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A Pheran Over Blue Jeans: How Kashmiri Artisans and Sellers Have Become Victims of Hate Propaganda

There has been more bad news for ordinary folks in Kashmir, especially women, craft-pThere has…

The Lost Children: Indian Adoptees Confront Identity, Trauma, and the Cost of ‘Rescue’

Are we mother and daughter in every lifetime? I hope not. I hope in another…

Imperialism v Fundamentalism: Empathizing With Iran Must Recognize the Internal Struggle Against Religious Despotism

The 13th century Persian poet Saadi Shirazi writes of human beings as “members of a…

Déjà Vu All Over Again: The War Began As I Flew Out of Dubai En Route to New York

We made our connection in the knick of time at Dubai Airport. As we stood…

When the Bombs Have American Flags: On Why Liberal Democracies Keep Funding Wars They Publicly Oppose

“It is not because they are somehow intrinsically given to violence… it is because capitalism…

They are Not Just Bombing Nuclear and Missile Sites—They are Committing a Crime Against Civilization

This piece had to be written. It has been waiting to be written — since…

Iran War: ‘I Am Ashamed of How Gutless, How Spineless Our Government Has Been’

I know we are here today to talk about “Mother Mary Comes To Me.” But how…

Voldemort Redux: New Carnegie Survey Documents a Rising Hate That ‘Will Not Be Named’

Carnegie Endowment’s latest survey on Indian Americans, offers some painstakingly collected data but  surprisingly declines…

Gotcha Activism: A Clipped Video, Selective Outrage, and the Real Costs of Misrepresenting Hindu Voices

Indian Americans now constitute the fastest-growing immigrant community in the United States, yet growing visibility…

The Settler Complex and Unrequited Embrace: How Israelis Look Down on Indians

In 2015, a young Indian woman walked into theFreekasol café in Kasol, Himachal Pradesh, and sat…

Pipe Dreams in Silicon Valley: How Much Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence?

At the recently concluded AI summit in India, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave a sharp, shocking…

My Heart is Frozen: Why I’m Unmoved by Images of Jews Fleeing as Iranian Missiles Hit Tel Aviv

I’m afraid I’m losing sensitivity, an essential trait for a writer and poet. I fail…