According to Tariq Ali, "For socialists the task is clear: the Muslim communities must be defended against being made scapegoats, against repression, against the very widespread representation that terrorism is proper to Islam. All that must be energetically fought. But at the same time we must not close our eyes to the social conservatism which reigns in these communities, nor hide it. We have to try to win this people to our own ideas."
Tsunami, Katrina, Kashmir
27 March 2006, byHow should Marxists approach the question of so-called ’natural’ disasters? How can these diverse events be analysed, and how can socialists approach the issue of practical solidarity and aid?
Crisis in the ‘Land of the Smile’
26 March 2006, bySince the beginning of this year Thailand has witnessed a growing mass movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. As we approach the elections that Thaksin has called for April 2nd in an attempt to shore up his position, this movement shows no sign of weakening.
Aid needed as IV’s readership jumps 75%
26 March 2006, byOver the last six months, visits to internationalviewpoint.org have grown rapidly. We urgently need our readers to donate €2000 to fund more powerful computers to serve the growing demand.
New turbulence, new transformations in the Middle East
14 March 2006, byWith the threats to bomb Iran, the victory of Hamas in Palestine and the ’low intensity’ civil war in Iraq, the Middle East is going through new turbulence and transformation.
After the State of Emergency
14 March 2006, byA week after it was decreed, the state of emergency in the Philippines was lifted. Nonetheless, democratic freedoms remain threatened.
Italian feminists defend abortion rights and women’s self-determination
9 March 2006, byMass feminist demonstrations in Italy have returned to the streets and piazzas thirty years after their earlier wave - taking on Berlusconi and Benedict to defend abortion rights and fight social regression.
Unions lead popular resistance
8 March 2006, byA 20% plus increase in the prices of petroleum products, announced by the government in August 2005 after several weeks of intense media softening up of public opinion, has generated anger and popular mobilisations in Nigeria. These attacks haven led to resistance from the social movements and more particularly the trade unions.
Québec Solidaire - the new option in Québec politics
7 March 2006, byIn a groundbreaking development on the Québec political scene, more than 1,000 activists turned out on the weekend of 4-5 February 2006 in Montréal to found Québec Solidaire, a left-wing political party backing a multi-ethnic, inclusive, sovereign Québec, feminism, ecology, participatory democracy, support for aboriginal struggles, social justice and a global-justice internationalist perspective.
Rough Music
6 March 2006, byTariq Ali’s new short (100 pages) polemical book against New Labour is a must for every socialist.
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