“Everything Is in Place to Start a Riot”: Joe Sacco
Talking about his latest comic journalism book, ‘The Once and Future Riot,’ Joe Sacco reflects on the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 and threats to global democracy.
A Generational Change in Nepali Politics
On the long road that turned a rapper into Nepal's prime minister.
On NPA’s Quest to Restore Political Agency in Bangladesh
Readus Jawad and Oliur Sun, central committee members of the newly formed left political platform Network for People's Action (NPA), in conversation with Jamhoor about the future of left-wing politics in post-July Bangladesh.
Dreams of a Better World
Tariq Mehmood’s latest novel follows the radicalization of a Pakistani man after his emigration to Britain.
The Forgotten Massacre of the Left in Bangladesh
The Rakkhi Bahini's campaign of terror against left-wing opposition in the 1970s marked the beginnings of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh.
Iran and Anti-Imperial Feminism
From Iran to India, two feminist scholars—Ania Loomba and Faranak Miraftab—reckon with empire.
The Politics of Indigeneity in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Adibashi struggles in the Chittagong Hill Tracts continue to expose the limits of Bangladeshi nationalism.
The Limits of the Settler Colonial Analogy in South Asia
Is India’s role in Kashmir “settler colonial” or part of a shared legacy of internal colonialism across South Asia?
After a Dictator, Bangladesh Turns Right
Hardline Islamists gain ground in historic election following the 2024 July Uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina.
The Enigma of Pinaki’s Populism
On Pinaki Bhattacharya’s strategies to fame as Bangladesh’s most popular right-wing influencer.
Destituting the Party: The Crisis of the Pakistani Left
A critique of party-centric tendencies within the Pakistani Left’s debate on the India-Pakistan conflict
Forgotten Prisoners: The Hidden History of Bengali Internment Camps in Pakistan
Over 50 years after the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, the internment of Bengalis in Pakistan remains unacknowledged in both Pakistan and Bangladesh. Ilyas Ahmad Chattha’s new book explores this hidden history and its implications for citizenship and belonging in contemporary South Asia.