By Teja Dusanapudi A tree does not move. It remains rooted firmly in the ground, fruiting and flowering until storm or fire brings the trunk crashing down to the soil. Human communities, however, are more frequently uprooted. All over the
By Radhika Marwaha Before her arrest on August 5, 2019, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (People’s Democratic Party, or PDP) expressed her concern at the increased deployment of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Mufti stated, “Such a big
By Teja Dusanapudi Hold on to your saris, folks! Today, Trader Joe’s is becoming “Trader Raja’s.” Starting with a meal of fish korma before heading to a savory chicken tikka masala and then finally chana masala and some whole-wheat naan,
By Saranjit Uppal It’s not just Riz Ahmed’s recent song “Mogambo” that inspired this piece; a casual conversation amongst staff members of this very platform months ago evolved into an intense dialogue about racial profiling in airports. Every person there
By Talia Basma Directed by Hiro Murai Released 2019 Who would have thunk it? Amazon released Guava Island and only had 55 minutes to leave an impact. And the best thing is they accomplished their mission. The movie is about
By Teja Dusanapudi Smiling, happy, and picturesque, the faces of the Brady Bunch are icons of the 1970s to many, but perhaps to none more so than Piyush Jindal, watching the family participate in zany antics and heartfelt resolutions within
By Teja Dusanapudi So says Anik Khan in his breakout song “Big Fax,” lounging on cars and rapping about “mixing up the masla with the militant,” while a woman in a magenta sari tosses a mango and smiles knowingly at
By Kiana Borjian first day of “Women in Islamicate Societies:” Why are you taking this class? I begin swirling like the dervishes my mother is named for: Sufi plus an “e” I am jealous of her name – the way
By Kimia Akbari I’m floating by in twilight anesthesiaas Disgraceland overtly stares backfrom a distance;watching the jousting matchOf sufi mystics above polluted cloudswith the cypress-figured lady who givesscarlet poppies, I’m enchanted.I envy these midnight archersI have tried their dancebut I
by Aarya Chidambaram Over 1 million Uighur Muslims have been detained in China across at least 1000 internment camps. They have been subjected to torture, indoctrination, and surveillance in such centers. The New York Times estimates that another two million