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Conflictual Universalism(s) – Part 1 of 3

Katrine Bregengaard in discussion with Etienne Balibar- Part 1 of 3. (Illustration of Etienne Balibar by Zahid Mayo) (This interview is a revised version of a conversation that took place in November 2014 at Professor Balibar’s office at Columbia University’s French Department.) The question of universalism has haunted philosophy from its very beginnings. What…

ByEtienne Balibar

Zahid Mayo: The Painter of the Subaltern.

REVIEW OF ZAHID MAYO EXHIBITION AT SANAT GALLERY, KARACHI. (to view images: click here) I see Zahid Mayo as an artist of the subaltern. He is not their spokesperson but he senses them and is able to register that sense on canvas. This is his, almost unique, success among contemporary artists. I recall in my first visit to Zahid's studio about four…

ByQalandar Bux Memon

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Conflictual Universalism(s) – Part 2 of 3

Katrine Bregengaard in discussion with Etienne Balibar- Part 2 of 3 (Illustration of Etienne Balibar by Zahid Mayo) (The interview is a revised version of a conversation that took place in November 2014 at Professor Balibar’s office at Columbia University’s French Department.) MARXISM KATRINE BREGENGAARD: Let’s turn to the history of your work in relation…

ByEtienne Balibar

The Displacement of the Baloch

Pakistani state violence (in the form of aerial bombardments, raids, and collective abductions) against the Baloch has led to hundreds of thousands of Baloch migrating inside and outside Balochistan. International organisations (such as Amnesty International, Red Cross, Global Rights, Refugees International) which globally support displaced people and refugees either ignore the Baloch or are not…

ByMeerain Baloch

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Conflictual Universalism(s) – Part 3 of 3

Katrine Bregengaard in discussion with Etienne Balibar- Part 3 of 3 (Illustration of Etienne Balibar by Zahid Mayo) (The interview is a revised version of a conversation that took place in November 2014 at Professor Balibar’s office at Columbia University’s French Department.) HUMAN RIGHTS KATRINE BREGENGAARD: I want to turn to the question of human…

ByEtienne Balibar

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Sultans of Arabia

Well known, the narrow strictness of the Saudi order. On the one side the flogging of dissent, on the other the bombing of audacity. The penal arsenal of the Saudis mirrors that of the Islamic State – both resort to beheading and beating, to harsh treatment for their citizenry as the price of stability. What…

ByVijay Prashad

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Culture Days: Opium of the People?

There surely will be divergent views to what I am about to write because I am writing about the 2nd March which is celebrated as ‘Baloch Culture Day’ and is celebrated quite enthusiastically by many as is apparent from the social media and news reports. So much so that even the American Consul General in…

ByMir Mohammad Ali Talpur

Comrade Abdul Qayyum Baloch of Gwadar

Since March 27th 1948s forced accession the Baloch have been resisting the Pakistani state’s attempts to exploit their resources, politically disenfranchise them, physically eliminate and intimidate them and last but not the least turn them into a minority with influx of non-Baloch people. Baloch resistance has so far foiled the evil designs though this has taken…

ByMir Mohammad Ali Talpur

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Noam Chomsky on ISIS

Below is a transcript of a brief interview with Noam Chomsky conducted on 17th November 2015 in Boston, US. Qalandar Memon: How do you think France, EU countries and the US will react to the violence that took place in Paris on 13th November 2015? Likewise, how do you think they should react to that, with the…

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ON ANARCHISM, ALTERNATIVES & NON-VIOLENCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH TODD MAY

Interview conducted 6/29 – 2014 Cæcilie Varslev-Pedersen: How is it to live and work in South Carolina these days? Todd May: It doesn’t get easier. You see that a lot of the country is moving away politically. We don’t have gay marriage. In fact, they’re passing laws to make it harder to be gay. If gay…