New Book Published by M J Akbar "Fratelli di Sangue"
Italian Translated version
of Blood Brothers
ISBN
978-88-545-0186-7
Pagine 352 Pages 352
Euro 18,50 Euro 18.50
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Fratelli di Sangue
Published by Neri Pozza
"Blood
Brothers" is first book to be translated into Italian. The novel 'Fratelli
de Sangue' was presented in Rome at the headquarters of Adnkronos.
The
video appeared on all major Radio and
television channels in Rome.
Shade of Swords
Shade of Swords by MJ Akbar
The spirit of
jihad entered Islam at Badr. It is a spirit that inspires among
believers a heroism beyond the bounds of reason; equally, it
inspires dread among those outside the fold of Allah. Its root
lies in the Arabic jehad, meaning exertion or striving. Its
resonance comes from the nature of this strife: jihad is the
holy war, the war of righteousness, the struggle against
tyranny. It is a passion indifferent to the fate of battle
because the jihadi wins either way: in the long run, the war
will be won; and in the short run, death will bring martyrdom
and paradise. Simultaneously, the strife is also to cleanse one’s
soul, for no martyrdom is possible without that inner purity.
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SHADE
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Kashmir
Behind The Vale
Kashmir
Behind The Vale by MJ Akbar
Of Human, and Inhuman, Bondage:
The poet did not quibble:
Agar firdaus bar ru-e zamin ast
Hami ast o-hami ast o-hami ast.
If there is a Paradise on earth, he said after seeing Kashmir, it is this, it is this, it is this. One problem, however, with any Paradise is the envy it tends to arouse. Kashmir has been coveted by a succession of armies, at least from the time of the Aryans Many came to conquer, but only a few were able to stay: Kashmir absorbed those few who broke the forbidding defensive wall of the Himalayas. The rawaj of Kashmir, its culture, enveloped the outsider instead of the reverse. The Kashmiri identity was always the dominant reality, making the Emperor Jahangir remark that he could not distinguish a Kashmiri Muslim from a Hindu. But he could distinguish the Kashmiri from the Mughal.
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KASHMIR: BEHIND THE VALE
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Riot After Riot
Riot
After Riot by M J Akbar
Law and order have two enemies: the Full Truth and the Complete Lie.
When people realize the truth, they start revolutions. When they are
fed lies they begin meaningless riots. Lies are the staple of every
communal disturbance. They are spread by people who have a stake in
this stupid violence, who have something to gain out of impoverished
Hindus and Muslims fighting each other. Businessmen, traders,
politicians, goondas, leaders of ‘cultural organizations’(like the
Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh —RSS) feed the people with lies,
watch these lies become convictions in people’s hearts, watch the
passions build up, and then these leaders actually set up the events
which will provoke a conflagration.
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Nehru : The
Making of India
Nehru
: The Making of India by M J Akbar
Nehrus are believed to have migrated, Noar, or Naru, in Badgam
district and the other near the small town of Tral. Another
claim says that the family came from the Rainwari area on the
outskirts of Srinagar. (A famous family, as is well known,
suddenly gets many ancestors.)
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India: The
Siege Within
India:
The Siege Within by M J Akbar
Traces the history of India since the Partition in 1947, and
analyzes the current political situation and India's future :
Amazon.com Synopsis
India: The Siege Within is the account of achievements of
India’s secular democracy as well as its vulnerability and
failures. I've elaborated the origins and nature of the strains
on Indian unity which have deep roots in history.
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Byline
Byline
by M J Akbar
A collection of Bylines
"Journalism
is the only profession that permits you to travel
without making you a travelling salesman. You become, in
a way, a travelling purchaser...Words are the currency
of this transaction: You buy images with words, and then
you pass them with words as well" - M.J. Akbar BYLINE
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Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers by M J Akbar
(Last Published 2006)
Blood Brothers
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Prayaag
My grandfather died while I was playing on his chest, that was
my first stroke of luck. My elder aunt, dark, wise, hunched
against her corner of the courtyard, promptly declared that his
soul, seething with miracles, had passed into me.
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On August 28, 2008,
IDRC
launched its year-long series of presentations by distinguished
Indian thinkers. The series marked the 25th anniversary
of the opening of
IDRC’s
South Asia regional office in New Delhi.
M.J. Akbar’s
wide-ranging talk set the broad historical context for the series.
His topic was “India in the Arc of Turbulence from the Nile to the
Ganges — Implications for Geo-Politics.” His presentation tackled
such sweeping themes as imperialism, democracy, religion, poverty,
war, and terrorism. He spoke about the evolution of India and
Pakistan, and about Afghanistan.
Forget others, can we find peace with ourselves?
By M J Akbar
| January 04, 2009
The only good thing about 2008 is
that it is over. What remains intriguing is the optimism with which we
wish peace in a new year when there is none within view. We lost peace
in the China war of 1962 and have not found it again. Since then blood
has been shed........
