Earlier in April this year, Pakistan mourned the death of its Father of Human Rights, as Human Rights Watch called him, the legendary I. A Rehman. A teacher & mentor to his younger friends and comrades and fighter for all — including the ideological rivals — who were victims of human rights abuse, that was…
QUETTA: Connect the Disconnected (CTD) Quetta held a zone meeting on May Day, chaired by chairman CTD Muzamil Khan Kakar and in this meeting CTD vice-chairman Naveed-ur-Rahman, Quetta zone coordinator Hikmatullah, CSS coordinators CTD Tariq Khan, Law coordinator Malik khan also took part. The agenda of the meeting was the educational campaign in different areas…
On this day in 1937, the Italian Marxist and theorist Antonio Gramsci died in captivity of the Italian Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.In addition to being a Marxist philosopher, Gramsci was also a journalist, linguist, writer and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history and linguistics while being a founding member and one-time…
The Sykes-Picot agreement was a secret pact reached between France and England in 1916. The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy were also in on the secret decision to divide Ottoman territories in the middle east to protect European interests in the long run. According to the agreement the French would capture or control…
The artists for the cover art is Omar Gilani. you can visit the artists webpage by clicking here. The crowd had gathered around some poor soul again, their only daily entertainment that still kept them sane, human, and manageable; interesting thought, Sahir wondered. Insanity and monstrosity is what is keeping these people tethered to their…
Drive down the Main Boulevard and you’ll see the road surrounded by little cafes and restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world. For the overpriced, supposedly best desi food you’ll have to make your way into what was once the ‘heart’ of Lahore, the heart that has now been forced into the encroached lands…
After nearly a hundred years of being colonized by Spain, Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco in 1975 soon after Spanish colonial forces left the region. Since then a battle for liberation from Morrocan control has been waged by the Sahrawi indiginoeous people, led by the ‘Polisario Front’; a resistance movement started by students, activists…
Post-colonialism becomes an inescapable reality when it comes to understanding the ailments of the contemporary post-colonial world. From global politics, imperial policies, and strategies to the prevalent patriarchal practices, cultures, and norms of society, all are shaped by colonial history leading to oppression which is impossible to be divorced from reality. Here is an attempt…
