Category: travels

Only a poet

One of the most fascinating people I’ve met at this conference is Shane Carreon, a beautiful poet working on hir PhD at Binghamton University, living between Cebu and New York. I am attaching the only bit of hir poetry I could find online. Loved what Shane said after the screening of A Thin Wall – how even though the violence of the partition is present in the film, in all its sharpness, its edges are softened by the visual quality of the film. Only a poet…

fort george, ice wine and treadwell

#fall in #niagaraonthelake:
#fortgeorge
#icewine #tasting at #northernicewinery – the #riesling with #mango and #papaya #flavors was to die for 🙂
#dinner at #treadwellcuisine – #chicken with #parsnip #purée, #beef #shortribs with #seasonal #veggies and #pickled #onion, and #pumpkin #cake with a #nutty #crumble and #honey – #exquisite
more photos here.

Asma Jahangir’s memorial at Asia Society in New York

Beautiful memorial for Billo Apa – Asma Jahangir – today at Asia Society in New York. It was presented by Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent, with a panel discussion including Samina Ahmed, Hina Jilani, Ahmed Rashid, Philip Alston, Ayesha Jalal, as well as Steve Coll, and an extremely moving tribute by her daughter Munizae Jahangir. So many came from near and far (Toronto, London, Lahore) to attend. It was heartwarming to see all the family, sit together, tell stories, and remember Billo Apa.

asma jahangir memorial

asma jahangir memorial

Asma Jahangir – A Memorial

off early morning tomorrow to see our kids and attend a memorial for billo apa – asma jahangir – at Asia Society New York. still hard to believe she’s gone.

The Asma Jahangir Foundation, Asia Society, and Open Society Foundations host a memorial in memory of Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir (1952-2018). Jahangir was an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan; the founding chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan; the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion; the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; and the United Nations Special Envoy on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran.

This special event highlights Jahangir’s many contributions to the United Nations, where she served as UN Special Rapporteur on numerous occasions. Human rights activists, journalists, filmmakers, and scholars pay tribute to Jahangir’s legacy, accompanied by a screening of a short film about her life, and a reception. Speakers include: Samina Ahmed, South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group; Philip Alston, New York University Law School and UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights; Steve Coll, Columbia Journalism School; Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent; Munizae Jahangir, journalist and documentary filmmaker; Ayesha Jalal, Director of Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University; Hina Jilani, co-founder of AGHS Legal Aid Cell; and Ahmed Rashid, journalist. More here.

jenny holzer at mass moca

#jennyholzer’s #exhibit at #massmoca
#fearlessly #political
#real
#disturbing
#brilliant

‘Catalysed by her #loathing for #war in #Iraq and #Afghanistan, she studied #redacted, #declassified #documents from the US’s National #Security #Archive and made #silkscreen #paintings of the most striking. They include #maps used to plan the #invasion of Iraq; these look like parodies of #US #foreign #policy but, disturbingly, are the real thing.’