in our continuing discussions about borders, colonialism and the meaning of home, we’ve been learning about kashmir by reading the poetry of agha shahid ali and watching a short documentary by al jazeera. i explained to my students how any serious engagement with a struggle for justice necessitates the presence/inclusion of activist voices immersed in and representative of that struggle. so today we had our first guest speaker, kashmiri american activist, lawyer and friend Sareer A. Fazili. it was powerful for students to meet him and i’m sure that it will leave a profound impression on them about the human rights crisis in kashmir. thx sareer!
