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So much of this violence, most recently in Sargodha, emerges from majoritarian insecurity, nurtured, fanned, incited and primed years before the attack. The dehumanization of people, places and communities is always the first step. Such violence doesn't happen overnight.

In a post-9/11 world, invoking the word “terrorism” has emerged as a powerful way to justify violence against Muslim populations as well as delegitimize movements fighting for rights and freedom, writes Anam Zakaria. thewalrus.ca/states-sanctio…

*HRCP fact-finding report on mob violence in Sargodha* On 25 May 2024, a large mob gathered in Mujahid Colony in Sargodha and attacked the house of Nazir (Lazar) Masih, following allegations that he had defiled the Holy Quran. Although his family were evacuated in time by the

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What does it mean to have a sisterhood partitioned? This August, I return to the story of Shireen and Amy, two sisters whose lives were divided by Partition. Shireen became Indian and Amy Pakistani, the violence of bureaucracy marking their lives thereafter. For Al Jazeera English

6) 1971: A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India - Anam Zakaria Fascinating and deeply empathetic work, examining the Bangladesh Liberation War from the perspectives of ordinary people. Insights into nation building and state sanctioned narratives.

‘the books in this list illustrate the spirit that has persisted through decades of dissent in the country, as well as the social and political forces that have by turns inspired, failed, and persecuted them.’ Honoured to see 1971: A People’s History on this list.

“Anam Zakaria goes beyond the politics over the 1971 war in all three countries… She pits people’s history against official history… to show how people remember the conflict and how states influence what people remember.” -DAWN foliobooks.pk/product/1971/