Essays
The Black Hole Of Bagram
There is ample reason to fear for the welfare and mental health of the men imprisoned at Bagram. Since its creation the prison at the Bagram Air Base has been notorious for its brutal and inhumane treatment of the prisoners.
The Black Hole Of Bagram
There is ample reason to fear for the welfare and mental health of the men imprisoned at Bagram. Since its creation the prison at the Bagram Air Base has been notorious for its brutal and inhumane treatment of the prisoners.
The Story Of Bagram Prison
The Soviet Union built Bagram as a base of operations for troops and supplies shortly after its invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviet withdrawal, the base changed hands between different militia groups. The American’s took over the base
The Story Of Bagram Prison
The Soviet Union built Bagram as a base of operations for troops and supplies shortly after its invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviet withdrawal, the base changed hands between different militia groups. The American’s took over the base
Searching For Ghosts
One evening, standing on a hill overlooking Paizoo Khan’s small mud house located close to the Afghan border, I was struck by the incredible contrast between the dreams and aspirations of a man eking out a life at the periphery
Searching For Ghosts
One evening, standing on a hill overlooking Paizoo Khan’s small mud house located close to the Afghan border, I was struck by the incredible contrast between the dreams and aspirations of a man eking out a life at the periphery
It Could Probably Just As Well Be Different
Why do this? As I travel into the bowels of Pakistan I return with despair. The obstacles are overwhelming. But towards what? On nights when I can’t sleep because I am too tired, I think about the futility of it
It Could Probably Just As Well Be Different
Why do this? As I travel into the bowels of Pakistan I return with despair. The obstacles are overwhelming. But towards what? On nights when I can’t sleep because I am too tired, I think about the futility of it
The War Against Terror & The Pakistani Citizen
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries of the wounded, the senseless killing, war profiteering, and chest-pounding grief. They know
The War Against Terror & The Pakistani Citizen
The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the cries of the wounded, the senseless killing, war profiteering, and chest-pounding grief. They know
The Moral Case For Drones: Part III
This essay is part of a series of essays that asks us to challenge the language and the history used to justify the continuing American drone campaign in Pakistan. These pieces give the basis of my argument against the use
The Moral Case For Drones: Part III
This essay is part of a series of essays that asks us to challenge the language and the history used to justify the continuing American drone campaign in Pakistan. These pieces give the basis of my argument against the use
The Moral Case For Drones: Part I
This is the first part of a three-part series of essays that asks us to challenge the language and the history used to justify the continuing American drone campaign in Pakistan. This first part explores briefly the use of language
The Moral Case For Drones: Part I
This is the first part of a three-part series of essays that asks us to challenge the language and the history used to justify the continuing American drone campaign in Pakistan. This first part explores briefly the use of language
An Incomplete Debate
There is something exciting, and something disappointing in the many discussions provoked by the recent factory fire that engulfed the Tazreen garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Today, for example, the New York Times invited a group of individuals involved with
An Incomplete Debate
There is something exciting, and something disappointing in the many discussions provoked by the recent factory fire that engulfed the Tazreen garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Today, for example, the New York Times invited a group of individuals involved with
Tagore’s Last Curtain
From the beginning of our days man has imagined the seat of divinity in the upper air from which comes light and blows the breath of life for all creatures on this earth. The peace of its dawn, the splendour
Tagore’s Last Curtain
From the beginning of our days man has imagined the seat of divinity in the upper air from which comes light and blows the breath of life for all creatures on this earth. The peace of its dawn, the splendour
‘Frontier Justice’ – September 1, 2004
♦ This photo essay was originally published in Mother Jones Magazine as Frontier Justice – Writer Malcolm Garcia penned the piece that accompanied it. The work was produced with the support of SIPA Press who were my representatives back the.
‘Frontier Justice’ – September 1, 2004
♦ This photo essay was originally published in Mother Jones Magazine as Frontier Justice – Writer Malcolm Garcia penned the piece that accompanied it. The work was produced with the support of SIPA Press who were my representatives back the.
‘Frontier Justice’ – Mother Jones Magazine
This piece was originally published in Mother Jones Magazine as Frontier Justice – Writer Malcolm Garcia penned the piece based on his independent research and interviews with me after my return from Wana, Waziristan. The year was 2004. I post
‘Frontier Justice’ – Mother Jones Magazine
This piece was originally published in Mother Jones Magazine as Frontier Justice – Writer Malcolm Garcia penned the piece based on his independent research and interviews with me after my return from Wana, Waziristan. The year was 2004. I post
Raising Concerns In Eastern Punjab
I am traveling in the regions east of Okara and Sahiwal, towards the border with India. I am here to meet with and speak to ex-death row prisoners who have either completed their sentences or were pardoned after some years
Raising Concerns In Eastern Punjab
I am traveling in the regions east of Okara and Sahiwal, towards the border with India. I am here to meet with and speak to ex-death row prisoners who have either completed their sentences or were pardoned after some years
An Escape From Darkness
The streets dance with life and all its accompanying consequences. I step over carpets of litter, jump past pools of sewage as small children play pick-up games of cricket and football all around me. The narrow alleys leave little room
An Escape From Darkness
The streets dance with life and all its accompanying consequences. I step over carpets of litter, jump past pools of sewage as small children play pick-up games of cricket and football all around me. The narrow alleys leave little room
An Inevitable Short Sightedness
What was perhaps most surprising was the short-sightedness of the community and official response to the Baldia Factory fire accident. Certainly monies were immediately made available for the survivors of the affected families, but it was the nature of this
An Inevitable Short Sightedness
What was perhaps most surprising was the short-sightedness of the community and official response to the Baldia Factory fire accident. Certainly monies were immediately made available for the survivors of the affected families, but it was the nature of this
On Structural Violence
One of the key issues I will raise in this work is the idea of Structural Violence and Structural Injustice. I want introduce these concepts here because their study will be a major part of the project ahead. It is
On Structural Violence
One of the key issues I will raise in this work is the idea of Structural Violence and Structural Injustice. I want introduce these concepts here because their study will be a major part of the project ahead. It is