The Contrapuntal

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'Echoes of Qawwali Culture in Pakistan’s' | In Pakistan's Sufi shrines, the ancient cry of Qawwali is growing quieter, moved indoors, managed, and contested, as cities modernise and the meaning of devotion is slowly negotiated. Read thecontrapuntal.com/echoes-of-qaww…

Review | In her book Occupying the Everyday, Niharika Pandit traces how militarisation structures daily life in Kashmir, challenging Indian nation-making myths and Western theories of the postcolonial state through feminist, anti-colonial analysis. thecontrapuntal.com/a-feminist-rec…

Interview with Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin_a | "My writing, my stories, my humble efforts to continue talking about Sudan – its people, its folklore, its music – can often feel like futile... – but then I stop and remind myself that it does matter. thecontrapuntal.com/sudan-war-yass…

In Pakistan's Sufi shrines, the ancient cry of Qawwali is growing quieter, moved indoors, managed, and contested, as cities modernise and the meaning of devotion is slowly negotiated. ✍️ Syeda Noor Fatima thecontrapuntal.com/echoes-of-qaww…

Ramadan postcards by @talalasadist | Reflections on Ramadan’s domestic rituals amid distant wars, exploring guilt, prayer, hunger, and borders while mourning children lost beneath rubble. thecontrapuntal.com/ramadan-postca…

two of my ramadan poems now for the contrapuntal 🌟 thecontrapuntal.com/ramadan-postca…

From Archive: "Resistance to class, ethnic, gendered, linguistic and religious oppression persists in Iran." thecontrapuntal.com/the-distinct-r…

Opinion | "Climate fiction has begun to spark discourse, but its influence remains more limited than earlier intersections between storytelling and activism." Anjali Roongta ✍ thecontrapuntal.com/the-limits-of-…

Review | The Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince by @Imran_posts: The book arrives at a precarious moment in India’s political life, marked by the ascendancy of Hindu nationalism & violence against Muslims. @HurstPublishers thecontrapuntal.com/was-india-an-e…

On #Venezuela’s Long Romance with Oil | "Oil shaped Venezuela’s identity and politics for a century. Even amid political chaos, petroleum remains a powerful myth, sustaining hopes of recovery while constraining alternatives." ✍️ Liliana Rivas thecontrapuntal.com/the-crude-imag…

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