Al Jazeera (unofficial)How a state-imposed musical ban led to a new Turkish musical genre, Arabesque, now enjoyed by millions worldwide.
The history of Turkish Arabesque Music
The history of Turkish Arabesque Music
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LiveLawRBI Didn't Independently Apply Its Mind In Recommending Demonetisation, Entire Exercise Carried Out In 24 Hours : Justice BV Nagarathna #SupremeCourtOfIndia #SupremeCourt #Demonetisation https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/rbi-didnt-independently-apply-its-mind-in-recommending-demonetisation-entire-exercise-carried-out-in-24-hours-justice-bv-nagarathna-217863
RBI Didn't Independently Apply Its Mind In Recommending Demonetisation, Entire Exercise Carried Out In 24 ...
In her dissenting judgment in the pleas challenging demonetisation, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna observed that there was no independent application of mind by the Reserve Bank of India...
Robert ReichHappy New Year.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Audrey Truschke2022: Defending Caste Privilege
In 2019, Brandeis became the first institution of higher education in America to add caste to its non-discrimination policy, a much-lauded expansion of civil rights. Other institutions soon followed, including the California State University system–covering more than 400,000 students–in early 2022. The Hindu American Foundation has sought to reverse these civil rights protections on campus, including through a lawsuit against CSU.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/10/24/hindu-caste-discrimination-lawsuit/
2022: Decrying Anti-Racism Efforts
Numerous Harvard professors were smeared by Rajiv Malhotra in his book, Snakes in the Ganga, and accompanying promotional materials. Mr. Malhotra relied strongly on far-right rhetoric that maligns anti-racism efforts and “wokeness.” Among his targets were Dr. Suraj Yengde, a Dalit scholar and activist whom Mr. Malhotra attacked using anti-black tropes.
https://tif.ssrc.org/2022/11/23/the-neocolonial-futurism-of-us-hindutva/
The Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism
"Last week, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom accused New Delhi of a “crackdown on civil society and dissent”, and “religious freedom violations”. The Indian foreign ministry hit back at “biased and inaccurate observations”. Officials would do better to reflect on where their country is going."
Mitali SaranDo read:
Forgetting the Basics: The Bail Orders in Jyoti Jagtap and Umar Khalid's Cases https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/forgetting-the-basics-the-bail-orders-in-jyoti-jagtap-and-umar-khalids-cases/
Forgetting the Basics: The Bail Orders in Jyoti Jagtap and Umar Khalid's Cases https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/forgetting-the-basics-the-bail-orders-in-jyoti-jagtap-and-umar-khalids-cases/
Stuff I like listen to while waiting to get on a late night call on a Friday https://open.spotify.com/album/3PZCovpmYrOZWqxpXmLDNx?si=6x06J4vIQCStnrOtXGVSLQ
ARVO PÄRT
ARVO PÄRT, an album by Arvo Pärt, Viktoria Mullova, Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra on Spotify
Long read, but worth it - "Cool Women: When the apparently hard-edged rejection of identity betrays a hidden sentimentalism" https://thenewinquiry.com/cool-women/
RT @LiveLawIndia@twitter.com
Women army officers in SC lawns sharing their joy over the SC verdict which directed Centre to grant Permanent Commission to women officers in Army regardless of years of service, and held that absolute exclusion of women from command appointments was illegal.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1229291856615239684
