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…Jan 21, 2020Jan 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…Dec 10, 2019Dec 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”Dec 4, 2019Dec 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!Dec 2, 2019Dec 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…Nov 14, 2019Nov 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…Nov 12, 20191Nov 12, 20191
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…Oct 29, 2019Oct 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…Oct 28, 2019Oct 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…Oct 26, 2019Oct 26, 2019