Who’s afraid of the Karachi Literature Festival?: Ayesha Siddiqa
Here we are seemingly in an age of intellectual freedom, burgeoning media industry and literature festivals. There are numerous festivals held all over South Asia celebrating books new and old, bringing people together…
Here’s what some South African artists make of the country’s politics
”To get the pulse of a country journalists usually go for political elites or the “man on the street.” Rarely do they ask artists what they think about politics (and we’re not talking…
Egypt: The revolution is alive
Just before the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Emma Hughes spoke to Ola Shahba, an activist who has spent 15 years organising in Egypt redpepper.org, february, 2013 Emma Hughes The years of organisation…
Neoliberal plague: AIDS and global capitalism
Author: Jason Hickel Pambazuka News, 13-02-2013. Another World AIDS Day is behind us, and the usual spatter of annual reports and politicians’ eager promises continue to reverberate through the media. If you’re like…
Human Rights and Anti-imperialism
Arzu Merali in the Universal Justice Network – ABIM Workshop Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, May 2012
“Two Years of Deaths and Detentions”: Bahraini Pro-Democracy Protesters Mark Anniversary of Uprising
democracynow.org, February 14, 2013.
Performing democracy in Zimbabwe
From: Africa is a Country, January 21, 2013. By Jacquelin Kataneksza A few days ago the BBC reported on Zimbabwe’s impending elections, amidst concerns of renewed violence and human rights abuses in the…
(Trans)gender and caste lived experience – Transphobia as a form of Brahminism: An Interview of Living Smile Vidya
From: Sanhati, January 26, 2013 By Kaveri Karthik and Gee Suleiman Living Smile Vidya Note from the interviewers: This is the transcript of a conversation between dalit transgender feminist writer and theater…
Execution of Afzal Guru : Statements and Responses
From: Sanhati, February 13, 2013 CPDR STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE EXECUTION OF AFZAL GURU Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR) Mumbai strongly condemns the hanging of Afzal Guru by the Indian state…
