I had never encountered the word ‘curry muncher’ until I arrived in Australia 10 years ago.
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The politics of curry
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Whether being called 'curry munchers' or pigeonholed as authorities on a dish largely invented by the British, diasporic South Asians are emulsified in a deep pool of curry.
Looking for stability.
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Despite perceptions of an antagonistic Pakistan-India-Afghanistan dynamic, there are strong institutional foundations for a more cooperative relationship.
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Interviews with civilian and military figures paint a complex picture of what went wrong with crucial peace negotiations.
Winston Ntshona in ‘Sizwe Banzi is dead’.
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In an age that venerates celebrities and self-promotion in the arts and culture sector, Winston Ntshona remains a role model for his modesty.
Instructions on how to vote in Pakistan.
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There are no angels in Pakistan’s political scene – except the ‘angels’ of the military.
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Three major parties are trying to convince the electorate that they can handle a difficult era of enormous change.
A curry-themed shoulder bag: ‘Curry’ is a word that no self-respecting subcontinental would own without a thousand caveats attached.
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Whether being called ‘curry munchers’ or pigeonholed as authorities on a dish largely invented by the British, diasporic South Asians are emulsified in a deep pool of curry.
Sibling rivalry.
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Ever since partition in 1947, South Asia’s two biggest players have been locked in sibling rivalry.
Fed up: a protest in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.
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The movement known as the ‘Pashtun Long March’ and the ‘Pashtun Spring’ has emerged from a history of human rights abuses, regional politics and War on Terror policies.
Protesting for political freedom outside the Supreme Court in Malé.
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The Maldives’ increasingly polarised religious politics are coming apart.
Removing bodies from the Tazreen factory in 2012.
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Factories that produce fast fashion garments are still highly dangerous workplaces – and not just because they might collapse.
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A new study provides a more nuanced understanding of the role food plays in healthy eating and family life.
Orakzai tribesmen on their way to fight in Kashmir, 1947.
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Claimed by both India and Pakistan ever since the British left, Kashmir is still caught in the crossfire.
Lock and load.
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Without a legitimate government, Afghanistan will never be stable … no matter how many terrorists are killed.
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Two-and-a-half decades on from the end of military rule, Bangladesh faces many of the same critical problems it always has.
Emotions run high in Lahore.
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Economic trouble and political violence are much more pressing concerns for Pakistanis than the political fate of their prime minister.
We need to change the way we monitor the pregnancies of women born in South Asia to reduce their chance of a stillbirth.
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Women born in South Asian countries like India or Pakistan are more likely to have a stillbirth than women born in Australia or New Zealand.
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A useful avatar for threats both real and perceived, the notion of a pan-Islamic nuclear weapon has little to do with reality.
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The Indian government recently demonetised 86% of its country’s cash – and kicked off a logistical nightmare.
At least 70 people died in a bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan in August – most of them lawyers.
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A new tool is tracking attacks on people for their religion, politics, caste, ethnicity, gender, class and sexual orientation.