Nyla Ali Khan

Nyla Ali Khan is a faculty member at Rose State College, member of Harvard-based Scholars Strategy Network, has authored four books, and edited one.

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I remember my maternal grandmother with affection and fondness on her death anniversary.

My Nani taught me to hold my head up high and to swim against the tide with courage.

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On the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, we think of him with reverence and respectful affection.

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My concentration on the lives of my maternal grandparents in two of my five books, by no means, trivializes the historicity of the events in which they were major players.

I have also interspersed my memories with descriptions of historical and political events.

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Eid Mubarak to my family and friends! I hope this Eid brings peace, happiness, and contentment to you all! God bless!

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Four generations! Mashallah! 🧿

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Happy Mother’s Day to my resilient mother whose unwavering faith makes her a trooper. She remains determined, reliable, and persevering. Mashallah!

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It is hard to wrestle with feelings of helplessness and futility in the wake of destruction caused by senseless acts of violence.

Voices of sanity must rise above the din of jingoism and bigotry.#IndiaPakistanConflict

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India and Pakistan have declared ceasefire.

While the grieving of the families of those who were killed and those who were dislocated has just begun, the declaration of ceasefire is an enormous relief.#IndiaandPakistan

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It is time for the international community to step in and rein in the chaos.

My heart hurts for my people and for my native land.#IndiaPakistanWar

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War is about the profound impact on the lives of individuals and communities through economic, social, and psychological consequences.

Although we are proud and resilient people, we know the cost of conflict and the painful toll it takes on communities.#IndiaPakistanWar

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For those of us from Kashmir, which has been a volatile region for decades, the war between India and Pakistan is not about braggadocio or masculinist pride.

It is about human lives. It is about the destruction of lives through violence. #IndiaPakistanWar

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Voices of sanity that attempt to rise above the clamorous voices of hostility are conveniently ignored and suppressed by forces inimical to them.#IndiaPakistanTensions

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Stories of people get left out in the battle of narratives in a war zone.

With the increasing polarization in India and Pakistan, here are the sounds that get eclipsed:

The wailing of tender-hearted mothers whose children were eager to plunge into life but were silenced.

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I cannot emphasize enough how foolish it is to smirk at the loss of lives in either India or Pakistan, and how foolish it is to romanticize reckless destruction.

I pray that wisdom prevails and soon!

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The news that India has launched air strikes against Pakistan is terrifying for those of us who have family in the region.

I have reiterated on several forums that war between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed powers, is not an option.

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It is not okay to teach your sons to objectify girls/ woman.

It is not okay to dehumanize girls/ women.

It is not okay to distort Islam to justify the repression of girls/ women.

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While politicians as well as civil society members in Jammu and Kashmir have issued statements condemning the violation and murder of an innocent girl in Srinagar, it cannot stop there.

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A young girl belonging to a nomadic community was defiled and murdered by a bunch of inebriated hooligans in Srinagar yesterday.

We cannot continue to turn a blind eye toward the physical, emotional, and financial abuse that several women suffer even today.

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"I was not born to be forced.

Freedom isn’t something to be won and then forgotten.

It must be renewed like soil after yielding good crops."