Bodies

C Scott Jordan confronts body horror, Robin Yassin-Kassab takes a close look at his own body, Samia Rahman argues that honour and shame should not be written on the female body, Jeremy Henzell-Thomas dissects the brain, Shanon Shah is appalled by the colonial perception of native bodies, Naomi Foyle comes to terms with her autism, Wendy Schultz forecasts body enhancements lurking in the near future, Chandrika Parmar examines the damaged bodies of domestic violence in India, James Brooks watches the body-challenging films of Harmony Korine, Themrise Khan is pestered during her Umra, Aamer Hussein fights 'the hunter inside', Nikhat Hoque meets the transgender community of South Asia, Shamim Miah is chased by Zoombies, and our list of ten future vestigial body parts.

In this issue

  • Goosebumps
    Futures

    Ten Future Vestigial Body Parts

    Our bodies undergo a tremendous amount of change throughout our life. Music heard in adulthood is never quite as good as that discovered in youth and…

  • Pakistani Street
    Travel

    The Hunter Inside

    Monday. The phone begins to ring in my pocket as soon as I disembark in Karachi. It’s an occupational hazard here – people want to know where you…

    Aamer Hussein
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