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Social media campaigns and law reform in IndonesiaFacebooking for Reform?
Taking the example of the controversial case of Prita Mulyasari, Sydney-based lawyer Arjuna Dibley argues that while social media campaigns in Indonesia can generate widespread interest and debate about problems with the country's criminal law, they do not actually further the process of criminal law reform
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Debate on Günter Grass's Israel-Iran PoemThe Old Man and the Stereotype
It is devastating to see an internationally renowned German literary figure like Günter Grass bandying about anti-Semitic clichés. A commentary
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A Plea for a Euro–Mediterranean Youth Exchange ProgrammeAn End to Age-old Animosities
The borders between the countries to the north and the south of the Mediterranean are almost impenetrable for young people. Yet dialogue and the breaking down of anti-Muslim attitudes can only take place within the framework of personal exchange. The year 2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Franco–German Youth Office (DFJW) and would be an appropriate time to establish a similar exchange programme for Euro-Mediterranean youth, say Sonja Hegasy and Nicolas Moll
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Oriental Clichés in Literary PublishingA Dalek in a Burqa
No matter what the content of the book – covers of Arab female authors's published in Europe and the US will always be graced with a veiled woman. In this article, Jordania-British author Fadia Faqir relates her experiences and curious findings