Internationalists issue declaration against war in Ukraine
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 2 2014 15:39
Internationalists and anarchists from Russia and elsewhere have issued a declaration condemning both the Russian and Ukrainian governments, arguing that the working class in both countries should reject nationalism and fight for their own interests.
Here is the declaration in its entirety:
Declaration of Internationalists against the war in Ukraine
War on war! Not a single drop a blood for the "nation”!
Orientalism and orientalism in reverse - Sadik Jalal al-’Azm
Critique of Edward Said's landmark text, Orientalism, using it as a springboard to criticise Arab academics and left intellectuals who have become enamoured with Islam in the wake of the Iranian revolution.
Part 1: Orientalism
The factors of race and nation in Marxist theory - Amadeo Bordiga
A book-length essay illustrating the principles of historical materialism with respect to the role of race and nation in the “cycles” that were preconditions for the communist revolution, tracing the human saga from pithecanthropus and Adam and Eve to the Trieste Crisis, with sections on Greece, Rome, the German barbarians, feudalism, the rise of the bourgeoisie, the European wars and national liberation struggles of the 19th century, and the Paris Commune, interspersed with incisive comments on the individual (a “puppet”), the family (it “will be destroyed after the victory of communism”), national languages (they “will perish with” capitalism), etc.
Attack on squats in Warsaw during nationalist demonstration
Submitted by ye on Nov 15 2013 14:49
On November 11, 2013, two squats in the center of Warsaw were attacked by nationalists and fascists. The squatters resisted successfully. In their declaration the squatters' collectives explain not only the connection between increasing right wing militancy and the state policies of exploitation and discrimination, they also make clear that a struggle against fascism has to be a struggle of the expoited against capitalism itself.
On national independence day, November 11th, 2013, our homes were brutally attacked by fascist militias. They came well-prepared: hammers, bolt cutters and pipes in hand, they cut the lock on our gate, forced the doors, broke the windows, burned two cars and wounded our friends.
Palestinian women and the national liberation movement: a social perspective - Hamida Kazi
A critical look at the relationship between women's struggle and national liberation, focusing particularly on the Palestinian national liberation movement and the involvement of women in it.
*Although the paper is written with a.view on Palestinian women's participation in general in the national struggle, it mostly focuses on women on the West Bank.
Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906–1948 - Zachary Lockman
A .pdf of the seminal book by Zachary Lockman detailing a class history of Palestinian and Jewish workers in Palestine in the decades before the founding of the Israeli state.
Samir Amin responds to Mohammed Ja'far
Samir Amin responds in October 2013 to Mohammed Ja'far's critique of his view on the formation of Arab nations.
National formation in the Arab region: a critique of Samir Amin - Mohammad Ja'far
Text criticising Samir Amin's view on the formation of Arab nations, analysing from a Marxist perspective the construction of Arab nationalism, Islam and the need for working class internationalism in the Middle-East.
Introduction
Nationalist ideology of one form or another has been the central expression of Arab politics in the twentieth century. In its Nasserite, Ba'athist, Palestinian, Lebanese, Algerian, and pan-Arab varieties, it has moulded and shaped the consciousness of generation after generation of Arabs.
Reply to Ja'far - Salim Tamari
Salim Tamari responds to Mohammed Ja'far's article on the PLO and the Palestinian national liberation movement.
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Reaching beyond Palestinian Nationalism: Reply to Salim Tarmari - Mohammad Ja'far
Mohammad Ja'far's criticism of the idea that the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (and Palestinian nationalism more generally) can bring genuine liberation to the Palestinian working class.
Reaching beyond Palestinian Nationalism: Reply to Salim Tarmari - Mohammad Ja'far
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