Empire Endures

Empire Endures

Empire Endures By Shvetal Vyas Pare i Blog 131   Image credit: Created by AI I hear the news. Khamenei has been killed. There is a sense of disbelief, but alongside it is a sense of weariness. Empire endures, and its actions take a heavy toll regularly, physically...
Independence Found and Lost

Independence Found and Lost

Independence Found and Lost Comments By Shvetal Vyas Pare i Blog 80   Image Credit: 15 August. Happy Independence Day (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15_August,_Happy_Independence_Day.jpg) by Big Zone Sonu...
To Wear or Not to Wear the Hijab

To Wear or Not to Wear the Hijab

To Wear or Not to Wear the Hijab Comments by Shvetal Vyas Pare i Blog 64  14 October 2022  Iranian women and men have come out on the streets to protest against the enforcement of compulsory hijab. This in turn has evoked support from many parts of the world. This...
Because It is Not All Said and Done Yet

Because It is Not All Said and Done Yet

Because It is Not All Said and Done Yet Comments by Shvetal Vyas Pare i Blog 54   This blog is written as a response to the piece Said and Done by Faisal Devji. Devji’s piece is a review of a biography of Said by Timothy Brennan. Devji’s piece consists of three...
Not Acting as Prescribed: Zaira Wasim and Our Discomfort with Religion

Not Acting as Prescribed: Zaira Wasim and Our Discomfort with Religion

Not Acting as Prescribed: Zaira Wasim and Our Discomfort with Religion Comments by Shvetal Vyas i Blog 37   Picture Courtesy:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zaira_Wasim_snapped_on_sets_of_Rajeev_Masand’s_show_(04)_(cropped).jpg In July 2019, 18-year old...