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Features
Aftershocks of International Interventions
South Asia and the Caribbean islands share a complex colonial past which tells us that the power of natural disasters to collapse buildings and shatter lives is insignificant when compared to the power of large scale international interventions to erase histories, permanently alter political dynamics, and establish racial hierarchies.
by Nimmi Gowrinathan
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Features
Dear Fahad
Together with THAW (Theaters Against War) we solicited letters of support for Syed Fahad Hashmi, a US citizen who has been held in severe solitary confinement since May 2007, and is denied access to much of the evidence the government claims to have against him. These letters offer a simple and necessary challenge to the inhuman conditions of Fahad's detention and the further erosion of civil liberties. We present a selection of these letters and information on how to join the campaign.
by various authors
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Essay
The Audacity of Empire
If there is one unmistakable difference between Bush's wars and Obama's wars it boils down to this: we now have a president who can almost perfectly pronounce the names of the cities and villages US troops will occupy and bomb.
by Anjali Kamat
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Music
Sonic Transportations
There is music that cannot be contained inside four walls, and can only exist in the streets. Every culture has it, and when put together well, the sound can be infectious. Robin Sukhadia reviews Red Baraat's recent release, Chaal, Baby, a tribute to street music, from New Orleans marching bands to Punjabi wedding processions, that has emerged with celebratory aplomb.
by Robin Sukhadia
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Interviews
Breaking Through Unnatural Borders
Theatre spoken word artist, YaliniDream, explores truth, spirituality, activism, gender, sexuality, love and Sri Lanka. Her stage presence is at once a resounding cry for action and a soulful prayer for all things lost. Rarely without politicized intentions, her work, nevertheless finds room for reverie. She sat with art critic Natasha Bissonauth to discuss her views on inter-disciplinary art and collaboration as they relate to her political dreams for a different Sri Lanka.
by Natasha P. Bissonauth
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Film
Bollywood Imagines the Good (and Bad) Muslim
"My Name is Khan...and I am not a terrorist" is the already ubiquitous chorus from the most recent Bollywood blockbuster to cross over to western audiences. The film seeks to engage American anxieties around nationalism and race and at the same time reveals similar commentaries about India. Omer Shah reviews the film and asks: are we ever able to construct Muslim identities without the notion of terrorist?
by Omer Shah
From Issue 35
March 1st, 2010
Features
The Myth of the Burdensome Immigrants
Xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments situate South Asian and other immigrant communities as burdens on the health care system, missing the barriers, racism and classism they experience. To meet the needs of immigrant workers, these structural inequalities need to be addressed and considered in proposals for US health care reform.
by Sapna Pandya and Prantik Saha
From Issue 34
May 11th, 2009
Essay
From Barely Relevant to Key Voting Bloc
In a matter of months, what was considered a politically inactive community unable to leverage its political power was now being wooed by the rival parties for its attention. The South Asian and West Indian enclaves of Richmond Hill and Ozone Park became integral in deciding which party would control the New York State Senate.
by Gurpal Singh
From Issue 34
May 11th, 2009
Books
Three Muslim Families, Three Cities: A Review of Muslims of Metropolis
Through the stories of a Bangladeshi family in New York, a Palestinian family in London, and a Kurdish family in Germany, Kavitha Rajagopalan's Muslims of Metropolis is a necessary intervention into the popular discourse that informs our ideas about Muslims.
by Omer Shah
From Issue 34
May 11th, 2009
Editorial
Web 2.0-conomic Warfare and Israel-Palestine
Zachary Wales explores the role of "Web 2.0" in promoting social justice in the Middle East and effectively responding to crises, such as the one we are witnessing in Gaza. Despite its enormous potential, he warns that as long as we stand by passive or powerless, Gaza will burn, and all we can do is watch.
by Zachary Wales
From Issue 33
January 7th, 2009
Editorial
Gaza's "Bigger Shoah"
Protest demonstrations are not enough to stop a holocaust. First, let's debunk the myths around Israel and the conflict and then, move to proactive strategies that will pressure the Israeli government.
by Rohini Hensman
From Issue 33
January 7th, 2009
Editorial
Slaughterhouse Gaza
Israel's latest attack on Gaza is part of a larger historical pattern of abuses based in hegemony, land theft, punishment and encampment of Palestinians, racist policies, aggression and paranoia and a bogus 'peace process' similar to American treaties with Native Americans.
by Magid Shihade
From Issue 33
January 7th, 2009
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Visit Our Friends
Ghadar is a forum for Left debate and dialogue through reports on political activism on the ground in South Asia and the diaspora.
lines is an online magazine that engages with the political spaces of Sri Lanka.
Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS), Organizing Youth (OY!), and RadDesi Summer are volunteer collectives of artists, activists, educators and students providing radical political education for South Asian youth in New York, California and Texas, respectively.
Asia Pacific Forum (APF) is the progressive pan-Asian radio show broadcast every Tuesday night from WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City and live on the web .
Apex Express is an Asian Pacific Islander community radio show on KPFA 94.1 FM in the Bay Area.
The Chicago-based South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC) takes up progressive issues pertinent to South Asia and the Diaspora through direct action, creative expression, and discussion.
DisappearedInAmerica.org is a multimedia art project created by the VISIBLE Collective to address the post-9/11 disappearances of Muslims in the US. See also Shobak.org: Outsider Muslims.
The South Asian Forum, a website of resources and storytelling, includes a directory of South Asian organizations, history of organizing, census information and an extensive bibliography.
MKSS is an organization pioneering the Indian RTI (Right to Information) movement.
Pass the Roti is a group blog covering issues pertaining largely to South Asia and the South Asian diaspora.
Out Against Abuse strives to create a forum for South Asians to discuss and learn about key policies and issues regarding domestic violence in our community.
Action for a Progressive Pakistan is an organization of diverse individuals, who advocate for a stable, democratic Pakistan without army rule or US intervention and with equal rights for all.
Radiostan is a Chicago-based monthly radio program that brings you the pulse of desi culture, featuring interviews, performances and discussions with the people who influence the South Asian American community.
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