When the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in India more than a decade ago, people from various quarters of India and the world named this shift in Indian politics as the beginning of fascism in its full form. The BJP is a product of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu supremacist organisation […]
Unlearning the Nation: Anti-Fascist Futures in India by Rahee Read More »
Noor’s Roots of Hate in SSEA Asia succeeds in contributing to feminist discourse on fascism(s) and fundamentalism(s) in the region when the report tackles and bravely points out and asserts that the two concepts are intertwined in the whole system of oppression of women and people. There is much to learn, unlearn, and unpack on
They Call It Order, We Call It Violence by Cristina Palabay Read More »
“The project of restoring the world to a time before “gender” promises a return to a patriarchal dream-order that may never have existed but that occupies the place of “history” or “nature” – an order that only a strong state can restore.” (Butler, 2024) The Family Year as a Tool of Authoritarian Social Engineering The
The report Root of Hate: Fascism and Fundamentalism gives a critical framework to understand how different trends and tactics are being imposed upon South Asia and Southeast Asia to break the dissent. In most cases, it clearly shows how these are intertwined. I could relate the report to the case of Kashmir post-2019, after the
Suppression of Dissent in Kashmir Post-2019: Tactics, Trends, Actors Read More »
In the report titled “Roots of Hate — SWANA Region,” produced by Noor, (Noor, 2024) the research team thoroughly analyzes how fascism and fundamentalism permeate daily life in Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Although the intensity of these ideologies can ebb and flow, many political systems in the SWANA region consistently uphold a formidable
Fascism in Practice – Digital Spheres as Landscape by Moussa Saleh Read More »
