Sheikh Raed Salah wins appeal
Sheikh Raed Salah, the prominent Palestinian spokesperson has won his court appeal overturning home secretary Theresa May’s deportation order issued against him last year.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views -, Opinion | Tuesday, 10 April 2012 at 2:20 pm
Hana Shalabi is dying to live
The rhetoric that has come to characterize the Israel/Palestine debate exploits the emotion of one crime to justify another. It is vital to remember that one life from either side is not worth less than the other.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views -, Opinion | Wednesday, 28 March 2012 at 11:29 am
Palestine’s right to exist
‘Israel’s right to exist’, those words a stock phrase, typical of the mainstream media, instantaneously stir up deep seated sensitivities over the so-called conflict between the state of Israel and Palestine. So-called because the word conflict implies some sort of equality and level playing field to begin with. However, this is not the case.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views -, Opinion | Monday, 26 March 2012 at 12:00 am
Barack Obama’s “unbreakable bond” with Israel
Barack Obama has taken pandering to the Israeli lobby to shameful new levels. In a frankly shocking video, even by US standards, in what I can only describe as one the most cynical pieces of electioneering I have witnessed in my lifetime, Obama’s team has released a video re-affirming the USA’s special relationship with Zionism, and their unwavering commitment to supporting a state which draws legitimate comparisons to South Africa under apartheid.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views - | Thursday, 26 January 2012 at 12:01 am
Hip hop has come full circle – it’s pure Logic
It was always going to happen. UK hip hop, has been suffering from an affliction. For too long it has come to be characterised by, the negative image and reputation left by corporate boardrooms and their marketing strategies. Of late though, UK hip hop has seen something of a renaissance.
By Richard Sudan | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world -, Music | Thursday, 19 January 2012 at 10:45 am
The tragedy of Stephen Lawrence
I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t aware of the tragedy of Stephen Lawrence.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views -, Opinion | Friday, 6 January 2012 at 9:55 am
Alan Hansen: “There’s always room for improvement’
Last night one of Britain’s most recognisable and respected football pundits caused controversy and anger by describing Black players as ‘coloured’. Twice.
By Richard Sudan | Sport - Latest analysis on the Sporting world - | Thursday, 22 December 2011 at 4:00 pm
How many more lives have to be lost before we see justice?
In a frank admission yesterday, a former adviser to the IPCC’s investigation into the death of Mark Duggan has asserted that the handling of the case is a shambles, which in part explains the anger and frustration felt by many in the community, and furthermore from the public at large.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views -, Opinion | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at 2:47 pm
Christopher Alder: Justice remains little more than an ideal for some
The story broke at the weekend that Hull City Council had mixed up the body of former British paratrooper Christopher Alder 37 who was said to have been buried over a decade ago with that of Grace Kamara, a Nigerian woman in her 60’s who had died of natural causes.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook - A selection of Independent views - | Monday, 7 November 2011 at 5:51 pm
Palestine joins, the US withdraws funding
In a move indicative of the US’s unwavering support for Israeli policy, the Obama administration has announced that US funding will be withdrawn from USECO the cultural and educational agency of the UN (United Nations) following the Palestinians’ successful bid to join the branch of the UN.
By Richard Sudan | The Foreign Desk - International dispatches from Independent correspondents - | Wednesday, 2 November 2011 at 4:46 pm
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