Iain Banks: why I'm supporting a cultural boycott of Israel This week writer Iain Banks announced he has cancer and may have just months to live. Here he explains why, in 2010, he decided his novels would no longer be published in Israel
Iain M Banks
The Guardian,
Friday 5 April 2013
I support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign because, especially in our instantly connected world, an injustice committed against one, or against one group of people, is an injustice against all, against every one of us; a collective injury.
My particular reason for participating in the cultural boycott of Israel is that, first of all, I can; I'm a writer, a novelist, and I produce works that are, as a rule, presented to the international market. This gives me a small extra degree of power over that which I possess as a (UK) citizen and a consumer. Secondly, where possible when trying to make a point, one ought to be precise, and hit where it hurts. The sports boycott of South Africa when it was still run by the racist apartheid regime helped to bring the country to its...
Excavation work in Sedeinga, where 35 small pyramids have been found in the past few years.
Ancient Kingdoms in Land of War
ISMA’IL KUSHKUSH
March 31, 2013
New York Times
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Every winter they come and go, like birds migrating south. Most of them nest in downtown Khartoum’s old Acropole Hotel, but they’re not here to rest. They’re here to work in Sudan’s blistering deserts, and the past few years have yielded outstanding results. For many people around the world, Sudan conjures images of war, instability, drought and poverty. All of those things exist here, often in tragic abundance. But lost in the narrative are the stories of the ancient kingdoms of Kush and Nubia that once rivaled Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Lost to many, that is, but not to the archaeologists who have been coming here for years, sometimes decades, to help unearth that history. “Sudan is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa that has real archaeology and local teams working,” said Claude Rilly, the director of the French Archaeological Unit in Sudan.
Though its historical importance has long been overshadowed by Egypt, its neighbor to...
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Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:59 am
issue 160 is from November 2006, so that puts it in some scale for you. With 10 issues a year you should be able to narrow it down.
Issues up to 150 are available now, though I've noticed a few errors so I'll replace those downloads by the weekend.
Issues after 150 will be available in a few more weeks.
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Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:04 am
nice one - I see you've been doing some good digging for other content too. It's good to see you putting in the time
