This week's headlines in The SouthAsian
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Contextualising the popularity of 'crossfire'
In reality,  the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh left the people of Baghmara in a double-bind:  they wanted relief from the Sarbahara reign of terror, but eventually found that  they had unwittingly sanctioned the creation of another monster whose tactics  were the same, though convened under a different banner, writes Mahtab  Haider in an article published in New Age
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/contextualising_the_popularity.html

A Mission of Aman
Mobilising Muslims - A man and a network with a mission. Yogi Sikand writes.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_mission_of_aman.html

Sexual Harrassment Policy Not Passed
Jahangirpur  University must not dither over policy against sexual harassment
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/sexual_harrassment_policy_not.html

All The Wrong Men
A cleric's dubious arrest  over the Ahmedabad blasts is just the tip. A three-month investigation by  Ajit Sahi exposes the  random targeting of Muslims by the police. An article in Tehelka.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/all_the_wrong_men.html

No to Ski Village in Himachal
This Petition aims at stopping the unsustainable Proposed 300 million dollar Ski Village in Himachal.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/no_to_ski_village_in_himachal.html

Land From Landless
The Andhra Pradesh government has forcibly acquired land allotted to landless Dalits for an SEZ, reports Mansi Asher. The article was first published in Tehelka.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/land_from_landless.html

Hush, Baby
A short film by Himali and Umang highlighting the impact of chemicals from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on new borns in the neighborhood.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/hush_baby_1.html

Toiling Under Hegemony: Labour and Livelihood in Northeast India
When examining any issue in Northeast India, it’s impossible to divorce it from the hegemonic presence of Indian state as well as the numerous resulting conflicts representing aspirations of a nationalist and sub-nationalist nature. Sriram Ananthanarayanan writes. 
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/toiling_under_hegemony_labour.html

A River, A Man: The State Acts
In a response, the likes of which we have not seen in the last few decades, both the Government of Uttarakhand and the Government of India responded to Dr. G. D. Agarwal¢s fast-unto-death. Dr. Agarwal was protesting planned projects on the Bhagirathi which threaten the perennial flow of the Bhagirathi and the Ganga.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_river_a_man_the_state_acts.html

A Role Model for Muslim Minorities
Yogi Sikand reviews Muhammad Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui's book titled "The Prophet Muhammad - A Role Model for Muslim Minorities".
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/a_role_model_for_mulsim_minori.html

Trouble Over Transit
India has again requested for transit access through Bangladesh that will allow easier access to the Seven Sister states from the rest of India. Bangladesh can potentially gain economically from such a deal - political realities however present barriers. Tanim Ahmed, New Age - July 24, 2008.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/trouble_over_transit.html

Violence Against Christians in Sri Lanka
There are stories of increasing violence against Christian groups in Sri Lanka with state agencies and buddhist monks being accused as perpetrators.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/violence_against_christians_in_1.html

Another View
Shahidul Alam talks about biases within the media, discrimination against journalists and photographers based on their ethnicity or their origins - and how it impacts media content. Originally published in the New Internationalist Magazine in August 2007.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/another_view.html

The Democracy of Numbers
Medha Patkar anguishes about the horse trading and denigration of democracy we see leading to the vote on the nuclear deal and argues that it is time to truly bring back democracy of representation.
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/the_democracy_of_numbers.html

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