Adil Zahoor

sociology at UIUC

[Adil Zahoor @laalgulabi]

Eqbal Ahmad died today on 11 May 1999. It’s regrettable that most young intellectuals in Pakistan consume the whole repository of Western theory on colonialism and anti-imperialism before they find out about Eqbal : an organic intellectual par excellence, a son of the soil.

[Historic Cricket Pictures @PictureSporting]

Ian Botham was famously asked "who writes your scripts" ... the same could be said of Ben Stokes ... the ball after news of his retirement was broken to the ground

[Ali Usman Qasmi @AU_Qasmi]

Saba Mahmood was arguably Pakistan’s finest scholar with a lasting global imprint in academia. So heartening to see her legacy preserved through a fellowship in her name by her family for MPhil students studying humanities & social sciences @LifeAtLUMS. A fitting tribute to a towering intellect.

[Harris Gondal @dontharrisme]

I think about this paragraph a lot

Thomas Pynchon — Gravity’s Rainbow

[Cihan Tugal @CihanTugal]

Respect for Stuart Hall, born today in 1932… His texts shaped my perception of the world from my college years onward. Although I had started to use the concept “articulation” in my Turkish essays by then, it was after Hall’s informal conversation with a group of ++

[Avantika Tewari @avantikatewari]

“Let me insist that “the academic” and “the intellectual” are not interchangeable terms: they are not the same thing: they may even be at the opposite ends of the scale.”

Stuart Hall on Walter Rodney.

https://t.co/4z9hddEA1L

[Tausif Noor @tausifnoor]

“ The lonely hour—and truly it would be a lonely one—when we finally become ourselves never arrives.”

One of the most lucid, moving essays of the last few years

https://t.co/85S6I1c3eJ

[Alpa Shah @alpashah001]

David Graeber, a companion in life. Between the tears of losing you, I share a few words about you on this strange outer-space 'twitter' that in fact you introduced me to. I hope they may help all those who are feeling your loss too.

David Graeber: Releasing the genius in us...

[Adil Zahoor @laalgulabi]

@dontharrisme Salgirah Mubarak!

[Mohammed Siraj @mdsirajofficial]

You asked. I delivered.

Really appreciate coming from you ❤️

[Dialectical Zach-Zack Loeffler @thezachloeffler]

To a togetherness that doesn’t crush what is different under its wheels

[SHREK KNOWS RAP @SHREKRAP]

IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO SAY YOU BUMPED KUSH & CORINTHIANS IN THE WHIP WITH KENDRICK LAMAR

[Adil Zahoor @laalgulabi]

@LahoreMarquez Lots of prayers

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

This is still the greatest clip of all time 🤣

[Fasi Zaka @fasi_zaka]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Haniya Aslam passes away. What a talented musician and kind soul. May she Rest in Peace. Truly saddening.

[Ammar Rashid @AmmarRashidT]

A historic performance, against near-impossible odds and with the most meager of resources imaginable. The kind that inspires generations for years to come. Thanks for bringing some joy and self belief to a society deeply starved of both, #ArshadNadeem.

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

Neeraj Chopra's mother says “ I am happy with the silver, the guy who got gold ( Arshad Nadeem) is also my child, everyone goes there after doing a lot of hard work”

what grace from Neeraj Chopra's mother, something that people can learn a lot from ♥️

Most beautiful video on the internet today.

#JavelinThrow #Paris2024

[Kanye East @FuckedUpYogis]

Shiv Kumar Batalvi was such an authentic Punjabi. Primarily because the only time I have seen any hint of joy on his face is in a picture of him in London.

[Adil Zahoor @laalgulabi]

@PanzanoGuido @SciencePoULB @LucaTomini @jbpilet @SedaGurkan_ @dbchslr @SeraphineMaerz @seskaaning Super proud!!