Week 2 of World War III
On Saturday March 7, 2026 Sandew Hira started a series of weekly analyses of the Western war against Iran. This is week 2 of the series. These analyses are based… Read more »
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Week 1 of World War III
In his article on the logic of the war between Iran and the West Sandew Hira argues that we are about to witness a dramatic transformation in world history that… Read more »
March 4, 2026: Zoom Yemen – A decolonial view on human rights
Presentation for Founding conference of the International Legal and Human Rights Union Greetings to the organizers of the International Legal and Human Rights Conference in Support of the Palestinian People… Read more »
February 22, 2026 The Netherlands – Almere: Lecture on Anton de Kom
On February 22, Anton de Kom’s birthday, Sandew Hira will give a lecture on the life and work of Anton de Kom. Hira is the author of the book “Van… Read more »
week 0: The logic of the war between Iran and the West
We are about to witness a dramatic transformation in world history that can be compared to the transformations that occurred because of World War I and World War II. In… Read more »
February 7-8, 2026: UK – London: How the Modern World Was Shaped
Exploring the long history of empire, race, and resource extraction—and how decolonial thinking helps us understand and challenge today’s global system. A weekend workshop with world-renowned Decolonial scholars – critically… Read more »
January 19, 2026: Suriname, Paramaribo – Anton de Kom University – Rewriting Surinamese History
The call for the rewriting of Surinamese history has grown stronger in recent years with the recognition of slavery and colonialism as a crime against humanity. In 1982, following in… Read more »
Reparations: the Surinamese forced contribution to Dutch prosperity is €250 trillion
Sandew Hira has calculated the compulsory contribution Suriname makes to Dutch prosperity due to the colonial occupation. The figure is 250 trillion euros. He constructed an economic model to perform… Read more »
November 26, 2025: Suriname, Paramaribo, PALU Centrum – Rewriting History, Apologies from the King, Reparations, and Decolonizing The Mind
The call for the rewriting of Surinamese history has grown stronger in recent years with the recognition of slavery and colonialism as a crime against humanity. In 1982, following in… Read more »
Persian translation
The Persian translation of the book by Sandew Hira “Decolonizing The Mind” is now published by the prestigious University of Tehran Press and being sold in Iran. It has a… Read more »