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Hijab Imtiaz Ali. Women In Translation Month :) Akhtar’s translation preserves the lyrical quality of the Urdu text, keeping intact the depth of the original, allowing English-speaking readers to fully appreciate Ali’s literary genius thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/120… #womenintranslation

Two Urdu translations of Mahmoud Darwish’s poem ‘An al-Umniyyat (On Wishes).’ The first (left) is from the Jan ‘81 issue of the magazine, Balochi Dunya. The second (right) is taken from Fahmida Riaz’s magazine, Awaz, published from Karachi in the late 70s and early 80s.

It's been a joy translating this story with Claire Chambers. Thank you Tanuj Solanki and Bombay Lit Mag for being part of our effort to revive Manto's story which continues to resonate with readers in contemporary times #PalestinianLivesMatter bombaylitmag.com/issue58-manto-…

yesterday saree makdisi gave a terrific keynote on john clare, race, colonialism and primitive accumulation THEN led an impromptu teach-in on gaza. romanticism might finally be making good on the revolutionary political commitments it’s long been associated with.

“…a schoolmaster is a productive labourer when…he works like a horse to enrich the school proprietor. That the latter has laid out his capital in a teaching factory, instead of in a sausage factory, does not alter the relation.” - Karl Marx

A reminder of this amazing primer on Palestine 🇵🇸published in MERIP . A must read for students who need a historical overview of the occupation esp. in light of the ongoing genocide - for that see the article by Lisa Hajjar below! An updated version will be out soon! 🔥

One of the greatest tragedies in Pakistan is what the state has done to public sector universities through neglect & interference. Thousands of young minds with no guidance, frustrated faculty who are lucky to even paid, constant surveillance & suffocation at every level. 💔

As a Baloch, you cannot speak about what’s happening in Balochistan while everyone else freely shares their self made opinions. People from Balochistan remains silent & your self made opinions comes from your privileges without slightest idea of ground realities.

New series on Gaza from Dar Tibaq: a set of reflections on Gaza by major Arab writers (Hoda Barakat, Adania Shibli, Jokha Alharathi and 30 more); a book of testimonies by Gazan writers; a study of Western attitudes towards Gaza by Marwan al-Ghafouri entitled Fascism for Beginners

Spoke on the importance of revisiting classics from a feminist, anti-caste and decolonial perspective at the St Joseph's College of Commerce, Bengaluru. Sharing the video, slightly long lecture 😳

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi lived in the Seattle area and had recently graduated from University of Washington, with a degree in psychology, according to her linkedin. She was shot by Israeli forces while protesting illegal settlement expansion in Jabal Sbeih, reports say

You should get both books if you haven’t already! #Ghalib

Couldn’t pick one so here’s a short list: Paradise, Toni Morrison; The Trial of Dedan Kimathi, Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Micere Githae Mugo; Monsieur Toussaint, Edouard Glissant; Capital Vol. 1, Karl Marx; Dark Days, Roger Reeves;