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Those Struggling for a Different Pakistan

I. Prologue Pakistan is in a state of crisis. The history of Pakistan, looked at from a human perspective, has been a perpetual crisis since its birth. The ruling elite have operated -- from the very beginning -- on cronyism, nepotism, and legal and illegal corruption. They have always been inefficient and indifferent to the…

ByQalandar Bux Memon

The survival of Art in an image-saturated era

The survival of Art in an image-saturated era Introduction The advent of Photography and Film undoubtedly changed our perception of Art forever. What was once static representation, secluded within the walls of the museum, became motion and action in front of the eyes of TV and cinema´s massive audiences. At the time, art theorists had…

ByVeronica Pamoukaghlian

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'Naked Punch Review is looking for fresh voices in poetry, art and film criticism, philosophy and anything else that you think may interest our readers. We would welcome your submission for our on-line version. There is no limit in terms of words and form from our side except the technical limit of presenting material on-line.…

The Withered State

Disaster is the only news of the day. It was providential that a sinkhole has opened up in Guatemala. It is 100-feet deep with a circular chasm of 66 feet. An act of nature, it is felt, is so much easier to deal with than the many, too many acts of human despoliation. Oil plumes…

ByVijay Prashad

Landscapes of the Green Line of Cyprus: Healing the Rift.

Landscapes of the Green Line of Cyprus: Healing the Rift. From a deep wound to a beautiful scar. The UN controlled Green Line occupies approximately 3% of the land mass of the island of Cyprus. Frozen in a military status quo for the past 35 years, this strip of land swallows up abandoned…

ByDr. Anna Grichting

A Cypriot’s Problem, or How Not to Deal with Existential Anxiety

A Cypriot’s Problem, or How Not to Deal with Existential Anxiety What’s our problem? What’s in a problem? There is an old joke that participants to Cyprus conflict seminars probably heard more than once. It pokes fun at a peculiar Cypriot fixation, still highly topical, and goes like this. Three men are sentenced to death in a…

ByCostas Douzinas

Beirut Diary

Beirut Diary, April 2010 Walking into Beirut this spring was like walking into history. Not ancient history, necessarily, but the history of the city which is the history of Lebanon, pulled apart between “western” and “eastern” poles. Being in the city evokes the memory of people who lived there. Writers, intellectuals, activists, and artists from all…

ByMagid Shihade

Aid is not a substitute for politics : unmaking Gaza as a humanitarian casualty

“The occupied territories have the dubious distinction of having become a failed state before even becoming a state.” (International Crisis Group, 2007). The international spotlight is back on Gaza. Israel’s 31st May attack on the six-ship flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has dominated news headlines in the West and beyond; from…

The New American Imperialism

Interviewed by David Barsamian MIT, Cambridge, MA 2 April 2010 (Article Courtesy of Alternative Radio : www.alternativeradio.org) One of the themes that Howard Zinn tried to address during his long career was the lack of historical memory. The facts of history are scrupulously ignored…

‘Islam, Colonialism, and Resistance’ – Zia Sardar

Zia Sardar Interviewed by Bux Qalandar Memon (forth-coming in NP 14 - Summer 2010). 1 - In your recent book Balti Britain you recall racist encounters that you had as a child growing up in East London. Could you explain the operative dynamics behind the racism of your youth and how it operates today? Has…