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Rebellion and the Ghadar Centennial
The SAMAR Collective | October 20, 2013

How do we practice and understand revolution? How has the spirit of Ghadar shaped the communities we form in the present, and how have we transformed radical action in the 21st century?

the colour of mourning
Amal Rana | October 20, 2013

Amal Rana explores how love can inspire revolution.

Recent Articles

Circles of Gender Justice
By: The SAMAR Collective | From: Issue 40: Circles of Gender Justice (5/31/2013)

Dear Readers,

Gendered violence plays a pervasive and significant role in the lives of modern women around the globe. In that vein, we present a special issue on women’s responses and activism against gender-based violence in South Asian and South Asian diasporic communities.

Typography and Other Inspirations for Feminist Artistic Actions
By: Swati Khurana | From: Issue 40: Circles of Gender Justice (5/31/2013)

A long history of agit prop inspires SAWCC's recent "FreedomSafetyNow" protest against gender-based violence.

The Power of Complicated Stories
By: Chitra Aiyar, Nahar Alam | From: Issue 40: Circles of Gender Justice (5/31/2013)

Nahar Alam and Chitra Aiyar discuss the varied, subtle, and often unknown narratives that arise both in the not-for-profit economy and the lives of the members of Andolan-a among the members of Andolan – Organizing South Asian Workers, a Queens-based workers’ center that seeks to empower low-wage immigrant workers (primarily female domestic workers) through popular education, collective organizing, and litigation. 

Reinforcing Demands for Gender Justice: The War Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh
By: Zakia Afrin | From: Issue 40: Circles of Gender Justice (5/31/2013)

In 2010, the Bangladesh Government, led by Sheikh Hasina, set up the International Crimes Tribunal and charged as many as 12 individuals for participating and assisting in war crimes and crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s war of independence from Pakistan. The tribunals not only address the worst rape concentration camps in history; they also reveal the inner struggles of a society as it faces demands for gender justice, along with secularism and social justice.  Unnoticed by most of the world, there is a revolution happening here.

The Art of Politics
By: The SAMAR Collective | From: Issue 39: The Art of Politics (2/8/2013)

In honor of our 20th anniversary, we wanted to share our perspectives on crafting this vibrant issue, which features poetry by Bushra Rehman, Purvi Shah, YaliniDream  and Ather Zia, along with a photo essay by Sabelo Narasimhan. Together, these pieces highlight the diversity of voices in the diaspora, ranging from Narasimhan’s visual documentation of protests against New York City’s Stop-and-Frisk policy to Rehman’s tongue-in-cheek take on break-ups.

Radio Samar

Tracks Back Home
Naazneen Diwan, Taz Ahmed

Live reading of poem developed for the South Asians for Justice event "Gujarat Genocide and US Solidarity" in Los Angeles, April 2012

History of Communalism in India
Yasmin Qureshi

History and context of how communalism grew in India (part of SAJ-LA's Gujarat Genocide event)

Book Review: Corona by Bushra Rehman (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2013)
Zohra Saed | Oct 23, 2013

This fragmented, musical novel breaks the prettiness of memory, brings irreverent humor where it should, shows the crisscross of ethnic neighborhoods in New York City, and celebrates love in the midst of violence. 

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Random Five from the Archive

Muslims Across the Brown Atlantic
Junaid Rana | Issue 15: Dogmas of War (//)

The Position of Muslims in the UK and the US

Jan 28, 2011
Erasures and Resistance: What Peter King’s Hearing Said. And What It Didn’t.
Amna Akbar

Representative Peter King’s (R-NY) first hearing on the radicalization of American Muslim communities exemplified the right wing’s ongoing commitment to constructing the idea of a radical, threatening Islam.  The hearing also exposed what is, at best, liberal acquiescence, and, at worst, liberal partnership in that dangerous agenda.   Most profoundly, the hearing made clear the extent to which the war on terror has robbed public discourse of any meaningful vocabulary for contesting the universe in which Islam poses legitimate concern for the American public.

May 31, 2011
Passports and Pink Slips
Manu Vimalassery | Issue 15: Dogmas of War (//)

Immigration and Labor After 9/11

Jan 28, 2011
Seeing the Disappeared
Chitra Ganesh, Mariam Ghani | Issue 19: Relief in a Time of Crisis (1/24/2005)

Two visual artists seek out new ways of engaging with the post-9/11 disappearances in the US

Jan 28, 2011
The Politics of Self-Absorption
Biju Mathew | Issue 16: South Asians and the Politics of Health (12/16/2003)

Experience versus Solidarity in Movement Dynamics

Jan 28, 2011
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