Hierarchies within the Pakistani left: Feica and the allegations of child abuse

The #MeToo movement has laid bare many of the problems within the patriarchal celebrity culture across the world. It has brought to light the sharp and often scathing biases that exist against victims within even enlightened circles of feminists, socialists, and progressives in general. The importance of intersectionality has been highlighted too in cases where a victim has also turned out to be a perpetrator in separate abuse cases. This, instead of helping victims, has made it far more complicated

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A grand alliance

As the deadlock between the government and Barelvi extremists of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan came to an end on Monday, November 27, one thing was loud and clear, the Pakistan Army refused to take action against “its own people”, as the chief of army staff said. The civilian government had been trying to handle the situation since November 6, when the sit-in commenced, but was forced to request for army assistance to tackle the jihadi sentiments on the orders of the Islamabad

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