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Meher Ali

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Alīgarh, California, Genoa, Goa
As seen in: KCBX-FM (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Covers:  Refugees, Human Rights, Social justice, Environment, Gender, Books, Culture
Producer for Issues and Ideas @kcbxfm. Journalist and writer. Interested in human rights, community resilience, heritage and culture. Volunteer @historyslo.
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The Indian companies arming Israel's military establishments

The Indian companies arming Israel's military establishments

Maktoob Media — The export of around 20 Hermes 900 drones to Israel by Adani-Elbit Advanced Systems was widely reported in February of this year. What has not been Adani Group, Arms embargo, Defence companies, Gaza Genocide, India Israel ties These companies supply their products to Israel's biggest military companies: Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The State of Israel owns the last two.
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"It's Our Kuleana..."

"It's Our Kuleana..."

Radio Pacifica — Two radio hosts and a TV producer working in Maui’s community media talk about their experience of the wildfires and why giving a voice to their community is more than just a job.
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Despite Gaza War Crimes, India's Ties With Key Israeli Military Firms Continue

Despite Gaza War Crimes, India's Ties With Key Israeli Military Firms Continue

The Wire (India) — India’s growing military ties with Israel have been widely reported, but most of the focus has been on government-level cooperation. We hear about “Israel” and “India” but which companies are we actually talking about? In this article , I highlight the links between private Indian and Israeli companies, focusing specifically on Indian defence companies and also government’s ties with the big three: Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced System and Elbit Systems, all of whom have recorded the highest profits through weapons sales during the genocide in Gaza.
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Conversations held under trees: Aligarh's women voters on electricity, elections and climate chan...

Conversations held under trees: Aligarh's women voters on electricity, elections and climate chan...

nwmindia.org — If one looks at the speeches made by candidates of all major political parties or media coverage of this election, it is apparent that there are no proposals on the table to tackle heatwaves, floods, droughts and other disasters that have increased over the years, as a result of climate change.
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Listening to Voices: How Kabul Became "Heroine" of a Book | NewsClick

Listening to Voices: How Kabul Became "Heroine" of a Book | NewsClick

NewsClick — As protests against CAA-NRC push back on Modi government's monolithic idea of India, a new book about walking in Kabul shows us how we might complicate and disrupt ideas about a place.
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A week after protests, AMU keeps peaceful dissent alive

A week after protests, AMU keeps peaceful dissent alive

Two Circles — On the night of 15 December, Ayesha (20) and Tuba (21), two students of AMU sat in their homes listening to the sound of tear gas bombs coming from the university. Then students started calling them saying that they were being beaten up by the police.
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AMU Protests: Detained students released; protestors recall night of terror

AMU Protests: Detained students released; protestors recall night of terror

Two Circles — At least nine detained Aligarh Muslim University students were released Monday night at around 8 pm following pressure from local Aligarh residents, who gathered on the streets near the university to protest the students' detention.
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The Matri-Makers of Aligarh

The Matri-Makers of Aligarh

www.twocircles.net — Aligarh ki matri or Aligarh ke biscuit, as it is also called, is nothing special to look at: it just looks like a giant cookie, the size of a quarter plate.
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The Karchobi Embroiderers of Marehra

The Karchobi Embroiderers of Marehra

twocircles.net — Rifat Bano (30) sits on the brick floor of her home in Marehra, Etah, chatting with her sister Sabina and their two nieces. Between them is a snow-white satin cloth stretched tautly on a rectangular wooden frame.
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Smart City plans hit Aligarh's small businesses

Smart City plans hit Aligarh's small businesses

Citizen Matters — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his campaign speech in Aligarh on April 14th, invoked three main development indicators, "bijli...kanoon vyavastha...sadak" besides "electricity and roads." Development or "vikas" has been one of two constants in his campaign; the other being "karobaar " or business.
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A Widow’s Vote

A Widow’s Vote

http://www.twocircles.net — I visited four of Aligarh’s poorest neighborhoods to find out about the voting experience of widows living there.
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A room of one’s own: Why Rohingya refugees keep returning to Aligarh

A room of one’s own: Why Rohingya refugees keep returning to Aligarh

twocircles.net — Rohingya refugees left Aligarh after demonetization but are now returning because of unsafe living conditions in bigger Indian cities.
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Deportation Fears Turn Rohingya Community Leaders Into Refugee Negotiators

Deportation Fears Turn Rohingya Community Leaders Into Refugee Negotiators

The Wire (India) — Aligarh: A good community leader, says Mohammad Zafar (24), should have three qualities: " Thanda dimagh, padhai-likhai, aur aadmi se nafrat nahi honee chahiye (He should have a cool head, be educated, and have no hatred toward anyone)." Zafar is a Rohingya refugee and a leader, or zimmedaar, of the Rohingya community in Aligarh.
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"They want to accept us but as foreigners": Aligarh's Rohingya refugees on Myanmar

"They want to accept us but as foreigners": Aligarh's Rohingya refugees on Myanmar

Medium — Mohammad Bilal, 43, is proud of the "community centre" that he and other Rohingyas have built with their own hands in Aligarh. It is a simple tin shed with a cement floor, covered wall-to-wall with a thin rug. Each refugee contributed what they could, deciding against asking for outside help.
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"Wherever a person lives, they end up belonging to it": A brief history of Upar Kot

"Wherever a person lives, they end up belonging to it": A brief history of Upar Kot

Marg Magazine —
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An Uncertain Refuge: The Fate of the Rohingya in India

An Uncertain Refuge: The Fate of the Rohingya in India

The Wire (India) — Jammu: I met Abu Alam in Jammu on a Friday afternoon in August this year. A Rohingya Muslim from Maungdaw Township in Myanmar's Rakhine State, Alam fled the country in 2010 - two years before sectarian attacks on the minority community by radical Buddhist groups led to a flood of Rohingyas seeking refuge across South and Southeast Asia.
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A house for Mr Vyas

A house for Mr Vyas

The Hindu Business Line — A haveli that has weathered 200 years in Ahmedabad's old city and the man who fights to keep it standing have found the last two decades the most trying yet
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In the city of pols

In the city of pols

The Hindu Business Line — While the bid for the UNESCO World Heritage tag has put Old Ahmedabad and its architecture in the spotlight, its residents, some of whom have lived here for generations, are nearly forgotten.
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Artist as Initiator

Artist as Initiator

Time Out — A series of events across the city will focus on use of public spaces as sites for artistic practice.
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People and Homes of Aligarh

People and Homes of Aligarh

Himal Southasian — I have always had a fascination with old homes. I grew up in one - Abid Manzil in Aligarh, built in 1935. Well-known as the home of Aligarh Muslim University, the town in western Uttar Pradesh saw many Indian Muslims migrate there in the early 1900s from different parts of the erstwhile United Provinces.
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Parallel Connections

Parallel Connections

Time Out - Delhi — A new show brings contemporary Mexican art to India.
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The house within

The house within

himalmag.com — Our car comes to a halt a few metres from a main crossing in Turiaganj, also known as Victoriaganj. At first we cannot locate the house, so we climb up a few flights of stairs to a row of shops.
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Self-consciously pulp

Self-consciously pulp

Himal Southasian — Old home of Himal Southasian, the only review magazine that covers Southasia.
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In a quest for love

In a quest for love

Hindustan Times — A search for the real tombs of Laila and Majnu uncovers deeper memories of tales of love | Travel
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