The Spinning Head http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh A Photographer Confronts His World Wed, 09 May 2012 09:54:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Surprising Silence In The Face Of The Dictator http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2012/05/09/the-surprising-silence-in-the-face-of-the-dictator/ http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2012/05/09/the-surprising-silence-in-the-face-of-the-dictator/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 09:51:43 +0000 arafiqui http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/?p=5477 I have been confused by the critical silence about Sasha Baron Cohen’s new film The Dictator. I suppose it is always confusing when in the face of a product singularly based on the idea of stringing together a couple …

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Its been a long time since I last wrote on this blog. In fact, in a recent discussion with Prison Photography’s Pete Brook’s I even declared the blog near dead. But frankly I have not had the heart to shut …

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“You are the soul of my life. You are the best of my heart. You are the light of my eyes. You are the oxygen in my lungs, you are the sun on my back, the sweetest taste of my

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Darius Rejali, author of Torture and Democracy, appears opening night. Other speakers include Mark Danner, who wrote the Red Cross torture report with detailed description of Abu Zubaydah’s waterboarding;  lawyer Susan Burke, who brought suit against Blackwater on behalf of

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]]> http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/12/26/looking-back-gandakosa-northern-iraq-january-2005/feed/ 0 Struggling To Write While One Is Lost… http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/11/20/struggling-to-write-while-one-is-lost/ http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/11/20/struggling-to-write-while-one-is-lost/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:54:45 +0000 arafiqui http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/?p=4908 Its been about two weeks since I wrapped up my India project work and returned to my home base in Stockholm. It has not been the easiest of transitions back and I clearly miss my friends, and my experiences in …

]]> http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/11/20/struggling-to-write-while-one-is-lost/feed/ 46 Narcissus’ South Asian Progeny Or Careless Talk At The Delhi Photo Festival http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/10/21/narcissus-south-asian-progeny-or-careless-talk-at-the-delhi-photo-festival/ http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/2011/10/21/narcissus-south-asian-progeny-or-careless-talk-at-the-delhi-photo-festival/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:19:30 +0000 arafiqui http://www.asimrafiqui.com/tsh/?p=4824 The Delhi Photo Festival’s, with its inaugural theme of ‘Affinity’, features a number of works that deal with questions of the personal. The festival contains a number of projects that focus on family, friendships, and individuals exploring personal issues …

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