The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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David ShariatmadariDavid Shariatmadari is a freelance writer and founding editor of Central Asia Now. Born in London of mixed Iranian/English parentage, he studied Linguistics at Cambridge University and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. His website is here. Recent articlesTwo types of veiling Do veils oppress or liberate? It depends on why you're wearing one, argues David Shariatmadari The sultan and the glamour model"The same patterns seen in the mass media are replicating themselves on the internet." David Shariatmadari speaks to the Wikipedians countering systemic bias in the world’s biggest encyclopaedia. Through a looking glassAn eighty-year-old newspaper and a superstitious moment give David Shariatmadari fresh perspective on his anxious modern condition. |
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