Izzat
ਇਜ਼ਤ - Izzat (pronounced iz-uh-t) - translated from Punjabi and Arabic means honour.
Honour is more than morality or ethics; it’s a quality shown through how we treat others, protect their dignity, and uphold their rights.
As my articles explore global affairs through the lens of ethics and human rights, Izzat felt like the most fitting title.
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The Headlines
After the Shoah: life after liberation and the fragility of freedom
Nearly 80 years on, I share Holocaust Survivors’ post-liberation experiences to challenge the enduring myth that liberation meant freedom, and to question the saviour narrative upheld by Britain and its Allies.
South Asian Heritage Month 2024 “Free to be me”
In marking the South Asian Heritage Month in 2024, I was faced with a question my privilege had always protected me from, a question I hadn’t needed to consider before: what does it mean to be free to be me?
Can religious others co-exist in harmony?
With the rise in political tensions, communities are being polarised. Religious differences in particular are becoming a source of hate. We thus need to question if harmony between religious others can exist. And if so, how?