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IDENTITY

18 pieces

All CULTURE SHARE REPRESENTATION SPIRITUALITY UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
Art as Remembrance: In Conversation with Aatif Jutt
There is something almost disorienting about encountering art that asks you to slow down. Not because the work itself is difficult to…
SIMRA MARIAM
IN THE NEWS, POLITICS
Immigration Under Trump in the Reelection Era
In his second administration, Donald Trump has made a variety of efforts to dramatically reshape immigration in the United States. Here’s a…
ARIANA BHARGAVA
FILM & TV, CULTURE
ScriptLit: The Screenplay Book Genre That’s Redefining Film, TV, and Literature
A death is always a birth in another timeline. You’ve probably noticed it too: TV seasons are getting shorter, but episodes are…
DELALI AMEGAH
REPRESENTATION, IDENTITY
Identity/Representation Isn’t Everything — Here’s the Real Reason Why Kamala Harris Lost the 2024 Presidential Election
Photo Credit: Emily Elconin / Bloomberg via Getty Images (found on Vox News website)   Kamala Harris’s victory as the first South…
FATIMA ZAIDI
FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
Visual Storytelling as a Liberation Practice: A Look Back on Barbara Evina’s First Solo Exhibition, “How I Have Been Spending My Twenties”
“Choosing keeping”, 50x50cm oil on Canvas, 2022. Back in September 2022, I had the privilege of attending Barbara Evina’s first solo exhibition.…
DELALI AMEGAH
MUSIC, CULTURE
Coke Studio Season 15: A Masterclass in Reclaiming Culture
I wouldn’t call myself a Coke Studio connoisseur; I only really started listening to it since season 14. The turning point was…
KULSUMK
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF, IDENTITY
Sonia Sabri: Embracing Light and Darkness Through Kathak
Sonia Sabri’s journey into Kathak dance started with a twist of fate. She was all set to learn Bharatnatyam, a style of…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
FILM & TV, CULTURE
West End Debut: Charithra Chandran’s Breakthrough Performance
The anticipation was palpable as I hurried to the Garrick Theatre, barely taking a moment to glance at the poster or read…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
SPIRITUALITY, IDENTITY
Ramadan Reflections: On Isolation + Community
As we approach the last few days of Ramadan, I am overcome with a melancholy that is sure to last long after…
SIMRA MARIAM
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
How to love ourselves
Have you ever seen a glass while it is breaking? Have you noticed how the initial impact Causes the whole glass to…
RIDA KHAN
CULTURE SHARE, IDENTITY
Religion Shaming For Hindu People: Post Apartheid
At this time of the year for Hindu South Africans, an unprecedented amount of religious controversy floats around in the news and…
LIVANYA GRAMONEY
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Is this meant for me?
Ever since I was a child I was told about how my marriage will be How the halls of a big room…
ANEESHA SARAN

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