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Kashmiri traders, mainly those selling shawls in different Indian states, are encountering increasing hostility, violence and harassment as the calls for boycotting Muslims and their businesses and trade by Hindu rightwing groups have become more prevalent.
‘We Need Festivals of Confluence, Not Orgies of Conflict’; ‘It’s Time to Remember Gandhi’s Views on Holi and Ramzan’; and: ‘From Mughals, Maharajas to the British – How Artists Captured Holi Celebrations’.
‘A Message for Communal Harmony from Ajmer Dargah Sharif’: On Martyrs’ Day, people in Ajmer marched for peace to the iconic dargah, driven by three stories that span centuries. Also: ‘A Mosque, A Movement, A Legacy: The Story of Ludhiana Jama Masjid’.
The activism around Kerala’s Silent Valley was a grassroots movement to protect the pristine forests from being submerged by a proposed hydroelectric dam, highlighting the conflict between environmental conservation and development.
Drawing on the experience of Palestinian resistance against Israeli colonialism, the author proposes ways to think at the Arab level about the means of resistance against the imperialist dynamic of enslavement of the peoples of the region.
‘Trump’s MAGA and Deregulation’: Trump sees the United States as just a big capitalist corporation of which he is chief executive. But the institutions of the State are a hindrance. So Congress, courts, State governments, etc are to be ignored and/or told to carry out the instructions of the CEO. Also: ‘Imperialism’s Revival Strategy’.
‘People Mobilize Against DOGE Cuts to Education, Social Security, Medicare and More’; ‘Sanders, AOC Draw Biggest Crowd of Their Careers at Rally to Fight ‘Oligarchy’ in Denver’; ‘Veterans “Act Now Keep Democracy Alive and Well”’.
On the Russian rejection of Trump’s ceasefire proposal. But Russian officials appear to be sending other messages that the Western press is ignoring.
‘Revolt of the Rich: Wealthy Elites have Waged a Fifty Year Class War—and Won’: The 2024 election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump makes clear that the U.S. has two right-wing parties and no effective left-wing opposition. Also: ‘Oxfam Says World Ruled by “Aristocratic Oligarchy,” as Billionaire Wealth Surges by $2 Trillion’.
The United States has 16.49% of the votes on the IMF’s board despite representing only 4.22% of the world population. Since the IMF’s Articles of Agreement require 85% of the votes to make any changes, the US has veto power over the decisions of the IMF.
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