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faisul · 22 days

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From Jack the Ripper to Sheikh Abdullah

By Faisul Yaseen

Passing by the narrow alleys of East London on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, I was awestruck by how London’s Whitechapel district remembers its anti-heroes.

A walk by the colourful graffiti walls in the most unlikely of London’s landmarks, the East End, is a lesson in history.

Veteran journalist of the BBC fame, Andrew Whitehead, gave me and seven other journalists from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka a walking tour of the East End, situated east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames.

During the walk, he informed us about the legacy of the area that has over the past 300 years been home to Huguenots, Jews, and Bengalis and seen cultural as well as visual transformation beyond imagination.

It was fascinating to find out how anti-heroes and anarchists had over the years developed more than a cult following in the East End.

Entering a small by-lane near the Whitechapel Gallery, I was surprised to see two of my favourites, Leo Tolstoy and Noam Chomsky on a black-and-white billboard of 36 anarchist figures hanging from a red-coloured wall.

Seeing the colourful graffiti and anarchist slogans shook me out of oblivion that despite better development and better policing compared to South Asia, there were people in London too who resent the state, the police, and the status quo.

The slogans of anarchism ‘Kill the cop, like kill them like sex f**k, like kill them f**k, just FYI. Boris would get it though’, ‘I don’t look sexy for your p**is’, ‘Not queer as in gay, queer as in f**k the Police’, ‘No Gods, no masters. All cops are bas****s.’ ‘Two-faced hypocritical, leeching, pancing, selfish, lowlife, scambags,’ ‘Hate cops, love donk’, ‘Tranquility, black magic, white angel, dead man walking, and ‘Pompey till I die’ clearly illustrated that these people want liberation from the “oppressive systems” of control from the state, religion, capitalism, racism, sexism, ableism, and speciesism.

Taking a stroll inside the Freedom Bookshop and Publishing House, I found several books about anti-heroes and anarchists like ‘The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists’ and realised how the legend is woven in London’s literary landscape.

The graffiti outside the bookshop was so eye-pleasing that my fellow journalist and friend from India, Aman Sharma could not resist taking a photograph in front of it. I reckon it can be a good profile picture for his social media accounts.

During the walk, we took a break for lunch and Sharma, two other fellow journalists from Pakistan Riaz-ul-Haq and Muhammad Iqbal Baloch along with me grabbed a lunch at East End’s bustling city centre. The aroma of fresh coffee along with the Indian, Chinese, Central Asian, and continental cuisine pointed at the rich diversity East End has to offer.

The openness of the people indulging in discussions over lunch exemplified why the anti-hero had become a legend in this area.

Returning to join the walk after lunch, I wondered how my native place Kashmir, a conflict-ridden region in the Himalayas, remembers its anti-heroes.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has a legendary status in the region for the radical land reforms of providing “land to the tiller”.

However, he is also held responsible for the sufferings of the people of Kashmir for the past 74 years as he helped Hindu but secular India in the accession of Muslim Kashmir following the division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947.

Pro-independence National Liberation Front founder Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged to death on 11 February 1984 by the Indian government for carrying out multiple militant attacks is another anti-hero.

Kashmir’s most prominent secessionist leader Syed Ali Geelani, and militant leaders Ashfaq Majeed, Syed Salahuddin, Burhan Wani, and Zakir Musa are all anti-heroes in the region struggling for peace and stability.

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has taken the status of an anti-hero to a new high.

Accused of allowing the state machinery to facilitate the killings of hundreds of Muslim men and the rape of Muslim women in the Gujarat riots of 2002, Modi has surprisingly risen to a stature where millions of Indian Hindus see him as a god.

Modi’s rise may be because people who shine as morally pure and upright no longer ring true to the masses, probably because we are not used to seeing such people around us.

Pop culture too has glorified the anti-heroes and anarchists, changing our attitude towards them.

Author Melissa De La Cruz writes, “We’re the villains you root for in the story.”

From listening to the stories of classical literary anti-hero Robinhood in childhood to watching my favourite TV show Mad Men’s main character Don Draper stealing the identity of his friend who died in the war in Korea, I have always rooted for the anti-hero, caring little about the moral compass.

But don’t all of us feel like that? Don’t we all like the Hulk, the Wolverine, and the Batman? Wasn’t Adam perhaps the first anti-hero? Didn’t he disobey God and instead pay heed to Eve for having the “forbidden fruit”? Don’t we like John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ for its anti-hero, who was once an angel of light? Don’t people still lay flower wreaths at the altar of Julius Caesar? We may not like George Orwell’s Big Brother but isn’t he the anti-hero for ensuring order in society?

