Israeli friend accused him of "siding with terrorists" in Gaza, he decided to write the following letter in response.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 1:17 - 2 Comments
Special Report | Occupy LSX
The Occupy movement against corporate greed and government cutbacks has galvanised cities around the world. Since Saturday, thousands have gathered outside London's St Paul's cathedral to demand radical change and a fairer future. In an impassioned report, with exclusive footage and photos, Ceasefire's Akkas Al-Ali and Tom Kavanagh report.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 25, 2011 0:00 - 5 Comments
Analysis Libya: what price victory?
In a new analysis piece for Ceasefire, Akkas Al-Ali considers the dawn of a post-Gaddafi Libya, and the course of the Arab Spring so far.
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