Religions at war, Politics at play
It is a common question to needle a Muslim with. “Is your first loyalty to God, or your country?” And they give whatever answer they give. And if they say […]
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slavery
Prostitution, sex trafficking, sexual slavery and personal autonomy
A pro-choice response to an article Taslima Nasreen wrote calling for the abolishment of prostitution: Sex Slavery Must be Abolished While Taslima Nasreen and I both share a concern for
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Colonialism-in-the-Mind by Gouranga Chattopadhyay – Part 2
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 One such noteworthy phenomenon is the scramble for ‘good’ schools that provide education in the English medium in exchange for
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Colonialism-in-the-Mind by Gouranga Chattopadhyay – Part 1
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 This paper closely follows the text of a paper presented at the National Seminar on the contributions of K. P. Chattopadhyay
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A Baloch Voice
I often get messages and tweets from Baloch people sharing information about their plight in Pakistan. I decided that it was time to end my reluctance to write on Balochistan,
The Self-Immolation in Herat
In this post from the Afghan life series, Gity Yousafi speaks with awe inspiring and heartbreaking honesty of one of the most serious issues facing the well being of women
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Bonded labour: A slave for food in fast developing India
I read the shocking plight of Jawahar Manjhi, a farm labourer in Bihar, working for 27 years to reply a loan of about 40 kg of rice for a family
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