Makerena on Marikana
A conversation with South African artist Masello Motana on pop stars, politicians and personhood.
Blog
Whose Commemoration
The trouble with the official Dutch commemoration of the abolition of slavery. It leaves out the descendants of victims altogether.
Egyptian Graffiti and Gender Politics
An interview with Soraya Morayef, who is documenting the graffiti scene in Cairo, Beirut, Libya and Palestine.
Egyptian women won’t be blamed for sexual assaults
Also, dispelling the myth that all Arab men systematically oppress and victimize Arab women.
The ‘digital music in Africa’ bandwagon
What The New York Times forgot to tell you about the explosion of digital music in Africa.
The Dutch Media Drama
Why is a photo of an empathetic group of young Dutch Moroccans visiting a concentration camp being used to illustrate so many stories in which Moroccans are a "problem"?