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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...
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Re-thinking Brexit
BREXIT IS ESSENTIALLY the fantasy of the 'hard' right wing of the Tory Party, who wanted to 'get back control' of the UK's sovereignty...
A Message from Kashmir
Dear British Paharis
I speak to you through this medium as a brother from Indian Occupied Kashmir. I speak to you for our shared homeland,...
Identity DIS Podcasts
Google Search Results; "Mirpuris"
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IDENTITY CONUNDRUM
Our “Nawabs” of Britain
My Lords, “Rajas” and “Chaudhrys”
How you tire in your claims?
Born to “nobles” “lineages” high
your's is ‘nobility’ supremely entrenched!
Of past glories, “Jaghirs”,
of providence unchecked
You accept...
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...
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...
‘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,...
You don’t have to disown your people to “get ahead” in life
A message to the British-Pahari Youth of Azad Jammu Kashmir
Why do some of us lose our tongues in the face of social and political injustice?...
The Pahari language of ‘Azad’ Jammu & Kashmir
The Politics behind Linguistic Identities
Aside from popular conventions in how we would transliterate words from one language into another, no corresponding practise exists for...
RACE MYTHS
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...
Why do anti-Semites say “Israeli Jews” are not “real Jews?”
You must have heard the claim that modern-day 'Israel' is a country with another people's language and religion? If you haven't, you're probably living...
“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...
