Wars, conquests, collective violence, and all kinds of forms of domination and oppression are justified through specific rhetorical strategies, or ideologies. Take a very recent epoch, the one that was dubbed the ‘modern age’ that starts roughly with European ‘enlightenment’ and is still unfolding today. This is an epoch that sees the development and consolidation [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Gaza and the legitimation of killing: Lessons for History
Posted in Cultural practices, Hegemony, History, Israeli practices, Palestine, Terrorism on January 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A note on the power of images
Posted in Islamic practices, Israeli practices, Media on January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The most disturbing aspect of the Gaza assault is that it is proof once again that the more you are considered ‘civilized’ or ‘righteous’, the more you can get away with the most atrocious acts. But it seems that it is not just the ‘western’ sphere, the international community, the Islamophobes, the western media, history [...]
