May 30, 2019
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what feminism means to me – not equality with imperial white men but rather an overhaul of the capitalist systems they have installed globally, and in complete solidarity with the struggles of oppressed people all over the world, with the … Continue reading
May 28, 2019
by mara.ahmed
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i’m loving ‘gentleman jack,’ a show based on the diaries of ’19th century landowner anne lister who returns to her home to transform its fate – and with plans to marry a woman.’ written by the brilliant sally wainwright, the … Continue reading
May 23, 2019
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our amazing team at yesterday’s shoot for ‘the injured body: a film about racism in america,’ durand eastman park and beach, rochester, ny.
May 22, 2019
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#jingle #dress #dance #choreographed and #performed by Rosalie M. Jones at #durandeastman#beach today in #rochesterny.#inspired by #native#american dance and #traditions.#filmed by Rajesh Barnabas and #directed by Mara Ahmedjingle dress .for #TheInjuredBody: a #film about #racism in #america
May 22, 2019
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#dance with paper #bird #choreographed by Rosalie M. Jones and #performed by Alaina Olivieri at #durandeastmanpark today.#inspired by #native #american dance and #traditions.#filmed by Rajesh Barnabas and #directed by Mara Ahmed.for #TheInjuredBody: a #film about #racism in #america
May 22, 2019
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#beautiful dance choreographed by Rosalie M. Jones and #performed by Alaina Olivieri at #durandeastmanpark today.#inspired by #native #american dance and #traditions.#filmed by Rajesh Barnabas and #directed by Mara Ahmed.for #TheInjuredBody: a #film about #racism in #america
May 22, 2019
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The myth of Modi as a technocratic moderniser – crafted by an ensemble of intellectuals and industrialists who devoted themselves to the cause of deodorising Modi, a Hindu supremacist who as chief minister of Gujarat in 2002 presided over a … Continue reading
May 21, 2019
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all u’ll ever need to know about fascists and milkshake.
May 20, 2019
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excellent hbo doc about muhammad ali. in his own words, in his own style, the writer of his own story, a maker of world history. still the greatest.
May 18, 2019
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interfaith iftar at the islamic center of rochester this evening. always lovely to see all our interfaith friends, of course, but how i love my muslim community. warmth, kindness, and wonderful generosity. such an honor to break our fast with … Continue reading
May 17, 2019
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Lateefa Spiker lives and works in London. Her reflective work is rooted in the spiritual traditions that underwrite traditional Islamic art and investigates the relationship between order and chaos, the contingent and the finite, and beauty and spirituality. Her particular … Continue reading
May 16, 2019
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some of the speakers at yesterday’s nakba commemoration. i come in last. thank u Pamela Kim for recording this.
May 16, 2019
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Say it again, resist times ten. Those who were not politicians, who were going to school or tending the rooms, shops, libraries, kitchens, mint sprigs drooping in a can, changing diapers, wiping spittle from chins, chopping onions, snipping cucumbers from … Continue reading
May 16, 2019
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at the nakba vigil yesterday, where palestinians, jews, muslims, and christians came together to commemorate 71 years of the nakba or catastrophe whereby 700,000 palestinians were ethnically cleansed in 1948. i talked about palestinian poet dareen tatour who was harassed, … Continue reading
May 14, 2019
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there will be a nakba vigil tomorrow at 5pm, at washington square park (near geva theatre) in rochester, ny. activists from jewish voice for peace JVP-Rochester, from the local muslim and palestinian communities, and from Christians Witnessing for Palestine will … Continue reading