Some interesting links:
Trump says US will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘all third world countries’
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad|The Tragic Genius Who Tried to Save United India| Inqalaab (in Urdu)
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I am Pakistani-American. I am a Hindustani classical vocalist and ethnomusicologist. I hold a B.A from George Washington University (Dramatic Literature, Western Music) and an M.Mus (Ethnomusicology) from SOAS, University of London. My dissertation “A New Explanation for the Decline of Hindustani Music in Pakistan” has recently been published by Aks Publications (Lahore 2024). Samples of my singing can be heard on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Le1RnQQJUeKkkXj5UCKfB View all posts by Kabir
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My father, Dr. Anjum Altaf, has a new book out. It’s entitled “A Modern Introduction to Indian Music and Other Essays Including a Primer on the Physics of Sound”. Currently, it’s only available in India.
https://primusbooks.com/a-modern-introduction-to-indian-music-and-other-essays-including-a-primer-on-the-physics-of-sound/
very nice; intellectual family!
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While I’m at it, let me also mention that Dr. Samia Altaf’s book “So Much Aid, So Little Development: Stories from Pakistan” has recently been reissued in a new edition. It was originally published by Johns Hopkins Press in 2011.
https://foliobooks.pk/books/so-much-aid-so-little-developmentstories-from-pakistan/
She has also translated it into Urdu and that has also come out recently.
u can make posts no these. now that things have calmed down we need to add tags and categories and spruce up posts.
the whole furore only cost 14% on our viewership states (to like 55,000 visits a month)
“Maulana Popalzai, Haqeeqat-i-Haal and the Socialist Fatwa”
By Asmer Asrar Safi
https://leftofpakistan.substack.com/p/maulana-popalzai-haqeeqat-i-haal
u can edit the Open Thread for more links.
where’s Sbarrkum?
Bihar Elections were a SCAM! Here’s the Proof Click CC for English translation | Dhruv Rathee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLflV4c-RP0
Were they?
“Cinematic Republics: Muslim Identity, Pakistan And The Poetics of Belonging In Hindi Film”
By Dr. Aftab Husain
“Two new books chart the landscape of Muslim identity within India and the imagination of Pakistan across the border”
https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Nov-2025/cinematic-republics-muslim-identity-pakistan-poetics-belonging-hindi-film
this is a worthwhile discussion
https://medium.com/@yajnavalkya10/deflating-it-right-q2-gdp-close-to-6-6bf43ed8e5b8
Fine piece dissecting Q2 numbers shared by India by Saiarav
tl;dr