Transitions

Samia Rahman is depressed with the ups and downs of our contemporary existence, Boaventura de Sousa Santos wants the suppressed epistemologies of the South to come to the fore, Naomi Foyle moves through despair, Saeed Khan tries to break out from inside history, Leyla Jagiella talks to her trees, amina wadud remembers her conversion, Sarah Shah castigates Shiaphobia, Raha Rafii uncovers the folly of the English countryside, Sameena Kausar ponders if autobiography can serve as a source of history, Robert Hainault discovers his authentic roots, Yassmin Abdel-Magied joins the workers on the oil rigs, Robin Yassin-Kassab rearranges his bookshelves, and Hina Khalid on the final transition: Death.

Also in this issue: British reflections on Pakistan after 75 years, Adama Juldeh Munu on black Muslim sportsmen, Liam McKenna on The Fate of Abraham, Khaldoon Ahmed on expatriate lovers, short stories by Nafeesa Syeed and Steve Noyes, poems by Halimah Adisa, and our list of ten shapeshifters.

In this issue

  • Photograph of Nehar Aamir
    Art

    After 75 Years

    The decades since independence from colonial rule have seen Pakistanis settle in the UK and build communities that are now entering the fifth…

    Asiya Iftikhar
  • Light at the End of the Universe
    Philosophy

    Turning Towards the South

    It is hard to imagine that we share the journey with someone coming in the opposite direction. Nevertheless, I think that this strange sharing is…

    Boaventura de Sousa Santos
  • Islamic Geometry
    Issue 45 Transitions

    Ten Shapeshifters

    Transitions. The word conjures images of changes that are or are hoped to be smooth and orderly –childhood to maturity, day to night and night to…

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