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Gurmeet Singh

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Gurmeet Singh is a freelance writer and editor, living and working in Berlin. He writes on political and cultural issues and has interests in literature, philosophy and European affairs. He grew up in Birmingham, UK.

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european parliament
June 14th, 2019
Help! I think my parliament might be... racist!
by:Gurmeet Singh
"I don't know what to do. I don't know where to turn. I thought the EU was supposed to be a project of peace, but I have a bad feeling..."
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Modi BJP
May 24th, 2019
The Indian elections: the most gorgeous, colourful victory for far-right nationalism
by:Gurmeet Singh
The world’s largest democracy conducted the world’s largest ever democratic exercise over the last few weeks. And guess what happened?
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pegida germany far right
May 14th, 2019
The far-right looking to destroy the EU from within
by:Gurmeet Singh
The European Elections are a few days away. Full disclosure: I can’t vote. Thanks Brexit.
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Goerlitzer Park
May 11th, 2019
This way for illegal drugs, please
by:Gurmeet Singh
Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg is a well-known drug hotspot. The dealers can be seen at all times of day, and are normally very friendly.
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Extinction Rebellion
May 04th, 2019
Does Extinction Rebellion have a race problem?
by:Gurmeet Singh
Extinction is a highly racialised idea, even if these days we tend to only associate it with stuffed birds in museums.
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forest
April 26th, 2019
Forests will burn in Germany
by:Gurmeet Singh
"Spring rain" may very well become a thing of the past.
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EU-FLAG-taken
April 11th, 2019
The far-right looks to take over Europe in EU elections
by:Gurmeet Singh
It's election season the world over. While Israel and India lurch to the right, the EU begins its own descent into the unknown.
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Danny Rose
April 06th, 2019
Black football stars can't wait to leave the racist game
by:Gurmeet Singh
Professional football is so lofty and moneyed, so removed from everyday life, that anything goes, doesn't it?
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brexit racism
March 29th, 2019
The ethno-nationalist project at the heart of Brexit
by:Gurmeet Singh
Brexit is white, British, elite project in all but name. It will reveal itself for what it is in time.
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racism
March 24th, 2019
The internet: turning racism into a cottage industry
by:Gurmeet Singh
Prejudice has always sold. It's always worked to someone's advantage.
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Free_Derry_Bloody_Sunday_memorial_march
March 15th, 2019
47 years after "Bloody Sunday", the chance for some justice
by:Gurmeet Singh
In 1972, British soldiers opened fire on civil rights protestors in Derry, Northern Ireland. Now one of those soldiers has been charged with murder.
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International-Womens-Day
March 08th, 2019
Happy International Women's Day
by:Gurmeet Singh
March 8 is International Women's Day. Happy day to all women and women-identifying people out there. And much power to you all.
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Independent Group
March 01st, 2019
Centrism: the new, old way of keeping everything the way it is
by:Gurmeet Singh
At the still point of the turning world, the past and future are gathered, to paraphrase T. S. Eliot. The new philosophy of centrism.
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Shamima Begum
February 22nd, 2019
Let Shamima Begum back into the U.K. to face the consequences
by:Gurmeet Singh
Shamima Begum is one of three British girls who left the UK to join ISIL in Syria. She and her friends were 15 years old at the time.
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Hakeem al-Araibi
February 16th, 2019
"My life will end if I go to Bahrain", al-Araibi finally released
by:Gurmeet Singh
It took 77 days, but the refugee and footballer Hakeem al-Araibi was freed by Thai authorities and allowed to go back to Australia.
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berlinale auditorium
February 08th, 2019
The Berlinale's stand against the AfD and Holocaust denial
by:Gurmeet Singh
No one likes the AfD. But the Berlinale sees an opportunity to reducate them.
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