In Tamil, rice that is uncooked and rice that’s cooked have two different names. Uncooked rice - arisi. Cooked rice- sorru. That’s how much rice is so intimate to Tamil civilisation.
I have received “a serious threat from National Action London” notifying me of their “intention to kill” me & my family. They name my husband & home address.They don’t consider killing me ‘murder’ they call it an ‘execution’. This letter was through my front door
This is Britain
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, ending our constitutional right to abortion. We know you may be feeling a lot of things right now — hurt, anger, confusion. Whatever you feel is OK. We’re here with you — and we’ll never stop fighting for you.
A truly barbaric ruling, and heartbreaking news for women everywhere
Reversing #RoeVsWade won't stop abortions, it just means they'll happen in dangerous, frightening ways - and women will die as a consequence 1/2
Hey all! I’m looking for participants to interview for my masters diss. My paper is on lived experiences of minorities in SG, and how they’re impacted by the ethnic integration policy in HDB’s (i.e the racial quotas).
“He has overstayed his welcome.” The Ministry of Manpower confirms that Zakir, a migrant worker and poet who literally helped build Singapore and enriched our literary scene, was kicked out of Singapore because they didn’t like his Facebook post. https://t.co/uUnyM2fC68
This is a great example of why orientalism refers not to a place but an imaginary; why race is not a category but a process. To be "orientalized" is to be subject to the shifting needs and desires of capitalism and empire.