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7. Imperialism in South Asia
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Frontier Fantasies: Encounters with Xinjiang in Gilgit-Baltistan
Issue 5, Pakistan, Essay Rana Saadullah Khan 11/2/21 Issue 5, Pakistan, Essay Rana Saadullah Khan 11/2/21

Frontier Fantasies: Encounters with Xinjiang in Gilgit-Baltistan

A travelogue along the Karakoram Highway exploring the relationship of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan territory with China’s Xinjiang province, home to the persecuted Uyghurs.

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Muslim is a Dirty Word
India, Issue 5, Essay Alina Gufran 10/13/21 India, Issue 5, Essay Alina Gufran 10/13/21

Muslim is a Dirty Word

A narrative reflection on the breakdown of a marriage, and an awakening to a political identity, against the backdrop of India’s straining sociopolitical fabric.

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Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Issue 5, Essay Ayesha Siddiqi 10/9/21

Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia

The cyclone in 1970, though not always recognized, was instrumental in the independence of Bangladesh.

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Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21 Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Mushahid Hussain 9/27/21

Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?

The 2013 Shahbagh movement offers a critical context for reading the contested histories, paradoxes, and possibilities of left-wing nationalism in Bangladesh's semi-centennial year.

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Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India
India, Issue 5, Essay Reeju Ray 8/17/21 India, Issue 5, Essay Reeju Ray 8/17/21

Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India

On the history and terror of mining in the Indian state of Meghalaya

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“We the Sons of Bitches Are Doing Fine”: The Dissent of Miya Poetry
India, Issue 5, Poetry, Essay Masha Hassan 8/7/21 India, Issue 5, Poetry, Essay Masha Hassan 8/7/21

“We the Sons of Bitches Are Doing Fine”: The Dissent of Miya Poetry

Miya Muslims in Assam are using the power of the pen to contest their demonization as “killable” bodies.

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Birds of Paradise
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 5, Fiction Nuha Fariha 7/28/21 Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 5, Fiction Nuha Fariha 7/28/21

Birds of Paradise

Three captivating short stories on the Bangladesh Freedom Struggle that vividly capture the disruption and outbreak of violence during the period.

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The Power of Milk Tea: From Pacific to Punjab
India, Issue 5, Essay Amardeep Kaur 7/22/21 India, Issue 5, Essay Amardeep Kaur 7/22/21

The Power of Milk Tea: From Pacific to Punjab

The Milk Tea Alliance movement is brewing radical connections and political solidarities across Asia and the Pacific.

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“Bangladesh Has No Indigenous People”
Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Nafis H 7/8/21 Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Nafis H 7/8/21

“Bangladesh Has No Indigenous People”

To prevent the extinction of Adibashis, the Bangladesh government must recognize their right to self-determination.

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Afghan Labour, Colonial Borders: Regulating Migration in British and Princely India
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Issue 5, Essay Amanda Lanzillo 7/1/21 Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Issue 5, Essay Amanda Lanzillo 7/1/21

Afghan Labour, Colonial Borders: Regulating Migration in British and Princely India

Colonial India depended on Afghan migrant labour, at the same time as it regulated and expelled them in its border-making projects.

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