Inverse Journal

Acquaintance

Beyond the “Post”: Trauma, Temporality, and Psychiatric Categories in Kashmir — An Essay by Huzia Rais

In this powerful and deeply engaging essay, Huzia Rais examines the manner in which Western psychiatric frameworks—particularly those dealing with care for PTSD—do not work properly because they struggle to take into account the lived realities of Kashmiris. Huzia takes us through a personal account

This is Fine: A Love Letter to the Apocalypse We Call Life — by Ghulam Mohammad Khan

G.M. Khan presents a reflection on our state of existence and our sense of purpose in life by integrating the philosophical ideas of multiple thinkers into what comes across as a piece concerned with human limitations, the futility of our existence and the existential dread that we face when we begi

Is Islamic Marxism an Oxymoron? — by Musa Malik

Musa Malik reflects on the development of Islamic Marxism as a hybrid ideology at the intersection of Marxist principles and Islamic tenets. In his piece, Musa problematizes the contradictory aspects of Islamic Marxism as a paradoxical political philosophy and system of thought that integrates the d

The Moon Emerging from the Clouds — A Personal Account by Ensherah Freij

Coming from a part of the world that has seen severe adversity and interminable anguish, Ensherah Freij brings us a personal account that is presented as a story of resilience about rising above challenges. This is the story of a young girl coming to terms with a series of circumstances far beyond h

Colonizers, Annihilating and Civilian Armament — by Rela Mazali

Rela Mazali was born on kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch (in Northern Israel) in 1948 and grew up in Tel Aviv. Since the 1980s, she has been a peace activist advocating for the demilitarization of her homeland. As a writer and independent scholar, she has published several books, hybrid essay-tales, academic

On the Conversion of the Canonical into the Popular — A Commentary by Hurmat Altaf

Hurmat Altaf explores the process that makes a canonical literary work also a popular one for the masses by evaluating the widespread popularity of Shamas Faqir and Lal Ded’s verses among the Kashmiri people.

On the Women’s Uprising in Iran: An Interview with Inshah Malik — by Lia Dekanadze

Lia Dekanadze (of the Social Justice Center [https://socialjustice.org.ge/] in Georgia) interviews Kashmiri political theorist and gender researcher Inshah Malik about the ongoing women’s uprising in Iran that sprang into action with 22-year-old Mahsa Amin’s tragic death under police custody. Origin