Why are anticolonial academics being accused of antisemitism?
An article I wrote for the left Jewish publication, Vashti Media looking at the accusations of antisemitism against major anticolonial thinkers, Houria Bouteldja and…
Open Letter: the threat of academic authoritarianism – international solidarity with antiracist academics in France
In response to attacks on academic freedom against French educators working on race and decolonial issues, I drafted an open letter along with my…
We are not at Place de la République because…
A speech by decolonial activist, Houria Bouteldja I translated appeared on Open Democracy. Read my preamble: “On 16 February the French ‘new philosopher’ Alain…
Charlie Hebdo: White Context and Black Analytics
I’m delighted that my article on the event of Charlie Hebdo and the negation of Black, Arab and Muslim activism advanced by those called…
‘Je Suis Pas Charlie’: Talk at the CUNY Graduate Center
On April 23 I was invited to talk at the City University of New York Graduate Center by the European Union Studies Center, the…
Excerpts on French anti-racism
Given recent concerns with racism in France following the Charlie Hebdo attacks on January 2015, I revisited some of the segments on anti-racism in…