PinnedAli KhanVibes Based DislikeDo you think you are immune to being moulded by a racist society?Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
PinnedAli KhanNaturalising the PresentFew labels are as fraught for a 21st century man to wear than Feminist. To women, it is perceived as a transparent solicitation for a pat…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
PinnedAli KhanA Brotherhood UnrequitedI read the Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante this year and its exploration of female friendship was unlike anything that I could have…Jul 24, 2022Jul 24, 2022
PinnedAli KhanYour White Picket Fence is Painted with BloodAs a fragmented and atomised society, it has become rather difficult to imagine the benefits of solidarity…Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Ali Khan“A Jew has been born in our house!”Imposing a sense of clarity on our past does not become easier with age. We think, mistakenly, that our memory becomes sharper as we age…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Ali KhanDeath and Denial“Any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will…Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Ali KhanNorwegian election takes from an amateur expertReading The Guardian write up on the Norwegian GE last night compelled me to quickly compile this summary because, well, clearly they don’t…Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
Ali KhanConfessions of an inadequate manFeeling inadequate is the defining emotion of my life. All that I am today was inspired by a counter reaction to sensations of inadequacy…Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
Ali KhanThe Impostor’s Dilemma“My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Ali KhanSpeech delivered to Student Supporters reception (27th February 2020)Below is the speech I wrote and delivered to an event connecting scholarship students at Edinburgh University and alumni who financially…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020