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Jointly defeat by terror outfits derailing any dialogue process and initiative taken by both the countries.

An Islamic philosopher in Karachi, an ideologue who provides violent ideas to some of Pakistan’s fiercest extremist groups, once told me that there are two kinds of history: dead and living. “Dead history is something on a shelf or in a museum,” he said. “Living history is part of your consciousness, something in your blood that inspires you.”

An interview in Jacobin Magazine with one of India’s staunchest opponents of religious nationalism and co-founder of Communalism Combat

In Bangladesh, women whose actions fall foul of religious conventions have long been subject to punishment by fatwa. Sara Hossain hopes her trailblazing work can tip the balance back in favour of the secular legal system

From: Defence Committee defendgnsaibaba[at]gmail.com Date: Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 10:50 PM Subject: Invitation for the United Protest on 2nd January 2016
United Protest against the Re-arrest of Dr. GN Saibaba and the charge of contempt of court against Arundhati Roy
Date: Saturday, 2nd January 2016 Time: 12 noon onwards Venue: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Dr. GN Saibaba, an English professor at Ram Lal Anand College of Delhi University, a democratic rights activist and a fierce critic of the (…)