Bethlehem: The ‘little town’ the world forgot
Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News 23 December 2019
The “little town” marks time itself; the common era began there 2,019 years ago, and nearly every date refers to the place, although we give it such little consideration except during the Christmas season.
Caabu: Bahraini government must release jailed medics
30 September 2011
Caabu condemns the decision by a Bahraini military court to sentence 20 medical professionals to jail terms of up to 15 years, and calls for their immediate pardon and release.
By Alexandra Boothroyd
On 21 November, Caabu hosted a briefing with representatives from the research team behind On Our Land; a project documenting the cultural heritage of the South Hebron Hills. The project seeks to preserve this heritage from the impact of Israeli occupation, through a series of interviews between youth researchers and older generations.
Caabu board member John McHugo has written a letter to the Financial Times: French unilaterally drew Lebanese-Syrian border.
Syrian sanctions: What to do next?
Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 25 November 2019
With the Syrian economy smashed and civilians suffering severe depredations, why is there so little public debate on the sanctions on Syria? Outside a narrow circle of academics and policy wonks, nobody is discussing this or asking how the various sanctions could be modified to help those most in need.
The Labour Party have produced a Race and Faith Manifesto.
In the introduction to this plan, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party leader, writes:
The UK will go to the polls for another General Election on 12 December 2019. Parliament was dissolved on 6 November 2019.
The Labour Party has issued its manifesto ahead of the General Election on 12 December. We have included aspects of it that may be of relevance.
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