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Ahmed Shawki (1960–2023)

Florian Wilde — 2023-03-09T12:11:04Z

He served as the central figure in the leadership of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) for the better part of his life, presiding over its rise to become the strongest organization of the US revolutionary left – but also the crisis which eventually led to its dissolution in 2019. Now, Ahmed “Shawki” Sehrawy has died, at only 62 years of age.

- In Memoriam - Obituaries and appreciations / United States (USA), Obituary, Egypt

Winning Power, Not Just Government

Florian Wilde — 2017-05-06T09:55:21Z

For twenty-five years, European left parties have joined broad coalition governments and come out with nothing to show for it.

- Building new parties of the left / New parties of the left, Debate section

“We have to prepare ourselves for upheavals“

Florian Wilde — 2015-04-08T12:26:51Z

The Kurdish liberation movement can serve as a role model for the struggles in the region. This interview with Meral Cicek from Cologne, chairwoman of Kürt Kad?n ?li?kiler Merkezi, the Kurdish Centre for WomenÂ´s Affairs in Erbilto, was given to the Rosa Luxemburg FoundationÂ´s Florian Wilde during the World Social Forum in Tunis.

- IV483 - April 2015 / Women, Kurdistan

The Kurdish Question, the PKK and the tasks of the radical Left

Florian Wilde — 2014-11-03T11:17:20Z

The West has suddenly begun supporting various Kurdish organisations in its fight against the Islamic State. So why is the largest Kurdish organisation of all, the PKK, still outlawed? This article discusses current developments in Kurdistan and gives a brief overview of the history of the Kurdish liberation movement and the PKK's illegal status in Germany. It argues for a radical left strategy focused on defeating the ban on the PKK.

- Features / Germany, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Kurdistan