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Shu Arab Spring?

(Naked Punch Review Issue 16 Editorial by Vijay Prashad Published 9/4/14) I. Tornado. A tornado seems to have swept through the narrow Gaza Strip. Every few years (2014, 2012, 2009, 2006….) this tornado makes its appearance. It lashes the day, lasts weeks and creates devastation that takes months and years to repair. Names are given this…

ByVijay PrashadFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Greece, ‘Preferring Not To’

The YES/NO Greek referendum vote announced on June 25th by the Syriza government, taking place today, is a call for the Greek people to grant the country some ground in negotiating a proposal for the restructuring of the European political and economic system. Since the announcement of the referendum the country has split into YES and…

ByKorina GougouliFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Modernity is a Fable

Modernity may be the name for our current historical epoch, allegedly characterised by unfettered progress, liberty, and the conquest of religion and superstition in the name of truth and science. But it is also a story, a fiction. Specifically, it is a fable – a linear morality tale: ultimate redemption in the face of, in…

ByOscar Guardiola-RiveraFebruary 9, 20240Comments

The Global War on Terror

a. Satanic Cycle. Fourteen years ago, the United States and its allies began a major operation against al-Qaeda called the “Global War on Terror” (GWOT). That war, which is ongoing, began in Afghanistan but then expanded to include large swathes of the planet – from the Philippines to Nigeria. States, built after great sacrifice and difficulty,…

ByVijay PrashadFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Open Letter Demanding the Release of Baba Jan and other political prisoners of Gilgit Baltistan.

Open Letter Demanding the Release of Baba Jan and other political prisoners of Gilgit Baltistan. On 25th of September 2014 Baba Jan and 11 other activists of Gilgit Baltistan were sentenced to life imprisonment by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Gilgit city. Baba Jan and the others sentenced, however, are not terrorists. He is a respected…

ByNOAM CHOMSKYFebruary 9, 20240Comments

Balochistan: Between Dr. Malik and a Hard Place.

Image: Protesters demand the right to education in Balochistan. Dr. Malik Baloch, Chief Minister of Balochistan, in a recent talk with Dawn media group claimed that the security situation in Balochistan had improved and that there has been a drastic reduction in human rights abuses against the Baloch. As evidence for his claim he pointed…

ByAsif MagsiFebruary 9, 20240Comments

“28th August: A Wake-Up Call for the Baloch”

Picture: The author with the son of Raza Jahangir. Raza Jahangir was killed by the Pakistani army on 14th Auguest 2013 and this father Bahktiyar was killed on 28th Auguest 2014. On 28th August 2014 around dawn a relative of my friend Sahib Jan Marri received a call from Sakrand police who told him that they…

ByMir Mohammad Ali TalpurFebruary 9, 20240Comments

INTERVIEWS POLITICS

Exclusive Interview with Commander Dr. Allah Nazar of the Baloch Liberation Front

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…

ByAsif MagsiFebruary 9, 20240Comments

On Sindhi Culture

Below we present a speech by Mir Muhammad Ali Talpur on Sindh and its culture that was read-out on an occasion celebration Sindh Culture Day, in Dallas, Texas. Respected Ladies and Gentleman, I would first like to thank the organizers of the event for kindly according me the opportunity to talk to you on…

ByMir Mohammad Ali TalpurFebruary 9, 20240Comments

INTERVIEWS POLITICS

The War on the Baloch: An Interview with Meerain Baloch

Qalandar Bux Memon: It has been widely acknowledged that the Pakistani establishment has used right-wing Sunni jihadi organisations as a way to counter Baloch insurgents, who are secularist in their philosophies. Would you agree with this statement, and what examples are there of the complicity between jihadis and the state? Meerain Baloch - Yes, that is…

ByMeerain BalochFebruary 9, 20240Comments