Rida A. Ghumman @RidaAkhtar_
teaches english literature; believes in traipsing and rambling for manifesting political resistances ridaakhtarghumman.wordpress.com Pakistan Joined May 2014-
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Rekindled an old recording of Mubarak Ali Lahori Qawwal where he renders matlāh of Sajid Mehrvi's ghazal; "hum qafas me hon aur bahaar aye, kaise mumkin hai aitbaar aye"
Rekindled an old recording of Mubarak Ali Lahori Qawwal where he renders matlāh of Sajid Mehrvi's ghazal; "hum qafas me hon aur bahaar aye, kaise mumkin hai aitbaar aye" https://t.co/TIyZ7joDX1
اے وائے بر کسے کہ بود مبتلائے تو Pity the soul that fell in love with you Murshid Haji Mehboob Ali Qawwal (1914-1991) recites Amir Khusrau's ghazal. The magician, the healer Haji Mehboob.
REMINDER TO CIRCLE MEMBERS Day after tomorrow, i.e. Sunday 28, April 2024, 9 - 11 pm IST is the first meeting on the second theme of 2024, Democracy. We will go through four short essays around 100 pages which will begin with basic descriptions and debates on Democracy 1/n
Everything would be going fine, and the minute one starts writing, there will be urges for chocolate, caffeine, sleep, and posting banal stuff on socials, followed by academic existentialist questioning aka 'why am I even writing'! #academicChatter #amwriting 😑
“I have not yet exhausted all that can make me live. That is why I want the moon.” ~ Albert Camus, Caligula
ہم خوابوں کے بیوپاری تھے پَر اِس میں ہوا نُقصان بڑا۔۔
One thing that I feel we don't talk enough about is how colonialism created notions of 'tradition'. So in many ways, what we understand as 'tradition' today is very much a colonial construct. In this clip I talk about how Waris's Heer challenges that notion. #FromWarisToHeer
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@azaizamotaz9 and Najla Said, daughter of the late Edward Said, have arrived at Columbia’s solidarity encampment in support of the student movement
Reading the proofs of my book on the #WorldBookDay, marking the two years anniversary of receiving my doctorate from UTAS, and the six years anniversary of this laptop! #goodvibes
Academics must take a firm stand against Zionist settler violence & Western complicity in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. We must only collaborate with those who uphold the values they teach/theorize, not those who see us as mere objects of intellectual curiosity.
'Rebirth' in Skardu I had such an amazing time experiencing and photographing cherry and apricot blossoms in Skardu and surrounding valleys. It was truly surreal. #GilgitBaltistan #Skardu #landscapephotography #Pakistan
“Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books…” ~ Virginia Woolf, Street Haunting
I had a wonderful time speaking with the Guru Nanak Dev University Literary Club last week, about 'From Waris to Heer.' Sharing a small clip from the talk here. You can also access to the full conversation here: bit.ly/44bEPRs #fromwaristoheer #haroonkhalid #warisshah
Reading a Pakistani man dedicate his book and life’s academic achievements to his wife is so heart warming. We love hanging onto bits and pieces of affections that generate larger hope.
"Her hope that kept her going and somehow kept destroying her further." The Heart Asks Pleasure First, Karuna Ezara Parikh
Langston Hughes attended Columbia. He was denied a dorm room because he was black. From his poem, Kids Who Die: This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die
ہم ایک عمر سے واقف ہیں، اب نہ سمجھاؤ کہ لطف کیا ہے مرے مہرباں، ستم کیا ہے کرے نہ جگ میں الاؤ تو شعر کس مصرف کرے نہ شہر میں جل تھل تو چشمِ نم کیا ہے فیض
“For imperial reason, hierarchy is the essence of being.” - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
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"Beauty has long since disappeared. It has slipped beneath the surface of the noise--the noise of words, the noise of cars, the noise of music, the noise of signs--we live in constantly. The only thing left of is the word, whose meaning loses clarity from year to year."
How can I not be grateful for the quiet, the chai, and the strongly fragrant breeze coming in from my bedroom window!
Screaming 'shouting is not a discussion' while ordering Pakistani students to be thrown out of an event in their own country for daring to call out his govt's support for genocide. What ugly imperial arrogance. More power to @PSCollective_ students.
young human rights activists disrupt the german ambassadors speech during the Asma Jahangir Conference for their role in the genocide in Gaza
Abdilrahman, the grandchild of #Refaat Alareer, 2-month old, killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike, along with his mom and dad.
GOP should expel this pos declaring him persona non grata. May be he should preach democracy to his fascist regime after f*cking back to his country.
young human rights activists disrupt the german ambassadors speech during the Asma Jahangir Conference for their role in the genocide in Gaza
وہ راحت جاں ہے مگر اس در بدری میں ایسا ہے کہ اب دھیان ادھر بھی نہیں جاتا
“I want you this Saturday more than last and so it'll go on.” ~ Virginia Woolf, Letters
آئے کُچھ ابر کُچھ شراب آئے اُس کے بعد آئے جو عذاب آئے نہ گئی تیرے غم کی سرداری دل میں یوں روز انقلاب آئے فیض
Sad to see a conference in the name of the great Asma Jahangir being held with the support of some of the most egregious supporters of human rights violations inside & outside Pakistan. After today’s events, with a heavy heart I have decided not to participate in the panel on…
Closure of social media is not the problem only in Pakistan, freedom of speech is close to our hearts. Even European countries have formulated regulations to restrict social media. We have consulted the stakeholder and in near future we will have some internationally acceptable…
The play of shadows on roads in the afternoon, few old trees in the middle of the city, and electric wires lolling around happily... my #Lahore is love ❤️
Hey Pretzellency! This ain't the Bundesrepublik. Natives don't need your twisted tale on civic rights or your civizational pedagogical mode on dialogue while you twist dissent at home and knot pro-Palestinian protests. @GermanyinPAK #PretzelPolitics #StopGenocideInPalestineNow
young human rights activists disrupt the german ambassadors speech during the Asma Jahangir Conference for their role in the genocide in Gaza
#Refaat on storytelling and his daughter Shayma, killed today by man Israeli airstrike in #Gaza muse.jhu.edu/article/576911…
Sohail Warraich wrote an article revealing the differences between DG-ISI Nadeem Anjum and DG-C Faisal Naseer. The article was taken down just after a few minutes of getting uploaded on Jang's website.
happy four years of normal people to all those who celebrate
Birthday is coming, running out of perfumes, just in case anyone wanted to know.
Also, told a student to “grow up” and he said, “to be honest sara, between you and me, you are the one who needs a little growing up”😭😭😭😭😭 Didn’t sign up for this height shaming. Ps he was taller than me
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“She did not want to move, or to speak. She wanted to rest, to lean, to dream.” ~ Virginia Woolf, The Years
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