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Daanish Mustafa
@daanibhai.bsky.social
Academic, author, cook & Sci-fi enthusiast

جانتا ہوں ثواب طاعت و زہد
پر طبیعت ادھر نہیں آتی
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tell tale signs of stupid people in PAKISTAN:
1. They love over & underpasses
2. They love signal free corridors
3. They love date palms.
Do you know anyone stupid?
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
‘Non-violence is a strategy to renew the broken bonds of humanity, morality and politics between the powerless and the powerful.

Our most recent article on politics of confession & the Gaza-Israel conflict
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October 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
My podcast with Himalsouthasian on climate change & water diplomacy between India & Pakistan might be of interest

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October 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🎙️ On State of Southasia, Daanish Mustafa (@Daanibhai) discusses how climatic variability, unregulated development and colonial water governance exacerbates Pakistan’s flood vulnerability
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Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
YouTube video by Himal Southasian
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September 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This article by Daanish Mustafa is part of a series, War on climate, which explores the relationship between climate issues and global conflicts.

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How water fuels conflict in Pakistan
The potential of water to cause conflict is a live issue in Pakistan, with climate change only making matters worse.
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September 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Question: Is there precedent for a mutual defence agreement between two non-European, countries of the global South in the last 200 years? #PakistanSaudiPact
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am happy to declare that until yesterday I had never heard of #CharlieKirk. The joy & privilege of not living in the #USA.

Also, the benefit of not tuning into any mainstream media outlets 🥳
September 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In the aftermath of #Qatar bombing by #Israel, I look forward to the Arab world & the #UN doing—exactly nothing.

Just as I’ve expectantly followed the West aiding & abetting #GazaGenocide
September 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hello British people. Ever wonder who runs your country?

Hint: it’s not your elected government.

Karma?
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Five years ago I warned against urban development on the banks of the Ravi River. The arguments for RUDA were the usual of population growth nonsense & techno-triumphalism. The article below says that, sadly I was right 👇🏾

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Lahore’s new city plan beset by protest, legal challenges and flood worries
Two years after its inauguration, local farmers and activists dispute the legality of land acquisition for Pakistan’s new city megaproject along the Ravi River
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September 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The following brief video man explain the structural causes for why we’re seeing the type of destruction that we are from floods in #India & #Pakistan.

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The disastrous redesign of Pakistan’s rivers
YouTube video by Vox
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September 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What is with the Pakistani media talking utter nonsense about India releasing flood water to spite #Pakistan in the #2025floods?
August 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you're ever interested in the answer to the question, 'Does Israel have a right to exist', my 👇🏾 essay might help
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Beyond Rights: Deconstructing the Question of Israel
The list of Israel’s transgressions, legal and military, is long—from wars of aggression, and genocide to legal principles on non-Jews’ ability to own property, their equality before the law, or econo...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Do US & European bombs sent to Israel come with a ‘best use before’ date?
Unbelievable. The Defense Ministry in heart of #Damascus under wave of israeli airstrikes.

It's unprecedented, even under Assad Regime no Ministry was ever bombed.
July 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For those interested in post-graduate training in risk, hazards & society the MSc by the same name at King’s College, London might be worth considering

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Introducing: Risk, Hazards and Society MSc
In an unstable world, understanding risk is more vital than ever. From floods and fires to financial meltdowns and cyber threats, the challenges facing governments, businesses, and communities are complex and interconnected. This course offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to risk and hazard analysis—drawing on psychology, political science, sociology, development studies, and physical geography. Whether you're aiming for a career in government, consultancy, finance, or the non-profit sector, this is your launchpad into a rapidly evolving field. Graduates have gone on to shape policy and practice at leading institutions including the World Bank, UNICEF, and JP Morgan. Hear from our world leading academics from the Department of Geography on what to expect on our Risks, Hazards and Society MSc at King's. Learn more: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/risk-hazards-and-society-msc
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July 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
‎ہیں جی او رثیم چینج دا کی بنڑیا؟ 🇮🇷🇮🇱😳
‎Hey guys—whatever happened to the regime change business? Shall I hold off on my Pahlavi coronation suit orders? 🇮🇷🇮🇱
June 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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June 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
میرے ہمال میگزین میں سندھ طاس معاہدے سے متعلق مضمون کا اُردو ترجمہ اس لنک میں دیکھیے.
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سندھ طاس معاہدے کے دیگر پہلو - ہم سب
سندھ طاس معاہدے کے حوالے سے ایک قابلِ غور اور کثیر جہتی تجزیہ معروف بین الاقوامی آبی ماہر اور آبی جغرافیہ کے شناور، دانش مصطفیٰ صاحب کے خیالات پر مبنی ہے، جو انہوں نے اپنے مضمون ”پاکستان سندھ طاس معاہ...
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May 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My article in Himal Southasian

‘India halting water flows into Pakistan. This eventuality was not founded in science or in any understanding of hydrology or geography – and it still is not.’

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Pakistan loses nothing from India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty
Everyone in Pakistan, with a few exceptions, will disagree with me when I characterise the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as more of a tragedy than a lifeline for th
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May 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Out paper in @livunipress.bsky.social on ecologies of Sustainable Development goals was one of the top 5 most downloaded papers in 2024. Please take a look.

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Ecologies of sustainable development goals: a mid-term perspective | International Development Planning Review
This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/ The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in trouble half-way towards their target date of 2030. With increasing global inequalities, and ...
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May 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In this interview I argue that Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) suspension by India is not the threat to Pakistan that it is made out to be.

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Indus Water Treaty & War Hysteria: Progressive Alternatives To India-Pakistan War |Dawn News English
YouTube video by DawnNews English
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May 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My views on Indus Waters Treaty & India Pakistan tensions in an interview with Dawn News might be of interest. Calling for water rationality.

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Indus Water Treaty & War Hysteria: Progressive Alternatives To India-Pakistan War |Dawn News English
YouTube video by DawnNews English
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May 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump is not stupid. He knows that the path to destroying American democracy & ushering in fascism is through Israel. It can all be done in the name of fighting anti-semitism to the silence of the Democrats. Israel will destroy the West & it is. Good riddance to the genocidal colonial West.
March 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My recent paper out in EPE on water politics & culture in the Navajo Nation & among Musahar Indigenous people in Nepal, might be of interest
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Scalar politics of Indigenous waterscapes in Navajo Nation and Nepal: Conflict, conservation and development - Daanish Mustafa, Gyan Nyaupane, Krishna Shrestha, Christine Buzinde, Dol Raj Thanet, Vane...
We use case studies of the Diné in the United States of America, and the Musahar people in Nepal, to understand how indigeneity is enacted in relation to the de...
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March 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM