Editions Checkpointed

07/09/2014

A little away while we go through some internal reshuffling to bring you the best - expect slower response time on the manuscript submissions in the coming weeks! All news on the website as usual. So sorry for the delays & keep reading, Editions Checkpointed

26/08/2014

Free book to download: Arab academics and activists reviewing the Arab Spring, case studies http://ow.ly/AJZcv

Arab academics and civil society activists from 7 Arab countries formed in July 07 the Arab Network for the Study of Democracy. These 7 Arab...

20/08/2014

gun makers struggling for survival http://ow.ly/Aw8DW

Government regulations and security fears are choking the once thriving industry in India-administered Kashmir.

15/08/2014

Stories from Mount Sinjar... http://ow.ly/AlgjT

An Iraqi man tells of his perilous escape off Mount Sinjar, in a journey that claimed the life of his mother

13/08/2014

Have you watched these incredible dispatches from VICE NEWS in the newly formed "Islamic State"? Latest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQwTOsh__0

Click here to watch Part 1 now: http://bit.ly/1lENvT7 The lightning advances of the Islamic State across Syria and Iraq in June shocked the world. But it’s n...

11/08/2014

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08/08/2014

Useful overview on unfolding tragedy in the "Islamic State": who are the ? http://ow.ly/A6y54

The Yazidis are often unjustly referred to as "devil worshippers".

07/08/2014

"A deeply imagined, extremely moving novel. Hard-edged yet lyrical, a triumph by an extremely talented emerging novelist."

07/08/2014

Chomsky on http://ow.ly/A2G9R

Amid all the horrors unfolding in the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza, Israel's goal is simple: quiet-for-quiet, a return to the norm.

06/08/2014

While all eyes on Gaza, Desmond Tutu reminds us of South Sudan and its growing plea http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/08/south-sudan-dream-peace-still-wit-2014831185659813.html

Both sides of the conflict have to put aside their differences and approach peace talks with honesty and earnestness.

02/08/2014

Commemorating the Centenary: 100 years ago the Muslims who fought for Britain. http://ow.ly/zRY4L

Presentation at Living Islam festival points up role of 400,000 from pre-partition India who fought on Britain's side

02/08/2014

Arts Festival in war-torn , Eastern http://ow.ly/zRXDV

Memories of better days inspire the founders of an arts festival in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.