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  Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq’s story – but who tells it now?

  From the beginning of his brutal reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein could claim an unusual credit: film producer. After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in The Long Days.

  SyndicatedMatthew Alford, Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath23 Sept 20264 min read

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  When does being ‘apolitical’ become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga

  Headlines this week have been inundated with news of artist Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, following Macklemore’s onstage calls to “free Palestine”.

  SyndicatedJacqueline Boaks, Philosopher, Curtin Centre for Applied Ethics, Curtin University18 Sept 20264 min read