In today’s East End, a synagogue has been converted into a mosque as the Bangladeshi population has replaced the Jews who have migrated from the area indicating how Britain welcomes the immigrants. However, the image of a Muslim post-9/11 world is perhaps the new anti-hero.

In today’s China, the Communist Party of China is the anti-hero for taking millions of impoverished people out of poverty over the past three decades. In Russia, Putin is the anti-hero for standing up against NATO’s “expansion”. The US is the anti-hero for standing up for the West while engaging in relentless wars.

Walking past ‘Jack the Chipper’, a fish and chip shop, Whitehead informed us that the shop was named after anti-hero ‘Jack the Ripper’, an unidentified serial killer active around 1888 in the city’s Whitechapel district.

The shop owner did not change its name despite public backlash and criticism. He instead offered a 50 percent discount to women as 'Jack the Ripper' had been involved in the brutal murders of many women.

We concluded our walk at the two tower blocks in Sidney Street – Peter House and Painter House. In September 2008, Tower Hamlets London Borough Council named the two tower blocks after ‘Peter the Painter’, evoking protest by a local councillor and the Metropolitan Police Federation saying that the killer should not be recognised.

‘Peter the Painter’ or ‘Peter Piaktow’, whose actual name was Janis Zhaklis, was a member of the Latvian anarchist gang in the early 20th century. He escaped to Australia after the Sidney Street Siege in 1911 in which two of his three gang members were killed.

As we headed to our hotel, I realised how East End, despite criticism, keeps its anti-heroes alive and how anarchism is a way of life in the area. Some things live on as do ideas.

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Today’s badass is the late great Queen Gudit of Ethiopia.

Though a subject of great mystery and differing opinions, most sourcesagree on one certainty. There existed an Ethiopian woman who in the 10thcentury AD led an army that attacked the Ethiopian state of Axum and isaccused of laying waste to the Christian churches and monuments in theregion, devastating the countryside, hunting down and killing numerousmembers of the 2,000 year old Solomonid dynasty, massacring perhapshundreds or thousands of Christians and seizing the throne for herself.Who she was, her origins and her motives have been lost in the annals oftime. She is even known by several different names in varying textsincluding Esther, Yodit, Judith and Esato. European, Arabic and Africanscholars still debate her mysterious life, origins and motives to thisday.Some believe she was a member of the Zagwe dynasty. It is unknownwhether the Zagwe dynasty was a descendant of the Solomonic dynasty orwhether Gudit herself founded it.Arabic documents state a queen was ruler of the once powerful kingdom ofDamot. They claim her rebellion against the Axumite kingdom came as anattempt by Southern Ethiopia to resist domination by Semitic andChristian forces.Historian J.A. Rogers in the early 1900s identified Gudit as one in thesame with a black Hebrew Queen named Esther and associated her with the"Falasha" Jewish dynasty that reigned from 950 to 1260AD. Many Falashastoday proudly claim her as one of their own.Yet it is of dispute that Gudit was of the Jewish faith. And many infact believe she probably adhered to indigenous African-Ethiopian basedreligion, hence her seemingly strong resentment towards a thenencroaching Judeo-Christian Axum.Whatever her origins or real name, Gudit's conquering of Axum put an endto that nation-state's reign of power. Her attack came so swift andefficiently, that the Axumite forces were scattered in her army's wake.The Axumite king at the time sent letter to the Patriarch of Alexandria,Egypt: pleading for him to send whatever forces were possible from theChristian world to aid against an unknown warrior queen who rode at thehead of a horse-backed army that was systematically decimating hiskingdom.No help ever arrived. Gudit reigned for at least 40 years, unchallenged.The 2,000 year- old Solomonid dynasty was kept from the throne foranother 300 years thereafter by the Zagwes dynasty of which Gudit was apart or perhaps even founded.Although condemned by the returning Solominids as inept and brutal, itis actually thought that Gudit and the Zagwes were quite as capable atruling as they were conquering.And it is believed they were responsible for several architectural andother achievements during their 300+ year reign.Whatever her origins or motives, Queen Gudit remains a controversialfigure in the history of Ethiopia where the official chronicles yetattempt to overlook her existence as an aberration. But her amazing lifehas secured her place in history as a warrior, military strategist andpowerful ruler. In Amharic she is remembered only as "Isat" whichfittingly translates as "fire".

