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Author Archives: Mosarrap H Khan
CFP: Inviting proposals for book chapters
We invite book chapters, from academics with an interest in and research background in Muslim life in West Bengal. Contributors are requested to prepare 5000-6000 word essays. Please follow the MLA style guide while preparing your chapters. Last date for submission of chapters: 20 February, 2018. Continue reading
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Tagged Book Chapters, CPF, Indian Muslims, Muslim Life in West Bengal, West Bengal
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Debate: Saraswati Pujas should continue to be organized in schools across Bengal
For the Motion: Mosarrap H Khan First, the call for a stop to Saraswati Puja celebrations in schools (especially the public-funded ones) comes from a new-found religious assertion among Muslims, which was dormant during the thirty-four years of the Left … Continue reading
Yakub Memon, A MUSLIM, Was Hanged
As the tamasha of late night court proceedings unfolded, I had a sense of déjà vu. A blood-thirsty nation would have to be satisfied. Yakub Memon must be hanged. He was a conspirator during the Bombay Blasts. He had taken … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, City, Civil Society, Communalism, Death Penalty, Hindutva, Identity, India, Indian Muslim, Indian Politics, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Secularism/Liberalism, Social Activism
Tagged Bombay Blasts, communalism, Hindutva, India, Indian Muslim, Secularism, violence, Yakub Memon
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Do we have the LANGUAGE to talk about Housing Discrimination against Muslims?
You are at the University of Hyderabad. You have just completed a master’s and are brimming with idealism. The highs of university life have made you confident. You think you can take on the world. At least, that’s what the university community made you feel. Continue reading
Posted in Activism, City, Communalism, India, Indian Muslim, Kolkata, Mumbai, Muslim, Religion, Secularism/Liberalism, Social Activism, Violence
Tagged communalism, Housing Discrimination against Muslims in India, Hyderabad, Indian Muslims, Islam, Kolkata, Mumbai, Religion, Secularism
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz and the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
After a brief visit of about ten days, I returned from Dhaka at the end of 2011, which happened to be the fortieth birth anniversary of Bangladesh. During my stay, I interacted with academics, scholars, and lay people about the … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 Muktijuddho, Author, Bangladesh, Death Penalty, History, Identity, Islam, Literature, Muslim, Pakistan, Poems, Postcolonialism, Religion, Secularism/Liberalism
Tagged Africa, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Iran, Islam, Muslim, Negritude, Pakistan, Religion, Secularism
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How to Eat Beef in Bengal?
We are a family of gastronomic dissidence, almost bordering on anarchy. My mother eats beef but no mutton. My father loves mutton but eats no beef. One of my sisters doesn’t eat any meat, not even fish. Another sister was … Continue reading
Posted in Caste, Communalism, Hindutva, Identity, India, Indian Muslim, Islam, Life, Muslim, Religion, Secularism/Liberalism, Village
Tagged Beef, Food, Hindu, India, Muslim, Religion, Secularism, West Bengal
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What does AAP’s Victory in Delhi Assembly Election say about Muslims?
I must begin with a caveat: I am neither a political analyst nor a psephologist. Like many in India, I am an avid follower of politics and try to make sense of the happenings with common sense. This piece is … Continue reading
Posted in Communalism, Delhi, Hindutva, India, Indian Muslim, Indian Politics, Muslim, Secularism/Liberalism
Tagged AAP, BJP, communalism, Congress, Delhi Assembly Election 2015, Indian Muslims, Liberalism, Secularism
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Short Story: Mehru’s Dream
The dark clouds had been gathering for a while. The nor’wester would strike soon, bringing momentary relief from the heat and humidity. Mehru wiped the sweat off her face with the corner of her sari. The boy on the lap … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Life, Literature, Love, Village
Tagged Rural Bengal. Love, short story, Valentine's Day, Village
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What Ferguson means to an international student in the US
You approach the immigration counter at the JFK airport. The black immigration officer looks at your passports and starts talking about smelly Koreans, Indians, and Mexicans. He seems repulsed with the fish that the Koreans supposedly carry when they try … Continue reading
Posted in Caste, City, Communalism, Dalit, India, Indian Muslim, Labor, New York City, US, Violence
Tagged African-American, Dalit, Ferguson, Hindutva, Labor, Michael Brown
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Everyday Objects: Natasha Raheja’s ‘Cast in India’ (2014)
[First published in Cafe Dissensus Everyday] Perhaps, it’s not proper to introduce a film – Natasha Raheja’s Cast in India – with an extended quote. Perhaps, it’s not completely out of place if a particular moment in one continent resonates strongly with … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Life, Film, Interview
Tagged Cast in India, Documentary, Ethonography, Film, Howrah, Natasha Raheja, New York City
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