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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
Editorial
Who Killed Hemant Karkare?
For the first time, the Indian state was conducting a thorough professional probe into a terror network involving Hindu extremist organisations. The implications of this investigation bring to question the death of the lead investigator of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, Chief Hemant Karkare, on the day of the Mumbai attacks.
by R.H.
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
Editorial
Soft Power of Community Mobilization
In the face of terror in South Asia, from Kashmir to Sri Lanka, counter-terrorism takes new and ever-changing shape. Nimmi Gowrinathan explores the possibilities of community mobilization to protect against the dehumanizing impacts of terror in rural South Asia.
by Nimmi Gowrinathan
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
Editorial
Dear Thomas Friedman, You're Wrong (Again)
Muslim bodies must once again be shamed, blamed, and asked to apologize in Thomas Friedman's "Calling All Pakistanis". Omer Shah calls out Friedman's decontextualizing of larger geopolitical strategies and relationships.
by Omer Shah
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
Editorial
The Harm of Hype
The mainstream media's manipulation of the events of November 26 has set the tone for increased belligerence and hawkish strategies by the state. However the people of Mumbai find themselves in a more complex predicament as they try to make sense of what happened.
by Geeta Seshu
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
Editorial
Lest We Forget
Many secular Mumbai residents were horrified by the ready rhetoric for war spread by the news channels. Sapna Shahani chronicles the efforts of two citizens of Mumbai to put out another perspective - of peace - one that proved to resonate with thousands of people.
by Sapna Shahani
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
Photoessay
The View from Badhwar Park
by Jaishri Abichandani
From Issue 32
December 15th, 2008
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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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