In light of the holiday season, Sampsonia Way’s international columnists share their 2013 reading recommendations. Selected by Israel Centeno, Tarik Günersel, Yaghoub Yadali, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Mesfin Negash, Hamd El-Gazzar, Bina Shah, and Tienchi Martin-Liao.
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Bina Shah speaks with Canadian-Pakistani political cartoonist Shahid Mahmood. His work has been censored in Pakistan and he has received death threats from the Taliban. Mahmood gained notoriety in 2004 when he was stopped from boarding a plane for appearing on a “no-fly”list.
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Bina Shah describes what it’s like to be considered a social commentator and authority figure on all things Pakistan.
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Bina Shah discusses Francesca Borri, a female journalist covering the Syrian War, and how war psychologically damages men and women in the same way.
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Bina Shah explains how the history behind race relations and racial epithets can give “false power” to certain words today.
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With YouTube already banned, Pakistan demands Google filter blasphemous and pornographic content or face a total ban in the country.
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Bina Shah describes the different ways that writers discuss taboo topics in a conservative and increasingly violent Pakistan.
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