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Issue 17:

Editorial
Pacts and Impacts
Introduction to Issue 17
by SAMAR Collective

Editorial
Methods of Dis-Organization
Where have the South Asians gone?
by Biju Mathew

Features
The World Social Forum Revisited
Or, Why We Should Care about the WSF
by Surabhi Kukke and Svati Shah

Features
Shattering the Fantasy of Multiculturalism
'Project Thread' and Canada's Secret War on Immigrants
by Sami Khan

Books
Reading The Trouble with Islam, Part 1
Reflecting on Irshad Manji's Ijtihad
by Raeshma Razvi

Books
Reading The Trouble with Islam, Part 2
Troubled by Irshad Manji
by Maryum Saifee

Features
A Devil's Pact
Outsourcing in Exchange for Farmer's Lives
by C. P. Pandya

Features
Who's Afraid of Uncle Sam?
Pakistan and the Question of Recognizing Israel
by Saadia Toor

Film
Neoliberal Desire
Satish Menon's Bhavum
by Linta Varghese

Interviews
Hybrid and Alive
An Interview with Pianist Vijay Iyer
by Manu Vimalassery

Poetry
If My Vagina Could Speak...
South Asian Sisters presents Yoni Ki Baat
by Vandana Makker

Theater
Once Upon a Time in Hoxton
What it means to be Asian and Made in England
by Farah Damji

Interviews
The Organizer's Corner
Questions for Taz Ahmed, founder of SAAVY
by SAMAR Collective

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.