Tag Archives: Anthropology

Speech at the Funeral of Sarah Bartmann

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 14, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Thabo Mbeki 9 August 2002 Fellow South Africans: The day should be a day of celebration and joy. After all, today is National Women’s Day as well as the historic day when we return the remains … Continue reading →

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The familial order, not easily undone

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 22, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed The starting-point of critical elaboration is the consciousness of what one really is, and is ‘knowing thyself’ as a product of historical process to date, which has deposited in you an infinity of traces, … Continue reading →

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The ‘soul-less’ war on terror

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 6, 2008

by rahnuma ahmed …a particular kind of violence is intrinsic to imperialism, and imperialism is a danger not merely to the populations invaded but also to the soul of the imperialist. [italics added] Talal Asad, anthropologist, Comment on ‘Clash of … Continue reading →

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