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Mehlab is Missing

Everyday in school Hani misses her friend Mehlab and tells the story of their friendship to other classmates. She still remembers her jokes, naughtiness , the dolls that she used to hide in her school bags and how they played with the dolls at her home. Her eyes become nostalgic when she remembers her. She…

ByZahid AbdullaFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Nationalism, Federalism and Separatism: The Case of Balochistan

We are delighted to present Gull Awar Khan's interview with Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur. The interview was conducted in March 2013. At the time Gull Awar Khan was a research fellow at Westmister University and work towards a Phd, titled, Nationalism, Federalism and Separatism: The Case of Balochistan in Pakistan. The interview was audio-recorded and below we…

ByMir Mohammad Ali TalpurFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Poetry POLITICS

Ode to SOAS Occupation

The Space On the 6th of October at around 7 pm sixty students entered and occupied the Brunei Suite, which is on the ground floor of the Brunei gallery of SOAS, and thus began the SOAS occupation. The Suite is a rectangle space about 18 meters by 11 with a total area of around 170 square…

ByQalandar Bux MemonFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Gone in 300 Seconds: On the Land Grab in Balochistan

The spineless and pusillanimous members of the selected Balochistan Assembly handed over 9000 acres (36.42 sq km) of the protected Hingol National Park land to the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) in record 300 seconds giving away 30 acres per second. Made me wonder how much time would they take to hand over…

ByMir Mohammad Ali TalpurFebruary 9, 20240Comments

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Is Kashmir Ready for Independence from India and Pakistan?

Against the backdrop of recently renewed talks between India and Pakistan and the historical baggage it carries with failed negotiations in the last 60 years, it is hard to know how long the current round of congeniality would last. If the dialogue continues this time, for sure Kashmir will be…

ByQaisar AbbasFebruary 9, 20240Comments

INTERVIEWS POLITICS

Women Changing India: An Interview with Urvashi Butalia

How does feminism manifest itself in your every day life? Feminism simply is my way of life. I breath it and base my decisions on it. I run my company on feminist principles. For example I employ women and men, but it’s important to me that both can ask for time off to be with…

ByJeanny GeringFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Is Britain complicit in human rights violations in Balochistan?

Balochistan, bordering Iran to the West and Afghanistan to the North, was an independent country before the British attacked and invaded it in 1839. The Baloch ruler, at the time, Mir Mehrab Khan along with hundreds of Baloch fighters died while defending Balochistan. Later the British draw two artificial lines (borders), the Goldsmith Line (1871)…

ByFaiz M BaluchFebruary 9, 20240Comments

INTERVIEWS Philosophy POLITICS

Prefiguration of a Common Dream: An Interview with David Graeber

Qalandar Bux Memon: Can you explain why you support horizontal organisation, collective assemblies and a dialogical method for organising for social change as opposed to the vertical left party? David Gaeber: I like to make the distinction between forms of organization that could exist outside structures of coercion – that is, in the absence of…

ByDavid GraeberFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Journalism Between ‘Red Lines’

Journalists in balochistan are not journalists. They are jugglers and acrobats. Dancing to the tune of various groups. Let me state it more clearly, Journalists in Balochistan have to tread a fine line vaguely defined by religious militant outfits, nationalist separatists and operatives of intelligence agencies. Each group has its own red lines that if…

ByZahid AliFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Teachers Assistants Striking Against Neo-Liberalism in Education: An Interview with Ayyaz Mallick

Qalandar Bux Memon: Can you tell us what role Teaching Assistants play in the University of Toronto and York University? Ayyaz Mallick: Teaching Assistants (TAs) at both universities are the main point of contact between undergraduate students and the faculty. TAs perform a number of duties, such as running tutorials, marking papers and assignments, invigilating…

ByQalandar Bux MemonFebruary 9, 20240Comments