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Laurent Gayer

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
· Jan 07, 2018 · 11:30 am
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
· May 06, 2016 · 05:30 pm
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
· Jun 04, 2014 · 06:49 am