Posts Tagged ‘ protest ’

In Solidarity: Rethinking Political Friendship | Ayça Çubukçu | VIDEO

#ResistTheRight | For the purposes of building a global movement against the rise of the right, we may or may not need a common name for our friends and our enemies. But enemies we have in politics.
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A Kashmiri View of Pakistan: solidarity without demands

Oct 2016
A Kashmiri View of Pakistan: solidarity without demands

Beyond the Indian polemic about Pakistan’s overinflated role in Kashmir, there is a distraught relationship Kashmiris do in fact have with Pakistan. For Kashmiris, Pakistan’s support is both welcome and a cause for anxiety.
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Why Black Lives Matter in Pakistan

National security dominates the US-Pakistan relationship at the expense of marginalized peoples in both countries. We must build global solidarity between ongoing struggles.
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‘Impure’ Christians: Youhanabad and the Legacy of Caste

The Youhanabad protests expose the legacy of caste: They are the result of a long history in which the mosque became a symbol of the state’s identity, its past, and its future — the church a mere disturbance.
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Sit-ins with the Dead

Sep 2014

اردو | The Hazara sit-ins began as protests with broad potential, only to become ritualized under the undemocratic organization of the Quetta Yakjehti Council and Shia leadership.
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A View from Taksim Square

Aug 2013

اردو | In the wake of Taksim, even allies succumbed to stereotypes about Turkey.
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After the Fire: Christians Protest Attacks

Mar 2013


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