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Reclaiming Azad Jammu Kashmir For Her People
The Evolution of AJK Public Agency
Citizen’s Opinion + Citizen’s Resources
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Citizen’s Control of Public Policy
The most important aspect of modern-day governance is a consensus...
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Gandhara
It’s okay to maim my name for I am an inconsequential thing
You can place me on the shelves of Primark and Aldi
Mine...
Pakistan Has Criminalised Independence for Kashmir According to UN
Preliminary questions to think about…?
How does propaganda work? General Context?
How does propaganda work in Kashmir? Specific Context?
Who benefits from propaganda?
How...
The curious case of the anecdote becoming narrative
Internalising the negative perceptions of out-group members is not proof that there’s something inherently wrong with your in-group identity. This has happened to lots of...
Asking the questions, having the discussions!
What are cultural spheres?
The term ‘cultural sphere‘ can be used in different contexts. At the core of the idea is the notion that a culture can be shared...
Who are Azad Kashmiris? Are they Pakistanis, Kashmiris, or Occupied Indians?
“Pakistan and India are fighting over Kashmir, a third people's land! One way to win this fight is by splitting the Kashmiris into different...
Learning the difference between Group Identities and Identity Politics
Having been born and raised in the UK, whilst ascribed an ethnic minority status from birth, I discovered that identities are complicated things. Being...
The Feudalism of the Western Himalaya and Myths of Caste Identities
A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting with some local guys consuming copious amounts of alcohol to the backdrop of a varied playlist,...
Contextualising prejudice within its social and political settings; explaining why and how Pakistanis demonise...
The following post was updated 30 October 2020
https://youtu.be/97IES3jFOg0
There comes a point for members of a community to stand up and be heard. And that...
Reclaiming Azad Jammu Kashmir For Her People
The Evolution of AJK Public Agency
Citizen’s Opinion + Citizen’s Resources
=
Citizen’s Control of Public Policy
The most important aspect of modern-day governance is a consensus...
Oh Kashmir, who did you offend!?
Oh Jammu & Kashmir, what was your crime? Who did you offend that they long to punish you?
Are you not a people, old...
TOPICAL
Protected: Fleeing poverty and becoming poorer; the truth of dispossession
Recently, given my father’s imminent demise, he is terminally ill with leukaemia, I started to ask him about his life in the land of...
How Mirpuris were invented by ethnonationalists opposed to Kashmir’s Independence
People everywhere want to learn something about their past. I did too. I was born in the UK. The first member of my direct...
Whose Kashmir is it? Conflict, Territorial Claims & the Abuse of...
As in my earlier post on Israel and competing myths of exclusive origin, Kashmir serves as a good example of national myths and territorial...