
Het is geweldig om je eigen boek uit te kunnen geven zonder. Maarten van Buuren Maarten maakt al maanden oorlog in de bestsellerlijsten hij schreef De nazificatie van Maassluis. Overall, I think they are a great resource for families to help combat all of the picture books that are packaging lies of the culture into “cute little stories.” BRAVE Books push back on this ferociously. Brave New Books is een programma waarmee je stapje voor stapje je eigen boek maakt, en mensen achter dat programma die klaar staan om je daarbij te helpen.

For example, In More Than Spots and Stripes, which argues against Critical Race Theory using cheetahs with spots and stripes, there is an illustration of some angry cheetahs holding signs that read “Spot Lives Matter” and “Stop Stripe Supremacy.” Do be aware that they push back pretty hard on some of these issues. My entire family, adults included, have greatly enjoyed these books. The stories are well written and the overarching storyline is captivating. The illustrations are vibrant and exciting. I love how they tackle these issues head-on in such a counter-cultural way, albeit without the gospel. There is an overall plotline that runs through all the books, with only “Saga One” being available currently, but each book stands alone to help children grasp social issues in language and stories they can understand. Meanwhile, the human rights organisation continues to call for an improvement to his prison conditions, in particular the return of his manuscript to his family.These picture books are sure to be divisive in the same way as The Tuttle Twins series- some will love them and some will not. After more than a year of refusing solid foods, PEN is seriously concerned for al-Singace’s health and wellbeing and continues to call for his immediate release. “Those things don’t come so easily to us.”Īl-Singace’s international writer of courage award was accepted on his behalf by Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, director of advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy. “Be careful when you use the words ‘change’ ‘dream’ and ‘democracy’”, al-Singace wrote in the New York Times in 2009. However, he was rearrested in March and sentenced to life imprisonment in June.

On his way home, al-Singace was arrested at Bahrain international airport, apparently in light of concerns that the academic could “damage the country’s stability”.Īl-Singace and others on trial with him were released in February 2011 after widespread calls for political reform. And third is the judicial apparatus and procedures.” “The first is the use of force, torture and ill-treatment.

“ three pillars ensuring that activists and NGOs who work on exposing violations are seized and somehow, ensuring that they are suppressed,” he said at the seminar. In the summer of 2010, al-Singace visited the UK to attend a seminar at the House of Lords, during which he described the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain.
