Memes are not merely publishable content, but a constantly evolving space of resistance, and thus the last remaining form of freedom in a time when the Palestinian cause is being silently erased.
Even as tensions spread in the region, we must remember the humanitarian crisis faced by the people in Gaza.
We Must Not Look Away From Gaza Read More »
Before it was terminated by the Trump administration, the Radio Free Asia Uyghur service was vital for persecuted Uyghurs to communicate their plight to the world.
Trump Has Terminated the Uyghur Voice Read More »
The downplaying of pro-genocide far-right ultranationalist politics in Myanmar’s left-wing political and student activist circles reveals an unsettling political alliance.
The Querfront Politics in Myanmar: Oo Hla Saw, Burmese Left and the Rohingya Genocide Read More »
The Palestinian genocide and American complicity has been possible because of an absence of empathy towards Palestinians. Western society needs a theology of empathy in order to stop this and other genocides.
Palestine and the Need for a Theology of Empathy Read More »
We are deeply alarmed by and strongly condemn President Trump’s announcement that the US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ the Gaza Strip. Should this plan be carried out, it will amount to the ethnic cleansing of its current inhabitants. Around two million Gazans will lose their ancestral homes. The Nakba will be re-enacted. The announcement
Gaza belongs to Palestinians Read More »
The evocation of myths of blood serves as a means to enact ideological reimaginings of society and undertake genocidal enslavement and destruction.
The Symbolism of Blood: Purity, Pollution, and the Remaking of Humanity Read More »
In Stop Genocide, a short documentary that runs a modest length of twenty-odd minutes, the Bangladeshi writer and filmmaker Zahir Raihan masterfully documented the atrocities committed by the Pakistani armed forces in Bangladesh’s liberation war of 1971. Raihan became a victim of the very same genocide he documented two days before it officially ended. While
Observing the use of “whataboutism” has become of a speciality of mine, given it is so common in diplomacy and in general argument on university campuses. Whataboutism refers to the practice of responding to an accusation by making a counter-accusation. It amounts to charging someone with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their allegation or
Genocide – The Ultimate “Whataboutism” Read More »
Is genocide taking place in Xinjiang? Are there really concentration camps, re-education centres, torture chambers and forced sterilisation? Or can we take the Chinese government at its word and accept that China has done nothing but take the necessary security measures to combat terrorism? On the surface, the opening question appears to hold great moral
The Xinjiang Distraction, Genocide, and the Low Tide of Human Solidarity Read More »
একটি টর্চার সেলের মেঝেতে যখন ১০০০০ বাঙালিকে নির্যাতনের পর ৩ ইঞ্চি পুরু রক্ত জমাট বেঁধে যায়। দেয়ালে-জানালায়-সিলিং এ যখন শুকনো রক্ত লেপ্টে থাকে। তখন সহজেই বোঝা যায় সশস্ত্র প্রিডেটর জন্তু পাকিস্তান সেনাবাহিনীর নৃশংস রক্তারক্তির প্রিডেটর অ্যান্ড প্রে খেলা যেকোন মানুষের ভেতরেই স্নায়বিক অসুস্থতা তৈরি করবে। বাংলাদেশে খুব উচ্চারিত একটা শব্দ ‘মুক্তিযুদ্ধ’ খুব জনপ্রিয় একটা ফ্রেইজ
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