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The Philosophy of Liberation: An Interview with Enrique Dussel (Part II)

MA: You speak of de- and re-structuring philosophy. Could you give another example of when you take existing canonical political philosophy and de-structure it? Could you give me a specific example of a thinker where you think this is necessary? ED: For example, for me, within political philosophy, ethics is the abstract foundation of all…

ByEnrique DusselFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Mohammad Hanif on the Media and Baloch Long March: An Interview with Asif Magsi

Below we present a transcript of an interview carried out by phone with writer and jounalist Mohammad Hanif. Asif Magsi: You have written extensively about the issue of missing persons in Balochistan, what made you write on this issue? Hanif: I haven’t written much, I think in total I have written about 08 to 10 pieces,…

ByMohammad HanifFebruary 9, 20240Comments

On Contemporary Pakistani Art – An Interview with Hammad Nasar

Below we present an interview with curator Hammad Nasar which featured in Naked Punch issue 10 . Hammad Nasar is a curator and writer, and co-founder of Green Cardamom, a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on art from South Asia and a commitment to exhibition-led enquiry. He was a Fellow of the UK’s Clore Leadership Programme and…

ByHammad NasarFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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“Dirty Wars. The world is a battlefield”: An interview with Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill found his way into journalism by volunteering at the independent news channel Democracy Now! where he assisted the investigative journalist Amy Goodman. His apprenticeship with Amy Goodman put Jeremy Scahill on good ground and he soon covered stories all over the world, predominantly in conflict zones like Iraq. The defining story and reason for his…

ByJeremy ScahillFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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The Philosophy of Liberation: An Interview with Enrique Dussel (Part I)

Enrique Dussel invites me in through the black gates that lead to his office at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma Mexicom. I am 45 minutes late but he wants to put time aside for me despite my delay. “You have come all the way from Pakistan after all,” he says. “It would be a shame if…

ByEnrique DusselFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Dr Allah Nazar On Balochistan – An Exclusive Interview with Naked Punch

Dr Allah Nazar is Balochistan’s most popular middle-class nationalist leader. Belonging from a modest family in Balochistan’s town of Mashkay, he started his political career from Baloch Students Organization (BSO). He founded his own faction of BSO in February 2002 that openly advocated an armed struggle for liberating Balochistan. In 2003, he went underground to…

BySajid HussainFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Politics of the Oppressed in Pakistan

The formation of the Anjuman-e-Mazareen-e-Punjab (Association of Punjab’s Tenants) in Pakistan signaled the re-carving of political space by Punjab’s peasants. This interview with Asad Farooq, Professor in the Law Department at LUMS, charts the development of Anjuman-e-Mazareen-e-Punjab from its formation to its recent struggles. Asad Farooq is interviewed by Qalandar Memon. QM: Professor Farooq, you have…

ByAsad FarooqFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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On People’s Law Tribunals (saths) and Water Struggles in South Punjab

Asad Farooq (Law Department, LUMS) interviewed by Qalandar Bux Memon on community struggles in Southern Punjab. QM: A set of movements you have been involved with in Punjab is the sath, a form of people’s law. What is a sath and how does it translate? What areas are governed by sath? What is your involvement? Finally, can you explain how the…

ByAsad FarooqFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Baba Jan: One Year in Jail (an interview)

Interview: Baba Jan Hunzai By: Kiran Nazish. Sub Jail Jutial, Gilgit, G-B. -- BabaJan said he had never imagined torture would bring him so close to death, so many times. And yet not close enough to have him give up on his cause. As he continues to raise voice against the atrocities that the…

ByKiran NazishFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Arthur Danto – Interviewed by Zoe Sutherland

Zoe: It is a great pleasure to be here in New York, interviewing you for Naked Punch. I’m happy to see that you have a lot of exciting art here in your apartment, including, naturally, the Brillo Box that you have positioned rather nonchalantly under your coffee table. Is that thing real? Is it an, original? Danto: It is…

ByArthur DantoFebruary 7, 20240Comments