- Posted on 4th December, 2009 -
Small boys, big game
By M.J. Akbar
| January 3,
2009
There is only one
relevant question in an election year: who will win? The pundits have
begun to get themselves into the usual tangle, most of the tangle
created by the spin of bias.
How a mouse in Pakistan became
its Man of the Year
By M.J. Akbar
| December 28, 2008
(Times of India Column)
In the absence of any serious contender from India, the Man of
the Year is surely Muntathar al-Zaidi of Iraq. He made George Bush,
already honoured with an enviable place in the history of laughter,
immortal with a pair of Turkish shoes. Al-Zaidi wins the nomination
because he is the first great Gandhian of the 21st century.
A Real Con Called
Conspiracy Theory
By M.J. Akbar
| December 27, 2008
If you forgot the source
of a quotation in our parents' generation, you could safely attribute
it to Winston Churchill. Churchill smoked Cuban cigars, drank
champagne for breakfast, painted for pleasure and won wars for a
living. He was the authentic hero of the age of imperialism in the
English-speaking people. If you cannot recall a source now, the safest
thing to do is to attribute it to Warren Buffett, who eats hamburgers,
plays bridge, thinks up witticisms for a hobby and makes money for a
living. He is the authentic hero of the age of capitalism in the
dollar-speaking world.
Antulay is the Simi
Garewal of Indian Politics
By M J Akbar
|
December
22, 2008
(Times of India column)
There is, or should be, a well-defined line in media between the
liberty of impression and the freedom of expression. Both are
privileges of democracy. Liberty of impression is the
exhilarating-frightening roller coaster on which public discourse
rides. Freedom of expression is cooled by the sprinkle of judgment, a
mind that sieves speculation, allegation and accusation from the
end-product that appears in print or on air.
The butler who calmed
his feudal lord by noting that the uproar was a mere revolt and not a
revolution, had a point. A revolution needs the brains of a Gandhi or
a Lenin, not to mention a replacement for the object of destruction. I
would be loath to replace the BBC. I would not even dignify my little
protest with the label of 'revolt'. Moreover, it was Gandhian, which
makes it even less glamorous. Perhaps the only relevant part of my
response was non-cooperation.
Fettered by fear, Muslims fritter
away their vote
By M J Akbar
|
December
14, 2008
Indian Muslims will get development
the day they vote for development. For sixty years they have voted out
of fear, so that is what they have got from those they elected: the
politics of fear. Fear is the menu, recipe and diet: and the Muslim
voter laps it up with the appetite of the traumatized.
WHAT'S GENERAL ABOUT A GENERAL ELECTION?
By M.J. Akbar
| December 6, 2008
There is nothing general about a general election. It is the sum of a
set of particular elections in separate but contiguous and
occasionally overlapping geographical and demographic spaces.
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Democracy demands media that reveals the
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and sifts the overt to peel off propaganda. Knowledge is the ultimate
asset of the
citizen, which is why the powerful too often woo or buy their way into
a cozy relationship with media to hide or shade facts. We hope, in
COVERT,
to tease the truth out of the wrinkles of secrecy. Our weapon is the
scalpel, not the sword; we prefer the soft-spoken word to the scream,
a smile to anger.
Our political coverage will be heavyweight, but with a light touch. We
hope civility will travel further than a scream, but our determination
is non-negotiable. We will uncover news, not disseminate information
that has already become limp on the pages of a newspaper or opaque on
a television screen. This will be our difference:
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will be a journal that restores the breath of life to news. Our
mission is clear: Empower the reader so that he can recognize the
powerful. The reader will be guide, mentor, companion and colleague on
this journey.
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Seema Mustafa Resolution
2009: Go for People's Government It is
election year and the political parties are
frantically counting the eggs in their
respective baskets. The Congress is particularly
happy that it has emerged unscathed from the
Mumbai terror attack, not through action, but
through manipulation.
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(January 3, 2009)
U Mahesh
Prabhu Right Ideology, wrong
place
‘It’s neither the horse nor the elephant and
never – e’er – the tiger. It’s the goat that is
offered in sacrifice, even the gods slain the
weak.’ said the legendary Indian diplomat and
author of Arthashastra – Kautilya. - Read More
(January 3, 2009)
Mubasshir
Mushtaq Israel's
New Year Gift
Israel, the world's only country with no
internationally-declared borders, has begun the
deadly dance of death and destruction in Gaza
city which is located in 1.5 million strong Gaza
strip, the world's most densely populated area.
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Institute
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'Terrorism
and Security' on November 04, 2008 at Conference Room II, India
Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi - Read In the News
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to not let anyone divide us. I also ask everyone to hold a candle
light vigil on 1/1/09 at 8pm in the night. Please read the poem.
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