The partition of India in 1947 legitimized the forces of masculinist nationalism and enabled hatred for the "other" … - Nyla Ali Khan

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Nyla Ali Khan

The partition of India in 1947 legitimized the forces of masculinist nationalism and enabled hatred for the "other" to irreparably mutilate a shared anti-colonial legacy and cultural heritage so systematically that the wounds inflicted by the partition are yet to heal.

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In a post 9
11 world, in which the uncritical essentializing of people from the "Third-World" has been legitimized; Iraq and Afghanistan have been dehumanized in an attempt to disseminate enlightenment in those "dark" regions; the discourse of "honor killings" is prevalent in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan and has carved a niche in Western academic discourse as another instance of the incorrigible bestiality of the Orient.

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The increasing communalization of Indian politics is a juggernaut that annihilates the myth of secularism in India.

Annihilates, Increasing, India, Indian, Juggernaut, Myth

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.

Democracy, India, Kashmir, Protect, Unable

For India, Kashmir lends credibility to its secular nationalist image.

Credibility, India, Kashmir, Lends, Secular

In Kashmir, rights relating to life, liberty, dignity of the people, and freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution, embodied in the fundamental covenants and enforceable by courts of law, have been gravely violated.

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