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Filmmaker @saffronkingdom1 | Three years off X, and I relapsed. I’m not proud, but I’m not giving up. Starting again, be kind ✌🏽😊

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The so called largest democracy in the world is so insecure that it blocks newspapers. This is not the first newspaper from Kashmir to be blocked or restricted. India ranks 161 out of 180 in the World Press Freedom Index. Journalists face raids, arrests, anti terror charges, and

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Social media handles of several news outlets based in Jammu and Kashmir were taken down on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) by Meta, which runs Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Peerzada Ashiq reports. thehindu.com/news/national/…

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A passage from The Vegetarian by Han Kang that stayed with me while reading it, especially in a moment when the world feels increasingly desensitized to violence. Sometimes art unsettles you not because it exaggerates reality, but because it quietly reveals what we’ve learned to

A passage from The Vegetarian by Han Kang that stayed with me while reading it, especially in a moment when the world feels increasingly desensitized to violence.

Sometimes art unsettles you not because it exaggerates reality, but because it quietly reveals what we’ve learned to
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Even under one of the world’s heaviest military occupations, the spirit of Ramadan remains unbroken in the hearts of Kashmiris. #Kashmir #Ramadan

Even under one of the world’s heaviest military occupations, the spirit of Ramadan remains unbroken in the hearts of Kashmiris. #Kashmir #Ramadan
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Sanctions on India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) are recommended in the 2026 report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which also calls for India to be designated a “Country of Particular Concern.” The report

Sanctions on India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) are recommended in the 2026 report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which also calls for India to be designated a “Country of Particular Concern.” The report
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Saffron Kingdom is returning to Washington, DC. Experience a powerful and unflinching story rooted in the truth of Kashmir’s struggle for freedom. Join us at the Angelika Pop-Up Theater on April 4 for an afternoon of cinema and remembrance, followed by a live Q&A with director

Saffron Kingdom is returning to Washington, DC. Experience a powerful and unflinching story rooted in the truth of Kashmir’s struggle for freedom.

Join us at the Angelika Pop-Up Theater on April 4 for an afternoon of cinema and remembrance, followed by a live Q&A with director
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Screening of Saffron Kingdom at Hamilton College, New York, followed by a conversation with director Arfat Sheikh. This open event is part of the course Costs of Resistance: History Through Film hosted by the Asian Studies Program. 📍 Taylor Science Center, SCCT G027 🗓

Screening of Saffron Kingdom at Hamilton College, New York, followed by a conversation with director Arfat Sheikh.

This open event is part of the course Costs of Resistance: History Through Film hosted by the Asian Studies Program.

📍 Taylor Science Center, SCCT G027
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Three scholars of Kashmir engage with the question of settler colonialism - a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more and deepen their understanding (and think critically about how to challenge Indian leftist hasbara). The article is also open access.

Three scholars of Kashmir engage with the question of settler colonialism - a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more and deepen their understanding (and think critically about how to challenge Indian leftist hasbara). The article is also open access.