17th century Indian painting of African lyre player.
This week in the Internet:
- Rare images document centuries long history of Africans in India
- VIDEO: Mahammad Hanif invites you to the Unsilence Pakistan jalsa
- Muslim parents marry adopted Hindu girl to Hindu groom and Adopted by Hindu family, girl marries with Muslim tradition
- The poetics of desire
- The Bhindranwale cult: How politics allowed an obscure preacher to challenge Indian democracy
- On the periphery: The subplot in the GB polls is the candidacy of Hunza native Baba Jan
- Finding beauty and happiness in ‘barren’ Sukkur
- Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice
- Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan
This week at Tanqeed:
- Why Baba Jan Won by Umar Farooq. Baba Jan drew more than 4,500 votes, a massive victory for a candidate running from inside jail. Those votes, even though he came in second, are the critical story of this election.
- Counter-narrative to Violence by Saman Tariq Malik. “Hum Jo Tareek Rahom Mein Maare Gae” Art Exhibition in Lahore commemorates 30 years of those killed in communal violence and terrorism.
