What is Caste Privilege?

Post published:May 6, 2024
Post category:Social Justice

Because of the LONG social, political and economic casteist history of Nepal, the hill co-called High Caste Hindus benefit from many (structural) privileges, while others are disadvantaged. But what percent in Nepal are aware of that, forget doing something actively in their everyday lives to counter their devastating impacts? What percent are even knowledgeable about what caste privilege is? This blog post summarizes some of that which constitutes caste privilege.

September 18, 2021: On the Path To Recovery Finally…After Eight Years

Post published:April 30, 2024
Post category:My Personal Stories Qatar Academy

Eleven years since the most harrowing and traumatic twelve-day experience of my life in Doha, Qatar, for allegedly insulting Islam, I can say I have finally recovered.

However, it wasn't until after eight years of struggles with the fallout that experience, in September 2021, that I realized I was finally on the road to recovery. and shared that fact on social media. This is a reproduction of that post including some additional information.

Trying Times

Post published:April 28, 2024
Post category:My Personal Stories Qatar Academy

Challenges of recovering from an unjust and traumatic experience while living and working in one's own country, repatriating after having lived abroad for most the twenty-five years prior to that.

Change helps.

Nepali Voters Elect HIGHLY Non-representative House of Representatives…Or Do They?

Post published:March 21, 2024
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal Social Justice

In the 2022 elections, Nepali voters elected a highly non-representative 165 FPTP members of the House of Representative...or did they?

Of course, while data show that, the reasons or explanations are a little more involved.

Nepali Voters, Old Khas-arya Male Politicians, and Statistics

Post published:March 8, 2024
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal Social Justice

So, how does one explain the warped results of the 2022 election for the 165 FPTP members of House of Representatives?

Some can be explianed by statistics.

Nepalis Like Their Politicians to be Old Khas-arya Males…or Do They?

Post published:March 7, 2024
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal Social Justice

Analysis of Nepal's 2022 Election data for the House of Representatives seem to indicate that Nepali voters prefer their politicians to be old Khas-arya men. How and is that really the case? This is the first in a series of blog post on the subject.