India
Manipur violence: Why has India’s government been slow to respond?
Jay Ramasubramanyam, York University, Canada
A mass burial for 35 people from the Kuki tribe killed in ethnic violence in India’s Manipur state was recently put on hold after opposition...
Features
The silent work of Kashmiri artists
5 August 2023 marks the the fourth anniversary of the annexation of Article 370, the law in the Indian constitution that granted Kashmir semi-autonomy. I spoke to three Kashmiri artists who shared their reflections on their journey in their artistic practice, the impact they hope to achieve and how their work and themselves may have evolved over the last four years.
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India
Lt Governor’s presence in Ashura procession is ironic to Muharram
The Lt Governor of Jammu & Kashmir visited the 10th Muharram procession held at Srinagar, as it was about to begin its journey. This was after the 8th Muharram...
Opinion
‘The Kerala Story’: How an Indian film ignited violence against Muslims and challenges to interfaith marriage
Wajiha Mehdi, University of British Columbia
A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political storm, going all the...
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Opinion
Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy
Leonardo A. Villalón, University of Florida
The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members...
Film and TV
Barbie review: It’s Barbie and It’s Ken
Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023), one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, has become a smash hit, currently breaking box office records. The much-awaited film, released on July...
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Opinion
Does Spanish nationalism exist?
Víctor Climent Sanjuán, Universitat de Barcelona
In the last two decades, the Spanish political scene has been characterised by convulsion. Among the many variables that shape this reality, one of...
Film and TV
All That Breathes – A visual poem on Delhi’s kites and much more
All That Breathes, a brilliantly researched and fabulously crafted movie, is a profound meditation on human-animal bonding, and the politics that shape it.
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Editor's Pick
Muharram: A period of mourning, not festivities
Each year on the arrival of Muharram, my phone gets flooded with messages congratulating me on its arrival. ‘Happy Muharram’ or ‘Muharram Mubarak’ are some of the greetings that...
Film and TV
Oppenheimer: A spellbinding journey into the atomic age is Christopher Nolan’s finest yet
What makes a Christopher Nolan film? Many argue the unmatched cinematography, the technical sharpness, and the seamless dilution of the cinematic apparatus into the plot. Many believe it is the experience of the film, the raw and pedantic dialogues spoken by the deliberately humane characters within a fantastical plot and conversely, the fantastical script etched within a realistic plot. Oppenheimer is both — and much more.
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Opinion
FIFA Women’s World Cup: Gender equity in sports remains an issue despite the major strides being made
Treisha Hylton, Wilfrid Laurier University
The FIFA Women’s World Cup will commence on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. As the largest women’s sporting event in the world,...
Opinion
A feminist review of Uniform Civil Code debate
The debate around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has once again come to the fore, with minority religious organisations, political parties, and women’s rights groups having expressed their opposition towards the proposed introduction of the code.
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