Colonialism
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Were You Colonised or Not? The UN Slavery Vote That Split the World
X.T.M reads the UN General Assembly vote declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity as a West-versus-the-rest divide. With 123 in favour, the post argues the question…
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F*ck Your Algorithm, My People Are Still Colonised
X.T.M argues that a Google Gemini summary on French West Africa repeats colonial language, framing Islam as an obstacle to a civilising mission. He calls this Islamophobia by default and…
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Blasphemy in Pakistan; NOT a Colonial Era Problem
Omar Ali reposts his overview of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws to rebut the claim that they are a colonial legacy, arguing that the 1860 Indian Penal Code provision was mild and…
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A Conversation on Caste with Dr. Prakash Shah
A BrownCast in which Dr Prakash Shah of Queen Mary University of London discusses with Omar Ali the framework for studying caste in India and its colonial antecedents, followed by…
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The Survey of India
Hamid Hussain traces how the East India Company’s mapping of India and its frontiers grew from local military surveys into the Survey of India, driven by British and native explorers…
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Rishi and the past
Razib Khan notes that Rishi Sunak will lead a nation whose economy sits just below India’s, welcomes the low-key reaction, and hopes Indian elites will fixate less on the British…
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The Survey of India
Hamid Hussain traces how the East India Company’s mapping of India and its frontiers grew from local military surveys into the Survey of India, driven by British and native explorers…
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The Surveying of India by the British
Hamid Hussain traces how the East India Company’s mapping of India and its frontiers grew from local military surveys into the Survey of India, driven by British and native explorers…
