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About Salim Lamrani

A Doctor of Iberian and Latin American Studies at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne, Salim Lamrani is a lecturer at the University of La Réunion, and a journalist specializing in relations between Cuba and the United States. His new book is titled Fidel Castro, héros des déshérités (Paris: Editions Estrella, 2016). Preface by Ignacio Ramonet. He can be contacted at lamranisalim [at] yahoo.fr, Salim.Lamrani [at] univ-reunion.fr or via facebook.
  • Cuba Celebrates May Day

    Five Questions and Answers Concerning the Presidential Elections in Cuba

    Salim Lamrani

    If the importance of Fidel Castro in the history of Cuba is undeniable, talk about a Castro brothers’ Cuba is inaccurate on the political level.

  • Cuba, the Corporate Media, and the Suicide of Orlando Zapata Tamayo

    Salim Lamrani

    On February 23, 2010, Cuban inmate Orlando Zapata Tamayo died after 83 days on hunger strike.  He was 42.  This is the first such incident since inmate Pedro Luis Boitel died in 1972 under similar conditions.  The corporate media put the tragic incident on the front page and emphasized the plight of Cuban prisoners.1 Zapata’s […]

  • The Contradictions of Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez

    Salim Lamrani

    On November 7, 2009, the Western media devoted ample space to the Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez.  The news from Havana about the dispute between the dissident and Cuban authorities circled the world and overshadowed the rest of the news.1 Sanchez recounted her mishap in detail on her blog and in the press.  In doing so, […]

Books By Salim Lamrani

  • Cuba, the Media, and the Challenge of Impartiality December 18, 2014
  • The Economic War Against Cuba: A Historical and Legal Perspective on the U.S. Blockade February 28, 2009

Monthly Review Essays

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    1. Introduction The predominance of US economic, political and military power in the world was established at the end of the Second World War.1 With just 6.3 percent of global population, the United States held about 50 percent of the world wealth in 1948. As the only power which had used nuclear weapons on civilian […]

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