This is a long war
This is a critical moment in our history perhaps unmatched for its severity and its brutal reality. The experiential nightmare that our country is…
Economist estimates cost of Iraq war to exceed $3 trillion
This is an astounding figure. Not to mention the loss of over 1 million civilians, the sectarian blood-baths, the destruction of a civilisation and…
Afghan Madhouse (Book Review – No Space for Further Burials)
Decades of imperialism have left Afghanistan and its people devastated. But the fall of the Taliban, and the much touted ‘liberation’ of Afghanistan, has…
So it took Mr Greenspan years to admit this
Alan Greenspan the former chief of the US central bank, for years an inscrutable seer on the economy has outraged the Bush administration by…
Lies, Half Truths and Deceit
There is talk of war again. There is a familiar web of lies, half-truths and deceit. As if the smouldering cities and dying civilians…
Stop the War Petition
Homeyra Ettehadieh from Iran has requested to sign the Stop War on Iran petition, “for whatever its worth” No it is not worthless and…
The Story of Gul Badshah – Z. Nigah
Zehra Nigah’s beautiful poem for an Afghan boy, a victim of the war that was waged in the name of world peace but that…
Iraq – Emptiness of War (Unforgettable photos)
I could not sleep well this weekend. The images from Iraq, some sent by friends and the others discovered on the Internet kept…
The Great War for Civilisation
Robert Fisk is the boldest and the most brilliant frontline reporter/journalist of his generation (I have avoided the term ‘war correspondent’ as he dislikes…
War and Dialogue – Imagining Ourselves
Tune in now to our latest exhibit, ‘War & Dialogue’, where we take you beyond the headlines and show you how war is affecting…
Gaarder’s World – hazards of speaking out!
Jostein Gaarder, the renowned author of the Sophie’s World has spoken and rather boldly on the current crisis in Lebanaon particulalry on the underpinnings…