Alienated

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Empire and Degradation

Rafia Zakaria

September 15, 2020

On the links between colonialism and sexual control.

Darkening Shadows

Rafia Zakaria

September 04, 2020

The coming election and interminable pandemic threaten to blot out the light.

The Harem Speaks

Rafia Zakaria

August 28, 2020

Was the GOP convention really sending their best?

The Comedy of Multiculturalism

Rafia Zakaria

August 21, 2020

When television portrays Muslims without hostility, it’s a small victory.

Spouse Hunters

Rafia Zakaria

August 07, 2020

A reality TV show looks at the romantic side of the immigration bureaucracy.

Class Struggles

Rafia Zakaria

July 31, 2020

The push to reopen the schools pulls parents in all directions.

That Matchmaking Show

Rafia Zakaria

July 24, 2020

“Indian Matchmaking” shows the pressures to compromise, and to climb the social ladder.

Tourist Detraction

Rafia Zakaria

July 17, 2020

The end of global tourism is visible on the horizon.

Not Your Server

Rafia Zakaria

July 10, 2020

Talking “inclusion” in Silicon Valley while facing charges of preserving caste bias.

Burned in Paris

Rafia Zakaria

June 26, 2020

Frida Kahlo meets with Andre Breton in Paris, and things go downhill.

The Allies of Whiteness

Rafia Zakaria

June 19, 2020

Many “white allies” act instead as “allies of whiteness.”

When Gandhi Was Wrong

Rafia Zakaria

June 12, 2020

There is no universal resistance strategy.