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Laurent Gayer
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The Frenchwoman who fell in love with Lucknow and launched many jihads in her lifetime
After taking the side of East Pakistan in 1971, Mariam Abou Zahab became an active sympathiser of the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Laurent Gayer
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Nuit debout and the new mood of French oppositional politics
The real challenge facing the movement is how to expand beyond the Parisian ring road, towards the suburbs and across the country.
Laurent Gayer
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In Karachi, bodies stashed in gunny bags provide inspiration for poets, artists
As Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain is arrested in London on suspicion of money laundering, violence in his hometown of Karachi has become strangely normal. So much so that 'bori band lash' are a recurring motif in the work of the city's artists.
Laurent Gayer
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