Arshia MalikExile consciousness — a meeting with Bhasha SumbliIn the Mangalore Literary Festival, I had the experience of listening to Bhasha Sumbli, an Indian actress and theatre artist who is best…6 min read·Feb 4, 2024----
Arshia MalikOn Death and Petty Minds Commandeering itI was a 26-year-old teacher in a Kashmiri English medium school just before 9/11 in 2001, in Srinagar when a 14-year-old grade ninth boy…6 min read·Apr 25, 2023----
Arshia MalikI can still shut ’em up!The local baker-grocer-gossip/rumour monger and granny is a Kashmiri male. He has been in awe of the ancestral home looming large before…4 min read·Apr 10, 2023--1--1
Arshia MalikKashmir Muslim Women’s Narrative yet to be heardKashmir’s saga is that of broken, but resilient women, damaged yet tenacious women who through their literal blood, sweat and tears keep…4 min read·Apr 7, 2023----
Arshia MalikOn Bhagat Singh’s 92nd Death AnniversaryI recently bought Bhagat Singh’s ‘Why I Am an Atheist' while coming across a mention during my research into the Partition. It is one of…5 min read·Mar 23, 2023----
Arshia MalikAll Muslim springs will eventually get derailed by hijackersRaif Badawi’s translator Constantin Schreiber’s 2015 Foreword is a piece worth deconstructing. Since he analyses Raif’s 2012 blog posts a…4 min read·Jan 15, 2023----
Arshia MalikWomen Who Go Silent!It is a stereotype that women are talkative and can’t keep secrets or confidences shared. There are women who go silent and contemplate on…6 min read·Jan 11, 2023----
Arshia MalikRaif Badawi — Saudi’s Famous DissidentRaif Badawi is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals. Raif, now 38…4 min read·Jan 10, 2023----
Arshia MalikStepping Out, Speaking UpIt has been almost a decade since I started a reading/writing group in Srinagar at my father’s place in 2013, repurchasing books, writing…7 min read·Aug 28, 2022--2--2
Arshia MalikThe Coherence of PhilosophyI have never been a huge fan of my mother tongue ‘Kashmiri’ because I was not introduced to its lyrical qualities in my formative years…4 min read·Aug 15, 2022----