When the visual of paramilitary-clad anti-immigration protesters blockading the roads at the Port of Dover forced a visceral reaction of shock and condemnation, it demanded a deeper interrogation of our own internalized state-worship. From the artificial, post-colonial partitioning of South Asia to the modern, exclusionary architecture of “Fortress Europe,” this essay deconstructs the psychological and political disease of modern nationalism. By weaving together personal diaspora history, the revolutionary psychology of Frantz Fanon, and the divine, borderless blueprint of Islamic theology, we explore why human dignity can never truly thrive within lines drawn on a map by imperialists.
Category: Decolonial perspectives
Silicon Valley’s Benin Bronzes: The Shared Logic of Museum Looting and AI Scraping
We must recognize that the fight against unregulated, predatory AI models is not merely a niche legal battle over copyright infringement or digital licensing. It is a deeply political, inherently decolonial struggle. It is a continuation of the exact same resistance that indigenous and colonized communities have been waging for centuries against the institutional forces that seek to commodify, centralize, and erase human history.
The Science of What We Eat: Why Ultra-Processed People is a Must-Listen
From the engineered addiction of UPFs to Nestlé’s ‘floating supermarkets’ in the Amazon, Chris van Tulleken’s Ultra-Processed People tackles the capitalist food machine head-on. But in a decolonial, anti-racist space, even the best scientific critiques deserve a critical eye. Read my full review of the book, the brilliant audiobook experience, and my one major disappointment.
This Hybrid Reads 