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Voices from the Past – a prominent Valley Kashmiri speaks out...
I have included BBC footage from the past of an interview with a prominent Valley Kashmiri leader.
His words are revealing of political realities that...
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Rumi’s Ramadan Poem
O moon-faced Beloved,
the month of Ramadan has arrived
Cover the table
and open the path of praise.
O fickle busybody,
it’s time to change your ways.
Can you see...
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...
The “Azad” Riyaasat, or “Free” State in Pakistan’s Backyard
It’s ‘Azad’ - 'Free'.
Okay? It's Azad! Free!
This is Pakistan’s official position on 'Azad' Jammu & Kashmir!
But ‘free’ of what exactly?
According to the Pakistani state-enforced...
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Remembering the victims of political oppression in ‘Azad’ Jammu Kashmir
Muhammad Ali Murtaza, an innocent young man was brutally tortured to death by Pakistan's army without any explanation and worse, they tried to cover...
Fleeing poverty and becoming even poorer; the truth of dispossession
Recently, given my father’s imminent demise, he is terminally ill with leukaemia, I started to ask him about his life in the land of...
The “Mirpuri” Villain!?
“al-Bretannia" - my country!
There comes a point in any community’s timeline for its members to stand up and be heard. And that time has...
The ‘Muslim-Ummah’ Syndrome
Some years ago, Saudi Arabia proscribed its citizens from marrying Pakistani citizens and the citizens of three other countries. No doubt the government had its...
The Feudalism of the Western Himalayas; patronage, caste myths and colonialism
A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting with some local guys as they consumed copious amounts of alcohol to the backdrop of a...
A mere “label”
We are not "inbreds"
We are not "illiterate"
We are not "uneducated"
We are not "uncultured"
...
Call them “Mirpuris” please!
I can recall quite vividly my first foray into the world of “anti-Mirpuri” dribble-dribble that still goes on in the world of social media.
It...
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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...
“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...
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...
