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Issue 18: Overture to a Long Tomorrow

Editorial
Overture to a Long Tomorrow
Introduction to Issue 18
by The SAMAR Collective

Editorial
The Election of Homophobia and Misogyny
It is time to confront theocratic bigotry head on.
by Vijay Prashad

Editorial
A Letter to Our Subscribers
Wondering where the print version of SAMAR went? We explain.
by The SAMAR Collective

Editorial
Anarchy in the Ranks
Building Sustainable Mass Movements
by Biju Mathew

Features
From Kabul to Kanda
Afghan Refugees Struggle for Justice in Japan
by Rupali Ghosh

Features
Dreaming from the Center
Barack Obama and the Progressive Agenda
by Vivek Boray

Features
A 'Morning After' Prescription: Remember Abu Ghraib
The Perversions of US Foreign and Domestic Policy
by Svati P. Shah and Rebecca Young

Photoessay
Road Warriors
Images from the Stockton Truck Drivers' Campaign
by Charisse Domingo

Books
The Trouble with Secularism
A Review of Amitava Kumar's Husband of a Fanatic
by Hirsh Sawhney

Features
Transnational Tensions
Intra-movement dynamics in the campaign against acid violence in Bangladesh
by Elora Halim Chowdhury

Poetry
Hidden
by Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil

Film
Inna Babylon
Mutiny and the Soul Rebels from the Subcontinent
by Sohail Daulatzai

Features
Legislating Terror
Manipur: Another Victim of India's Draconian Anti-Terrorism Laws
by Sriram Ananthanarayanan

Features
Who Benefits From Development Anyway?
India's Silicon Valley Meets Her Slums
by Amy Paul

Film
Lez-ploitation in Bollywood
A Review of Karan Razdan's Girlfriend
by Ashwini Sukthankar

Features
(Ab)uses of Archaeology
The Politics of Ayodhya and the Archaeological Survey of India
by Uzma Z. Rizvi

Film
Pride and Prejudice
Ismaili Muslim Community Touched Pink
by Zahra Meherali

Poetry
The Chair Lift
by Beena Ahmad

Interviews
The Organizer's Corner
Questions for Saru Jayaraman of Restaurant Opportunities Center - New York (ROC-NY)
by The SAMAR Collective

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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.