A new form of coup has emerged in 2019. Apart from military coups and invasions by foreign USA and America has invented a new form: setting up a virtual state… Read more »

This is the text of a lecture by Sandew Hira on April 22, 2018 at the University of Amsterdam for Indonesian students on decolonizing history. Read more: https://din.today/news/a-decolonial-critique-of-a-colonial-project/

A white racist scholar, Bruce Gilley, from Portland State University, Oregon, USA, published an article in Third World Quarterly with the title “The case for colonialism”. Third World Quartely is… Read more »

The best way to develop decolonial theory is through discussing its application in real life situations. Take the following situation from a Summer School. The Summer School attracts activists and… Read more »

This article takes a critical look at another popular theory of liberalism: the theory of everyday racism. This theory was developed by Philomena Essed. Read more: https://din.today/sandewhira/the-theory-of-everyday-racism-which-racism-is-not-everyday-but-only-in-the-weekend/

Many progressive groups and academics carry the narrative of intersectionality in their work and activism. Intersectionality calls for the recognition of multiple forms of oppression and exploitation and the need… Read more »

Within some parts of the activist movement the concept of White Privilege is quite popular. Let us take a decolonial look at the concept. Read more: https://din.today/the-theory-of-white-privilege-why-racism-is-not-a-privilege/

Early 2015 white students and staff from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) occupied the administrative buildings as a protest against announced budget cuts. They demanded more democracy: election of the… Read more »

In 2014 two Turkish members of the Dutch Labour Party in parliament, Tunahan Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk, left the party because of its attitude towards racism and islamophobia. They started… Read more »

Is the defacement and tearing down of statues of Gandhi a progressive step in the fight against racism? For some activists, the answer is unequivocal: “Yes”. Gandhi made a number… Read more »