History explains it all if we are disciplined enough to heed its lessons, and when we explore the roots of populist Nazism in the Modern West, we find that populist Nazism arose out of a combination of failed wars on one hand and a white inferiority complex on the other hand. And of course, the … Continue reading Note to “Yaar e Jawaan”
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“Yaar e Jawaan” – ىار جوان
https://videopress.com/v/eaA9vPMw?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Artist: Farhad Darya. Rough Translation: “Let’s look at how the world in general and this business in particular really works, my fellow youth. Let’s look at its modus operandi: hypocrisy and lies. But their hypocrisy and lies have grave consequences and implications as well. Dark nights, gloomy days, cruelty, evil. You laugh, I know. … Continue reading “Yaar e Jawaan” – ىار جوان
Fifth Note to “Nigara”
Arguably, world history as a whole amounts to the religious conversion that results at the end of it all. While in the Eastern world, the religious conversion is largely one that is constituted by a conversion from cosmopolitan mysticism to rural deobandism, the religious conversion in the Western world is constituted by a conversion from … Continue reading Fifth Note to “Nigara”
Fourth Note to “Nigara”
Moreover, the perks of an Afghan celebrity eventually ran into the civic and legal duties and obligations of an American-born citizen! I had to choose between influencing the world on behalf of my elite Afghan friends, or on behalf of my country of birth, which is America. And I chose my country of birth, namely, … Continue reading Fourth Note to “Nigara”
Third Note to “Nigara”
A circle of ambassadors, diplomats, presidential advisors, and ministers, but there is always a first among equals or primus inter pares, which is why it didn’t last very long. My grandmother’s father, who is of course my great-grandfather, was the Afghan equivalent of General Mountbatten. He was the General Mountbatten of the liberal period in … Continue reading Third Note to “Nigara”
Adam A. Azim 