Tag: Muslim

  • Homebound shows how oppression teaches us to hate ourselves

    Homebound shows how oppression teaches us to hate ourselves

    Recently, I took myself to watch Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, whose storyline I can describe as not only heartbreaking but also defiant, considering the current political climate of India.  Of course I had to watch this film, not because I heard good reviews, but because it is based on Kashmiri journalist Basharat Peer’s NYT piece A…

  • The love-hate relationship of Muslim men with Andrew Tate

    The love-hate relationship of Muslim men with Andrew Tate

    As I type this piece, Romanian prosecutors are building a case of human trafficking against self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate. He is also facing a charge of rape, while being accused of running a prostitution ring.  In a normal world, Tate would, at the very least, be a disgraced celebrity and a persona non-grata. But we…