ShalakainUndaajCan liberal feminisms incorporate Muslim women?There has been much focus on the subordination of women in Islamic societies. Having witnessed first-hand the use of Islam to justify…12 min read·Jan 21, 2020----
ShalakainUndaajHarry and Chris + GeckoHarry and Chris + Gecko’s night of comedy, spoken word, and jazz at the Roundhouse was a testament to the strength of ‘millennials’ and…5 min read·Dec 10, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajEvery BookMy dad was telling me about how, when I was 8 or 9 years old, I came back from our annual trip to India, and was reading “like crazy”2 min read·Dec 4, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajThe Startup ManifestoI have been helping to write The Startup Manifesto, as part of my role as Research Associate with Coadec. Take a look at it here!2 min read·Dec 2, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajPolitics of Piety, by Saba MahmoodPolitics of Piety, by Saba Mahmood, is an ethnographic account of women’s participation in the Islamic revival movement in Cairo, Egypt…6 min read·Nov 14, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajHow to Survive in a 120-person Co-opDuring my year abroad at UC Berkeley I lived in the (in)famous Casa Zimbabwe, also known as CZ, or Krackistan, or simply “Oh, you live…5 min read·Nov 12, 2019--1--1
ShalakainUndaajToo Much and Not the Mood: Self-Representation and the DiasporaBorn and raised in Montreal by parents who had migrated from Calcutta, Durga Chew-Bose is a “first-generation kid” — a child of Indian…10 min read·Oct 29, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajCalifornia Fires: Anthropology and EcologyI want to discuss the works of two authors: Elizabeth Povinelli, an anthropologist, and Frank Lake, an ecologist. Both authors’ works…10 min read·Oct 28, 2019----
ShalakainUndaajIntersectionality in creative journalismI had the chance to interview the founders of Roundtable Journal (Wase Aguele) and of Thiiird (Rhona Ezuma) about intersectionality in…1 min read·Oct 26, 2019----