IN THE NEXT ISSUE: FREEDOM TO MOVE
ONLINE FEATURES newint.org
07.10.19 Radical readings on Kashmir
As Kashmir enters the 64th day of a
communications blackout, Ammar Bukhari
recommends a reading list on the 71-year conflict.19.09.19 Voices from the global climate strike
From Bangladesh to Leipzig, the global climate
strike is a crucial mobilization against ecological
breakdown. Adam Weymouth speaks with those
preparing to strike.13.09.19 How a London arms fair shields the war on
Yemen
As the world’s largest arms fair takes place in
London, Lydia Noon talks to Yemeni artist Ahmed
Jahaf about living under a Saudi-led military siege.11.09.19 It’s lonely on the Left in Hong Kong
Amid continuing mass protests in Hong Kong,
Bennett Murray speaks to Avery Ng, the leader
of the city’s most leftwing party within the
democracy movement.81 Agony Uncle
When should you not call the police? The Agony
Uncle deals with a tricky dilemma.
82 What If...
Vanessa Baird kicks cars out of cities.
OPINION
47 View from Africa
Nanjala Nyabola examines the legacy of
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe.
Plus: Polyp’s Big Bad World
59 View from Brazil
Leonardo Sakamoto on how Brazil’s pyromaniac
president became an international pariah – and
what might stop him.
Plus: Kate Evans’ Thoughts from a Broad
73 View from India
Nilanjana Bhowmick explains why public toilets for
women remain out of bounds.
Plus: Marc Roberts’ Only Planet
FEATURES
48 Globalization and extremism – join the dots
Helena Norberg-Hodge on the insecurity that is
giving rise to upheavals around the world.
56 Dhallywood dreams
Women extras from Bangladesh’s ailing film
industry tell Sophie Hemery and Alice McCool
their own stories.
60 No room for dissent
Myanmar’s political activists have been frozen
out of the country’s democratization process.
Charlotte England reports.
64 Long Read – ‘I didn’t want to be a mother’
Rebellious lesbians in Equatorial Guinea talk to
Trifonia Melibea Obono about their alarming, yet
routine, experiences of forced pregnancy.
MIXED MEDIA
74 Spotlight
Sound artist Peter Cusack talks to Louise Gray
about his sonic journalism from places on the
edge.76 Book Reviews
Sophia by Rafik Schami; A People’s History of
Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian; Nudibranch by
Irenosen Okojie; Guest House for Young Widows
by Azadeh Moaveni.78 Film Reviews
Sorry We Missed You directed by Ken Loach and
written by Paul Lavery; The Report directed and
written by Scott Z Burns.79 Music Reviews
O Céu é Velho há Muito Tempo by Lucas Santanna;
Bantou Mentale by Bantou Mentale.NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 5
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