Hoda Khatebi converses with Sanjay Kak, editor of “Until My Freedom Has Come” (Penguin, 2011), contributor Mohamad Junaid and Professor Hafsa Kanjwal about the present circumstances faced by Kashmiris in context of what the important text discussed eight years ago upon its publication. This revisitation to the book is as relevant as ever, especially considering the current climate entrapping Kashmir. Attached along with the Youtube Live Stream of the one-and-a-half hour discussion is a series of bibliographical references and resources to familiarize readers with some of the extensive work about Kashmir by the participants.
International Book Club Discusses the Now Classic Until My Freedom Has Come (Penguin, 2011) with Editor Sanjay Kak, Contributor Mohamad Junaid and Professor Hafsa Kanjwal
Here is a book that rips through the falsehoods and false noise that has deepened the silence about Kashmir. It shows moral courage and intellectual integrity. Here, finally, Kashmiris tell their own stories, analyse their own situation and dream their own dreams. And they do it bravely and beautifully.
— Arundhati Roy
Bludgeoned into isolation, while the world looked away, and then shrouded by deliberate misinformation, Kashmir has struggled to make itself heard; the very human aspirations of Kashmiris for dignity and strength and their great pain and anguish have been consistently misrepresented. No more: this book marks the pivotal moment when, using carefully chosen words as well as choreographed mass politics, a brave and resourceful new generation of Kashmiris is finally shattering the Valley’s long solitude.
— Pankaj Mishra
Some Informative References and Links
Until My Freedom Has Come (Penguin, 2011) on Amazon
Professor Hafsa Kanjwal’s Writings
(Image: @kindsofhappiness)Sanjay Kak on Democracy Now!
Sanjay Kak in a discussion about Witness: Kashmir 1986-2016/Nine Photographers
EMERGENCY READ ON KASHMIR: UNTIL MY FREEDOM HAS COME
