Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • Petition From Women’s Rights Activists to the Chief Minister of Orissa

    by Ammu Abraham, 4 November 2008

    Petition by India’s Womens groups to the Orissa Chief Minister

  • Ideology of Gandhi’s Killers is Alive and Influential

    by U R Anantha Murthy, 4 November 2008

    Jamia Milia Islamia
    The full text of the convocation address made by the Kannada writer Prof U.R. Anantha Murthy at the Jamia Milia Islamia on 30 October 2008 Dear Chancellor, Vice-chancellor, Deans of faculties, Teachers and Students,
    When I say it is an honour for me to be the chief guest in this convocation of Jamia Milia Islamia, it is not a formal statement prefacing all such addresses. I mean it because in these difficult times for most of us, the vice-chancellor of this great (…)

  • Protest for Peace

    by sacw.net, 4 November 2008

    Thousands of civilians killed and many more displaced in the name of a "War on Terror" Stop the terror against innocent Pakistani civilians and call for an END TO THE VIOLENCE. It is time to offload both the US and the Taliban!
    PROTEST FOR PEACE Date: 5th November, 2008
    Venue: Press Club, Davis Road, Lahore
    Time: 5:00 pm For more Information: 0300 4182771 Dear All,
    We invite you to a demonstration against the continuing war in the Pukhtunkhwa and FATA/FANA.
    It has been (…)

  • Of cities and bomb making

    by Mustafa Khan, 4 November 2008

    The report from Kanpur says that the BJP will toe the line of RSS and defend sadhvi Pragyasingh Thakur, who had provided her motorbike in the bomb blast in Malegaon on September 29 and hence was part of the conspiracy. The meeting of RSS seniors there has churned out this strategy on which the election would have to be fought. There is no need to have inhibition over what the sadhvi and her accomplices have done. The sangh feels more emboldened today as it enjoys comprehensive support of the (…)

  • The Politics of Sex

    by sacw.net, 4 November 2008

    Chay Magazine
    This issue will address themes of sex and sexuality as they interact with the daily politics of human life. We are looking for feature articles and non-fiction that deal with
    1. Gender Roles gender roles and gender expectations in the family and society in general socialization at home and at school gender role education in single gender schools and co-educational schools gender role education in private schools and government schools gender roles in the curriculum the (…)

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