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  1. Read more: Who Gets to Tell Our Story?
    Who Gets to Tell Our Story?

    Who Gets to Tell Our Story?

    by Akasha Arshad

    This article shares key points of a public lecture conducted by Khajistan Founder Saad Khan via zoom on June 18, 2024 for the Type West's postgradu...
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  2. Read more: The Paper Trail of War: American War Propaganda Leaflets by Khajistan Press
    The Paper Trail of War: American War Propaganda Leaflets by Khajistan Press

    The Paper Trail of War: American War Propaganda Leaflets by Khajistan Press

    by Harris Gondal

    "The Paper Trail of War: A Review of American War Propaganda Leaflets by Khajistan Press" unveils the covert yet powerful role of psychological warfare in shaping modern conflicts. From blood-stained Iraqi flags bearing haunting caricatures of Saddam Hussein to promises of peace superimposed over scenes of destruction, this collection lays bare the intricacies of U.S. psyops during The Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and beyond.
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  3. Read more: The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay
    The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay

    The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay

    by Harris Gondal

    Madrassa, Pakistan, Punjabi Theatre Growing up, on our cable TV, we had two unnamed channels that only showed Punjabi stage dramas. They were run ...
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  4. Read more: Kharabaat: Archiving the Male Sexual Culture of Lootis in Iran
    Kharabaat: Archiving the Male Sexual Culture of Lootis in Iran

    Kharabaat: Archiving the Male Sexual Culture of Lootis in Iran

    by Khajistan Cultural Desk

      The following piece is a summary of a conversation between Saad Khan of Khajistan and Farhad Qashqai of Kharabaat. In a Khajistan podcast episod...
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  5. Read more: Pitcher and Dust
    Pitcher and Dust

    Pitcher and Dust

    by Saad Khan

    As a child, I wanted life around me to be seen in the media around me without a top-down gaze as lower-class stories are represented…imitated. As a grown man who could speak English, I got access to the guarded spaces of the upper and the middle classes, of rich diasporas and the whites. I wanted the life I had known around me to be understood by these others: the culture-makers, the trendsetters, the ones whose narratives are imperial, are heard, acknowledged, and lauded, and whose hot-takes, opinions, and stories are ‘nuanced’ and thus overwrite our stories.
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  6. Read more: Khajistan Manifesto
    KHAJISTAN MANIFESTO - KHAJISTAN™

    Khajistan Manifesto

    by Saad Khan

    TLDR: Born in 9th-century Herat, Afghanistan, today Khajistan lives on as an archive founded by Saad Khan.   Khajistan saves art, words, and...
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