Mrs. Islam & Waheed

Shamsul Islam lost his son, Shafiqul Islam (25), in the Ali Enterprises factory fire that killed over 300 people on September 11, 2012. Shafiqul Islam was the only member of the family bringing in a regular income. His body, a

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Mrs. Islam & Waheed

Shamsul Islam lost his son, Shafiqul Islam (25), in the Ali Enterprises factory fire that killed over 300 people on September 11, 2012. Shafiqul Islam was the only member of the family bringing in a regular income. His body, a

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Begum Islam

‘The DNA test we gave…’, he asks hesitating between words, ‘When do you think the results will come back?’ Shamsul Islam, poor day laborer living in the heart of the infamous Machar Colony – a squalid, makeshift slum on the

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Begum Islam

‘The DNA test we gave…’, he asks hesitating between words, ‘When do you think the results will come back?’ Shamsul Islam, poor day laborer living in the heart of the infamous Machar Colony – a squalid, makeshift slum on the

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Shamsul Islam

‘The DNA test we gave…’, he asks hesitating between words, ‘When do you think the results will come back?’ Shamsul Islam, is a day laborer living in the heart of the infamous Machar Colony – a squalid, makeshift slum on

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Shamsul Islam

‘The DNA test we gave…’, he asks hesitating between words, ‘When do you think the results will come back?’ Shamsul Islam, is a day laborer living in the heart of the infamous Machar Colony – a squalid, makeshift slum on

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Green, Linda ‘Fear As A Way Of Life: Mayan Widows In Rural Guatemala’

Columbia University Press, 1999 This is an anthropology of structural violence. As Linda Green explains in her introduction, it began as a conventional study of rural communities in Guatemala. But along she realized that to understand the ways, choices and

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Green, Linda ‘Fear As A Way Of Life: Mayan Widows In Rural Guatemala’

Columbia University Press, 1999 This is an anthropology of structural violence. As Linda Green explains in her introduction, it began as a conventional study of rural communities in Guatemala. But along she realized that to understand the ways, choices and

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Nelson, Mathew ‘In The Shadow of Shari’ah: Islam, Islamic Law & Democracy In Pakistan’

Columbia University Press, 2011 This is a dense study of the relationship of land ownership, the need to protect ‘agnatic’ estates, and the nature of law and democracy in Pakistan. I think that Nelson himself describes the work best when

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Nelson, Mathew ‘In The Shadow of Shari’ah: Islam, Islamic Law & Democracy In Pakistan’

Columbia University Press, 2011 This is a dense study of the relationship of land ownership, the need to protect ‘agnatic’ estates, and the nature of law and democracy in Pakistan. I think that Nelson himself describes the work best when

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Young, Iris Marion ‘Responsibility For Justice’

Oxford University Press, Feb 3, 2011 – 224 pages There are many books on structural violence and injustice that inform and guide this project. Iris Marion Young’s work is a crucial part of my explorations of this issue, and my

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Young, Iris Marion ‘Responsibility For Justice’

Oxford University Press, Feb 3, 2011 – 224 pages There are many books on structural violence and injustice that inform and guide this project. Iris Marion Young’s work is a crucial part of my explorations of this issue, and my

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Personal Diary: Communities of Fear – Lahore, 6th December 2012

Fear. I have consistently came across fear in almost all the people I have met, spoken to, interviewed and photographed so far. Perhaps I have paid particular attention to the many manifestations of fear that pervade the lives of the

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Personal Diary: Communities of Fear – Lahore, 6th December 2012

Fear. I have consistently came across fear in almost all the people I have met, spoken to, interviewed and photographed so far. Perhaps I have paid particular attention to the many manifestations of fear that pervade the lives of the

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‘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.

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‘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.

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‘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

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‘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

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Mohammed Ajmal

Mohammed Ajmal and Mohammed Azam (above) were sentenced to death in 2004 for armed robbery and the murder of man while trying to make their escape. The conviction, based on the evidence presented by three witnesses from the murdered man’s

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Mohammed Ajmal

Mohammed Ajmal and Mohammed Azam (above) were sentenced to death in 2004 for armed robbery and the murder of man while trying to make their escape. The conviction, based on the evidence presented by three witnesses from the murdered man’s

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Mohammed Azam

Mohammed Ajmal and Mohammed Azam (above) were sentenced to death in 2004 for armed robbery and the murder of man while trying to make their escape. The conviction, based on the evidence presented by three witnesses from the murdered man’s

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Mohammed Azam

Mohammed Ajmal and Mohammed Azam (above) were sentenced to death in 2004 for armed robbery and the murder of man while trying to make their escape. The conviction, based on the evidence presented by three witnesses from the murdered man’s

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The Peace That We Seek: Abdul Mateen

“It is difficult to explain, but you have to understand that all that we seek now is the peace that comes from seeing our child’s body and honouring him with a proper burial.” Abdul Mateen looks at his wife as

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The Peace That We Seek: Abdul Mateen

“It is difficult to explain, but you have to understand that all that we seek now is the peace that comes from seeing our child’s body and honouring him with a proper burial.” Abdul Mateen looks at his wife as

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The Peace That We Seek: Abida Mateen

“It is difficult to explain, but you have to understand that all that we seek now is the peace that comes from seeing our child’s body and honouring him with a proper burial.” Abdul Mateen looks at his wife as

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The Peace That We Seek: Abida Mateen

“It is difficult to explain, but you have to understand that all that we seek now is the peace that comes from seeing our child’s body and honouring him with a proper burial.” Abdul Mateen looks at his wife as

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Imran Murdana

Imran Murdana, son of Mohammed Ameen Murdana, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Zawar Ali Khan and his son Rab Nawaz Ali Khan, and sentenced to death. He spent nearly eleven years behind barsin the Sahiwal Central Jail,

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Imran Murdana

Imran Murdana, son of Mohammed Ameen Murdana, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Zawar Ali Khan and his son Rab Nawaz Ali Khan, and sentenced to death. He spent nearly eleven years behind barsin the Sahiwal Central Jail,

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Mohammed Ameen Murdana

Imran Murdana, son of Mohammed Ameen Murdana, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Zawar Ali Khan and his son Rab Nawaz Ali Khan, and sentenced to death. He spent nearly eleven years behind barsin the Sahiwal Central Jail,

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Mohammed Ameen Murdana

Imran Murdana, son of Mohammed Ameen Murdana, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Zawar Ali Khan and his son Rab Nawaz Ali Khan, and sentenced to death. He spent nearly eleven years behind barsin the Sahiwal Central Jail,

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A House Of Cards: Abdul Ghaffar Junaid

“We came with nothing.” He said in response to my question about why they had moved to Karachi. “There was no work, no way to make a living in Shahdadpur.” Each year thousands make a one-way journey from rural Sind

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A House Of Cards: Abdul Ghaffar Junaid

“We came with nothing.” He said in response to my question about why they had moved to Karachi. “There was no work, no way to make a living in Shahdadpur.” Each year thousands make a one-way journey from rural Sind

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A House Of Cards: Mobina Junaid

“We came with nothing.” He said in response to my question about why they had moved to Karachi. “There was no work, no way to make a living in Shahdadpur.” Each year thousands make a one-way journey from rural Sind

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A House Of Cards: Mobina Junaid

“We came with nothing.” He said in response to my question about why they had moved to Karachi. “There was no work, no way to make a living in Shahdadpur.” Each year thousands make a one-way journey from rural Sind

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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