Monthly Archive: June 2011

Buitengewoon gevangen in de war against terror – De casus Saddek Sbaa 2

Buitengewoon gevangen in de war against terror – De casus Saddek Sbaa

Wat is de positie van vermeende terreurverdachten in Nederland? In hoeverre speelt de AIVD onder één hoedje met veiligheidsdiensten in het Midden-Oosten die niet terugschrikken voor martelingen? Deze vragen komen vandaag aan bod in een uitzending van het VPRO programma Argos, naar aanleiding van de zaak Saddek Sbaa. Hier meer achtergronden over deze zaak en over de implicaties ervan.

"V for Vendetta": The Other Face of Egypt's Youth Movement 1

"V for Vendetta": The Other Face of Egypt's Youth Movement

The inspiration for the peaceful side of revolution in Egypt and Tunisia was derived from divergent sources ranging from celebrated figures and icons of nonviolence like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Gene Sharp and the human rights orientation of the cause. In this article Linda Herrera takes on a different approach by looking as to how the symbolism and imagery of the popular movie ‘V for Vendetta’ is used by activists in a way that shows the symbiotic relation between the bellicose language and images of objects of their rage and instructing the community on using peaceful non-violent strategies.