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OPINION 45 View from Africa As Uganda passes its anti-gay law, Rosebell Kagumire decries the way faltering governments make scapegoats of their most marginalized citizens. Plus: Marc Roberts’ Only Planet 59 View from Brazil Leonardo Sakamoto on Lula’s efforts to give Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami communities a reprieve. Plus: Kate Evans’ Thoughts from a Broad 73 View from India Could Rahul Gandhi’s epic march reverse the fortunes of India’s political opposition? Nilanjana Bhowmick deliberates. Plus: Polyp‘s Big Bad World FEATURES 41 Tough love As Nicola Sturgeon departs Scotland’s political stage, what kind of legacy does she leave behind? Conrad Landin digs into the Scottish National Party’s past, present and future. 46 ‘I am not going to stay quiet’ In Iran rap has become the language of protest, writes Lorraine Mallinder. 56 Hope in the water Magdalena Rojo reports on the Mexico Indigenous communities finally gaining control over their water. 60 From the archive: The trans revolution Vanessa Baird on the liberating potential of transgender rights for us all. 64 The Long Read – ‘They are my ancestors’ Hana Pera Aoake on how how an Indigenousled programme in New Zealand/Aotearoa is returning the stolen remains of ancestors home to their descendents. MAY- J U N E 2 023 /A L A M Y D PA MIXED MEDIA 74 Spotlight Senegalese singer- songwriter Baaba Maal speaks to Graeme Green about music making a difference. 76 Book Reviews Bodies Under Siege by Sian Norris; Shalash the Iraqi; Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai; Siblings by Brigitte Neimann. 78 Film Reviews Harka directed and written by Lucy Nathan; 1976 directed and co-written by Manuela Martelli. 79 Music Reviews Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels by Mayssa Jallad; Les Égarés by Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani. IN THE NEXT ISSUE: PALESTINE ONLINE FEATURES   newint.org 17.03.23 Food barons are making a killing from this crisis Global Justice Now’s Nick Dearden explains the rise of ‘food billionaires’, and what we can do to challenge their power. 8.03.23 Protecting trans lives goes deeper than laws and representation Priti Salian on how transgender activists are fighting the colonial mindset to push for equality in India. 21.12.22 The making of tax haven Mauritius Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that ’s been hurting Indians and Africans for years. 5

OPINION

45 View from Africa

As Uganda passes its anti-gay law, Rosebell Kagumire decries the way faltering governments make scapegoats of their most marginalized citizens. Plus: Marc Roberts’ Only Planet

59 View from Brazil

Leonardo Sakamoto on Lula’s efforts to give Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami communities a reprieve. Plus: Kate Evans’ Thoughts from a Broad

73 View from India

Could Rahul Gandhi’s epic march reverse the fortunes of India’s political opposition? Nilanjana Bhowmick deliberates. Plus: Polyp‘s Big Bad World

FEATURES

41 Tough love

As Nicola Sturgeon departs Scotland’s political stage, what kind of legacy does she leave behind? Conrad Landin digs into the Scottish National Party’s past, present and future.

46 ‘I am not going to stay quiet’

In Iran rap has become the language of protest, writes Lorraine Mallinder.

56 Hope in the water

Magdalena Rojo reports on the Mexico Indigenous communities finally gaining control over their water.

60 From the archive: The trans revolution

Vanessa Baird on the liberating potential of transgender rights for us all.

64 The Long Read – ‘They are my ancestors’

Hana Pera Aoake on how how an Indigenousled programme in New Zealand/Aotearoa is returning the stolen remains of ancestors home to their descendents.

MAY- J U N E 2 023

/A L A M Y

D PA

MIXED MEDIA

74 Spotlight

Senegalese singer- songwriter Baaba Maal speaks to Graeme Green about music making a difference.

76 Book Reviews

Bodies Under Siege by Sian Norris; Shalash the Iraqi; Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai; Siblings by Brigitte Neimann.

78 Film Reviews

Harka directed and written by Lucy Nathan; 1976 directed and co-written by Manuela Martelli.

79 Music Reviews

Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels by Mayssa Jallad; Les Égarés by Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani.

IN THE NEXT ISSUE: PALESTINE

ONLINE FEATURES   newint.org

17.03.23 Food barons are making a killing from this crisis Global Justice Now’s Nick Dearden explains the rise of ‘food billionaires’, and what we can do to challenge their power.

8.03.23 Protecting trans lives goes deeper than laws and representation Priti Salian on how transgender activists are fighting the colonial mindset to push for equality in India.

21.12.22 The making of tax haven Mauritius Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that ’s been hurting Indians and Africans for years.

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