“Before me I see the same images of death that I witnessed 24 years ago. The pictures themselves, the noise of invading aircraft in the skies of Beirut and all over Lebanon, are the same. Do I see or do I remember? When you are incapable of distinguishing between what is in front of you […]
Guardian Unlimited’s coverage of the war in the Middle East.
I was honoured to be invited to attend Ayse and Ahmats’ wedding by her uncle. We met while we were asking permission from the Ceribasisi, the local Roma elder or leader, to walk around Gulthepe, a neighbourhood in Istanbul. I was honoured to have his blessing. It was such a pleasure to be […]
Being an editor of an academic journal is one of the most under-appreciated activities in universities. It is closer to pure academic work in that it involves continual immersion in debates and in the nuances of argument. Yet it is usually not remunerated, nor do many universities support the day-to-day operation of journals. […]
I.D. 2006 Annual Design Review
Concepts: Best of Category
Paul Bosveld, of Toronto’s BosveldLab, proposes that women assume a dominant role in grassroots disarmament efforts by removing guns from households in communities where weapons are traditionally stockpiled. He thinks women are motivated to eliminate guns because they ’suffer greatly from their presence both as victims of gun […]