PhD @Princeton I histories of the university, urbanism, & political culture in modern south asia I urdu, bangla & all things translation
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My article, on mediatisation in the 1965 Indo-Pak war, is out now in JSAS.
It took about a million years to get all the copyright permissions for this piece so please do have a look and share your thoughts!
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
This article delves into the social and political meaning of the 1965 India-Pakistan War through an examination of the war’s mediatisation in Pakistan.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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This is the primary victory of #Bangladesh. But we can't be free until Palestine is free. The picture is taken in front of the Parliament House. Picture Credit: @munemwasif
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Short list of insightful pieces on protests & upheaval in Bangladesh from the last few weeks:
Nafis Hasan: jamhoor.org/read/the-spectre…
Naveeda Khan: naveedakhan.org/post/a-mocke…
Naomi Hossain: newleftreview.org/sidecar/po…
Faisal Mahmud and Mehedi Hassan Marof: scroll.in/article/1071602/ba…
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let’s be very clear about what’s going on in this cover because I think it so aptly captures the incredibly subtle and strategic reactionary politics of the @NewYorker ⬇️
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THREAD: On Tuesday evening it appeared the end was finally in sight. Hamas formally accepted the ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar, and spontaneous celebrations erupted in the streets Rafah and other Palestinian towns in the Gaza Strip.
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UPDATE: President Halloway has agreed to 8 of the 10 demands given by Rutgers SJP and the students in the encampment. Most notably the demands for total divestment and the termination of its partnership with Tel Aviv University are “things not in the President’s control”.
Thus the president has agreed to a future negotiation and meeting with 5 students from the chapter and what I believe is an advisory board, so long as the students took down the tents by 4pm.
After an hour long discussion the students decided to close the encampment to secure their 8 demands and bargain directly for the latter two in a future meeting with the Joint Committee of Investment
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My husband, Prof. Steve Tamari, is out of the hospital. He will need surgery on his hand, and he is in pain from nine broken ribs. We are asking for time to rest and heal. We will not be taking media interviews at this time. Here is Steve's statement and ways you can support.
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‼️: NYPD throw Columbia student down the steps on campus. THIS BRUTALITY IS WHAT MINOUCHE SHAFIK DEEMS ACCEPTABLE.
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Today locked out of offices. Not just a place of work but the place we define by our teaching and research without which it is literally nothing more than a bunch of badly managed assets and a hospital.
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DISCLOSE! DIVEST! WE WILL NOT STOP, WE WILL NOT REST!! ❤️🔥
Hundreds of Columbia University students are gathered for an emergency rally to protect the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
We will continue until our demands are met. We will not be intimidated. #cu4Palestine
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Here's a non-paywalled version of this important piece archive.ph/2024.04.24-215602…
how the Palestine protests reveal and indeed are fighting the undemocratic nature of the modern university!
A must read by my colleague @gabrielwinant
chronicle.com/article/why-st…
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Princeton University's administration wasted no time in suppressing free speech, immediately arresting two students as they peacefully protested on campus. THEY ARE CURRENTLY EVICTING THESE STUDENTS FROM HOUSING. LINK HERE TO PHONE/EMAIL ZAP bit.ly/princetongaza
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In 1969, during the March on Washington to end the Vietnam War, Princeton students held up a banner saying “Even Princeton”. It’s a favorite story of mine to describe this place.
Today, I too can say Even Princeton, Even Princeton. Free Palestine, for it frees us.
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Mass graves uncovered in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied before they were killed and buried. Among the dead are doctors, zip tied and still wearing their scrubs.
Further evidence of Israeli forces extrajudicially executing Palestinian civilians.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/04…
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BREAKING | 80 students begin an encampment on the Main Green, calling on Brown to divest from companies tied to “Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian territory,” drop charges against 41 arrested students and “protect free speech on campus.”
browndailyherald.com/article…
