Raza Naeem
@raza_naeem1979
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A minor, struggling student of prose and translation
Lahore, Pakistan
Joined February 2022
< #November7 > The #OctoberRevolution which established the world's first socialist republic in #Russia is 107 today. Long live its memory & legacy. The poster from 1917 entitled "Memo of the people's victory" shows a humbled tsar handing over power to revolutionary forces.
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They are out of it. If we accept the #Greek 's definition of the idiot as an altogether private man, then we must conclude that many American citizens are now idiots." ('The Structure of Power in #American Society') (3/3) #DonaldTrump
#CWrightMills
#USElection2024
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"There has, in fact, come about a situation in which many who have lost faith in prevailing loyalties have not acquired new ones, & so pay no attention to politics of any kind. They are not radical, not liberal, not conservative, not reactionary. They are inactionary.' (2/2)
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<tribute> Today is the 47th death anniversary of pioneering progressive journalist & writer #IbrahimJalees . @TFT_ publishes Part I of my translation of Hameed Akhtar's lovely sketch of Jalees. Thanks to dear @Razarumi for this Who Was Ibrahim Jalees?
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<rigged> 34 years ago today, general elections were held in #Pakistan on #24October 1990 to elect members of the #NationalAssembly . The elections were a contest between the ruling #PPP led by @benazirbhutto & the conservative 9-party alliance, IJI led by @NawazSharifMNS .
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Today marks #UnitedNationsDay , the 79th anniversary of the founding of the @UN & the #UNCharter of Human Rights. Replugging my translation of a poem... ‘But The earth Is Not A Square, Rather It Is Round’: Mustafa Zaidi’s Poetic Critique Of The UN
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<angry woman> The great #Urdu fiction writer #IsmatChughtai died 33 years ago today. Replugging my @TEDx talk given at Superior University 6 years ago... Raza Naeem's Dramatic Reading | Raza Naeem | TEDxSuperiorUniversityLahore via @YouTube
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<red salute> 3 years ago today we lost @farkhanda_b38 , a political activist of the @PPP_Org & the widow of late poet & educationist @ShohratBokhari . She faced brutal state torture during dictatorial regime of General Ziaul Haq from 1978 till her release in 1981. Red salute!
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<115> Today marks the 115th birthday of the prominent progressive #Urdu poet #WamiqJaunpuri , famous for his nazm 'Bhooka Bangal'. Replugging my translation of his little-known tribute to #KarlMarx carried by the @etribuneblogs in 2019...
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Lovely meeting one of our most important contemporary #Urdu writers & poets Akhtar Raza Saleemi sahib at the @PAL_ISB 2 weeks ago during a rushed visit to #Islamabad . He was so kind to present a copy of his novel 'Jaage Hain Khvaab Mein' on the occasion. Photo by @waqas_azez .
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<serendipity> Recently received courtesy dear @aamirjafarey bhai. This is such a treasure in #AdaJafri 's birth centenary year. A paradise for translators and critics alike! Watch this space for more soon...
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<252> Happy 252nd birthday to #SamuelTaylorColeridge , the great #English poet, literary critic, philosopher, & theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in #England . His definition of poetry, which he wrote in a letter of July 1802 is still luminous & instructive.
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<81> There is no writer in the world I admire as much as I admire #TariqAli . When I was barely in my 20s, he was already a luminous figure, having a towering presence on the global left, fierce on the street in defence of progressive causes, a Marxist who inspires me even now.
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<murder> 13 years ago today, the invasion of yet another sovereign Arab country by #NATO resulted in the overthrow, murder & brutal mutilation of it's revolutionary leader #MuammarGaddafi . He leaves a conflicted legacy, but it was wrong to unseat him by a foreign invasion.
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<comrades> Somewhere in Islamabad with fellow-feminist, comrade, kindred & brave spirit, brilliant short-story writer, poet & raconteur, a beautiful & genuine soul & a survivor Fatmah Usman last week during a rush trip to Islamabad. A magical evening! Thank you for everything:)))
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<history> On #October19 1993, 31 years ago today, #BenazirBhutto , then 40 years old was sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan after a 3-year struggle to return to power. She won a 121 to 72 vote in the #NationalAssembly over her @pmln_org rival #NawazSharif . What history!
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Happy 115th birthday to #Majaz Lakhnawi, one of my favourite Progressive #Urdu poets. Replugging my very first translation of a Majaz poem, the legendary 'Ik Naujavan Khatoon Se' which was carried by @etribuneblogs back in 2015...
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<inspiration> Happy 77th birthday to comrade @brindacpim , #Indian #Marxist politician, former member of Rajya Sabha & a longstanding @cpimspeak Politburo member, with more than 50 years of struggle. May she live long & complete a century! Onwards ever, backwards never...
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