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Eating “Dog” – food for thought!?
I'm all for animal rights, but then there's two issues we need to consider when contemplating the idea of the 'Chinese' eating dogs, (and...
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Mangla’s Waters
And here lived, beneath the receding waters of Mangla, my people, once upon a time.
As her waters recede, and the green grass...
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The Governance Dilemma in so-called “Azad” Jammu Kashmir
This footage makes an attempt to summarise the effort of Mahmood Ahmed Musafir in light of his herculean effort to address the near absence...
IDENTITY CONUNDRUM
Gandhara – a ‘past’ worth celebrating
It’s okay to ‘maim’ my ‘name’ for I am an inconsequential ‘thing’
You can place me on the shelves of Primark and Aldi
Mine...
Nation state fictions: Imagining the Past
A lot of us confuse our 'countries', and the technical term for what I'm describing is 'nation states', with ideas of historical continuity. We...
The Lonely Journeyman
The needle has struck, the hour has come,
and the open road unwinds.
With a heavy heart,
I place my soul’s keeping
into nature’s lair for the journey...
British-Paharis and Understanding Our Background; “Azad” Kashmir
Background Facts
Aside from conventions in transliterating Indo-Aryan words into English-Roman script which is not based on any agreed standard, the term Pahári is pronounced...
‘Hill Speak’ by Zaffar Kunial
There is no dictionary for my father’s language.
His dialect, for a start, is difficult to name.
Even this taxi driver, who talks it,...
Understanding Cultures and Identities
This article should be read in conjunction with the article 'what exactly is cultural heritage?'
What are ‘cultural spheres’?
The term ‘cultural sphere‘ can be used...
Our “Nawabs” of Britain
My Lords, “Rajas” and “Chaudhrys”
How you tire in your claims?
Born to “nobles” “lineages” high, yours is ‘nobility’ supremely entrenched!
Of past glories, “Jaghirs”, of providence...
RACE MYTHS
“Race” fallacy and social relationships
Steven Garner, author of "Racism, an Introduction" said,
"'Race' is a fiction that we turn into a social reality every day of our lives. It...
A Letter to the “Race Puritans” of Great Britain
Dear Race Puritans
I was born and raised in England. I know of no ‘culture’ except the one I live and breath. Its seed may...
The ‘immigrant’ blame game
Over the past century, many 'Britons' for want of a better term have had a fraught relationship with ethnic minorities. This is not a...
