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Islam and West
The
tension between West and Islam or, more provocatively, between
Christianity and Islam, is one of the most important cultural
and political topic in the world today, that will deeply
affect the human history in general. Macedonia is in the
vertigo of this tension and the way we come up with this,
individually and collectively, will determine our destiny. In
this separate we give the texts by Edward Said, Jurgen
Habermas, Mile Lasic, Igor Markovic, Farida Faouzia Charfi
etc."One more reason for the endurance of the tension
between Moslems and the others is the presence of Moslems all
over Europe and USA. Look at the map of the present population
in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Britain, America, even
Sweden, and you will have to admit that Islam is not anymore
on the borders of the West but deep inside of it. But why it’s
presence is considered as such a big threat?"
Regis Debray
Regis
Debray is the most intrigant intelectul figure of the world
cultural scene. His deep critical reflections of the
contemporarity through the aspects of history still provokes
mystery and apailness . Debray invented the world
"mediology" and he is the most prominent
representative after Mcluhan’s death. "Mediology, the
companion of Hermes, God of roads and crossroads, begins with
exchange and passes from property to property. You can enter
through it, you can move through it, you can enter through the
many gates and without previously determined route."
Personal
Revolutionary Ttheory
We
present a pamphlet resulting from the work by few authors in
few languages. This text is meant to people not satisfied with
their life. This is a framework of a critical thought which is
useful for the deep perception of the world the way it is.
Jasmina Reza – Art (play)
Katarina Ristovska –
photography
Primitivism
Several texts presenting anarcho-primitivist thought.
"The anarchism is an attempt to unroot all the ways of
domination. It does not refer only to the usual methods the
nation state uses the imposing of law and violence but also on
the ways it impregnates patriarchalism, racism and
homophobia.", says Derrick Jensen. Among the others we
give the texts by John Moore, Hakim Bay, Richard Heinberg…
Darin Angelovski – photography
Hanna Arent – Eichmann in Jerusalem (extract)
The authoritative and controversial report of the trial of
German Nazi leader Adolph Eichmann first appeared as a series
of articles in The New Yorker in 1963. A profound and
documented analysis of the issues and the historic background
of this trial. Also analyzes the problem of the human being
with the modern totalitarian system.
Hanna Pitkin – Rethinking the Social
On the traces of the complex thought of Hanna Arent,
Pitkin makes profound analysis of the contemporary world.
"The social as such-if we think about it without
mythologizing it –is not some kind of eternal metaphysical
change of the situation… it is a matter of degree, situation
that can go up or down, but situation which is increasing
fastly."
Women Icons of the XX-th Century
This is the second part of presentation of Svetlana
Slapshak’s attempt to collect dispersed pieces from on women
trying to confirm themselves as a body, as a existence, as an
idea. These essays are taken from her book with the same title
as our separate. Slapshak try to argue with taboos and
stereotypes using anthropological and semiotic references. The
book is important reference not only for the last but also for
this 21st century.
Dragica Nikolovska – photography
Cultural Policy
Cultural policy is one of the most subtle issues in the
transition countries because it is an area which is far away
of our power for developing strategy plans, visions, which
does not lay on national-romanticist concepts. In Macedonia,
culture policy is on an extremely low level. That is why, in
cooperation with ECUMEST association from Bucharest we present
several essays on the subject, which might help in the
creation of Macedonian strategy for cultural policy. We give
essays by Vjeran Katunaric, Vesna Copic, Raymond Weber, Andrea
Zlatar, Milena Dpragicevic Sesic, Oana Radu, Lidija Verbanova,
Violeta Simjanovska etc.
Joe Strummer – IN MEMORIAM
Joe Strummer, the political conscience of punk died on 22nd
of December 2002. His leftist ideas and attitude, his
rebellious attempts and subversive acting have much in common
with the Margina’s concept. In this issue we are giving him
a last goodbye presenting several essays and lyrics
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