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Towards the end of last season Dejan Lovren emerged as Virgil van Dijk’s centre-back partner. The pair closed the campaign together in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, but it was an unhappy night in Kiev as the Reds lost 3-1. Lovren went on to play in the World Cup final with Croatia, and once again he was on the losing side as France lifted the much-coveted trophy. Since returning to Anfield, injury has prevented the centre-back from playing for Jurgen Klopp’s side, and during that time Joe Gomez has swiped his teammate’s spot. The 21-year-old spent last season playing as a right-back, but he has slotted well into a central position alongside Van Dijk. The England international is keeping out Joel Matip, and he could soon be making sure that Lovren stays on the sidelines. During an episode ofSky Sports’ The Debate, pundit Craig Bellamy described Lovren as the “weak link”, suggesting that Gomez deserves to continue as Van Dijk’s partner. With that in mind, do you think that Lovren should remain on the sidelines for the foreseeable? Let us know by voting below. #ControversialFigure #DejanLovren #RealMadrid

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~~January 17, 2017~~

INAUGURATION PROTEST POSTERS

On Friday, January 20, President-elect Donald Trump will be officially sworn in as the United States of America’s 45th President

A controversial figure, Trump has alienated a substantial amount of Americans throughout the course of his campaign and eye-opening victory. To condemn his platform and protest his presidential plans, countless groups are organizing demonstrations along the National Mall in Washington DC, where the inauguration will take place.

While many of these associations are purely politics-based, The Amplifier Foundation – in collaboration with contemporary artists Shepard Fairey, Ernesto Yerena, and Jessica Sabogal – will bring an artistic touch to the event with We the People, a collection of inspiring inauguration posters.

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Rendered in street art’s signature stenciled style, each We the People poster features a powerful portrait of an American citizen. Promoting unity while emphasizing diversity, the series of prints presents people from various walks of life.

One design features a Muslim woman clad in a star-spangled hijab; another depicts a Native American elder; and one even portrays a tender moment between a same-sex couple.

Beneath each patriotic portrait is a message, many of which are defiantly led by “We the People,” the famous first words of the American Constitution.

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Although some of the posters look strikingly similar to Fairey’s Hope – a piece popularized during President Obama’s inspiring 2008 campaign – the Amplifier Foundation stresses an important underlying difference between the two projects.

“Eight years ago, the artist Shepard Fairey made the iconic image that captured a period of HOPE in America.

Today we are in a very different moment, one that requires new images that reject the hate, fear, and open racism that were normalized during the 2016 presidential campaign.

So on Inauguration Day, We the People will flood Washington, DC with NEW symbols of hope.”

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~~January 17, 2017~~

INAUGURATION PROTEST POSTERS

On Friday, January 20, President-elect Donald Trump will be officially sworn in as the United States of America’s 45th President

A controversial figure, Trump has alienated a substantial amount of Americans throughout the course of his campaign and eye-opening victory. To condemn his platform and protest his presidential plans, countless groups are organizing demonstrations along the National Mall in Washington DC, where the inauguration will take place.

While many of these associations are purely politics-based, The Amplifier Foundation – in collaboration with contemporary artists Shepard Fairey, Ernesto Yerena, and Jessica Sabogal – will bring an artistic touch to the event with We the People, a collection of inspiring inauguration posters.

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~

My Modern Met

DISCLAIMER

I do not own these images.

No intention of taking credit.

Full credit given to the identified creators/artists.

Shepard Fairey, Ernesto Yerena, and Jessica Sabogal

HortyRex©

Rendered in street art’s signature stenciled style, each We the People poster features a powerful portrait of an American citizen. Promoting unity while emphasizing diversity, the series of prints presents people from various walks of life.

One design features a Muslim woman clad in a star-spangled hijab; another depicts a Native American elder; and one even portrays a tender moment between a same-sex couple.

Beneath each patriotic portrait is a message, many of which are defiantly led by “We the People,” the famous first words of the American Constitution.

~~GALLERY~~

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Although some of the posters look strikingly similar to Fairey’s Hope – a piece popularized during President Obama’s inspiring 2008 campaign – the Amplifier Foundation stresses an important underlying difference between the two projects.

“Eight years ago, the artist Shepard Fairey made the iconic image that captured a period of HOPE in America.

Today we are in a very different moment, one that requires new images that reject the hate, fear, and open racism that were normalized during the 2016 presidential campaign.

So on Inauguration Day, We the People will flood Washington, DC with NEW symbols of hope.”

FULL CREDIT

‘As it appears in … full read”

http://mymodernmet.com/shepard-fairey-inauguration-posters/

#ShepardFairey #ErnestoYerena #JessicaSabogal #Promote #HopeAndDiversity #Inauguration Protest Posters #PresidentElect #PEOTUS #ControversialFigure #MyModernMet #NotMyPresident #TheAmplifierFoundation #WeThePeople #MuslimwomanCladInStarSpangledHijab #NativeAmericanElder #TenderMoment #BetweenSameSexCouple #FaireysHope

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