Is Marx Still Relevant?
On the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth on May 5, 1818, it isn’t far-fetched to suggest that his predictions...
The Use and Abuse of Religious Freedom
When people are prohibited from practicing their religion – for example, by laws that bar worshipping in certain ways –...
The Phallic Discourse of Kim Ki-duk’s “Moebius”
Controversial issues on film can be dealt with effectively in multiple ways. Not only do all genres – satire, tragedy,...
Atomic Warfare and the End of Humanity
In 1958 Karl Jaspers published under the title The Atomic Bomb and the Future of Humanity a book in which he intended...
Taxi Driver
It is the last line, "Well, I'm the only one here," that never gets quoted. It is the truest line...
Urban Mobilization in Iraqi Kurdistan during the British Mandate: Sulaimaniya 1918–30 Part Two
The first mass demonstration in Sulaimaniya took place on 16 July 1930 on the occasion of Prince Ghazi’s visit to...
Urban Mobilization in Iraqi Kurdistan during the British Mandate: Sulaimaniya 1918–30 part One
Great Britain’s decision in February 1929 to renounce its mandate on Iraq and let the country gain its independence by...
China, Victory over Poverty
On February 25, 2021, China held a large and solemn meeting in Beijing to honor the exemplary models in the...
On the Centennial of Lausanne, Ataturk and the Kurds: Part Three and Last One
Sabiha Sertel's testimony should be seen in the light of her subsequent commitment to the communist cause. But it is...
On the Centennial of Lausanne, Ataturk and the Kurds: Part Two
Andrew Mango The Sivas congress had opened in the meantime on 4 September. It was meant to represent Societies for...