Kenan Malik
@kenanmalik.bsky.social
Writer & Observer columnist. Latest book: Not So Black and White (Hurst). “Unsettles the pieties of contemporary race-talk” - Paul Gilroy. “A work of immense scholarship” – Jon Bloomfield. Website: https://kenanmalik.com/
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London, old and new
London, old and new
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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London, old and new
London, old and new
Well, I am someone at risk of being called a “fucking Paki” and often have been (and worse). And I disagree with Shabana Mahmood. Funny how those who are normally against “playing the race card” are happy to do so when it suits their political needs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Well, I am someone at risk of being called a “fucking Paki” and often have been (and worse). And I disagree with Shabana Mahmood. Funny how those who are normally against “playing the race card” are happy to do so when it suits their political needs.
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Reflected in the Tyne
Reflected in the Tyne
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Reflected in the Tyne
Reflected in the Tyne
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Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
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Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
In the mad world in which opposing swastika graffiti makes you a Zionist.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In the mad world in which opposing swastika graffiti makes you a Zionist.
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Manhattan in black and white
Manhattan in black and white
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Manhattan in black and white
Manhattan in black and white
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Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
October 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
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Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Funny how suddenly so many on the right now see hurty words as a problem, and how suddenly expansive their notion of incitement has become.
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Funny how suddenly so many on the right now see hurty words as a problem, and how suddenly expansive their notion of incitement has become.
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When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
September 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
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Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral
September 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral
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Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
September 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
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On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
August 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
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Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
August 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
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Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
August 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
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Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
August 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
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The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
August 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
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Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
August 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
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Bridges of Newcastle
Bridges of Newcastle
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Bridges of Newcastle
Bridges of Newcastle
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London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
July 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
Can people please learn how @bsky.app works before making idiotic comments such as this (there have been a few of these). In @bsky.app, the OP sets the options for the thread, including all responses, and in this case, the OP to whom I was replying limited replies...
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Can people please learn how @bsky.app works before making idiotic comments such as this (there have been a few of these). In @bsky.app, the OP sets the options for the thread, including all responses, and in this case, the OP to whom I was replying limited replies...
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Rainbow over Aberdovey
Rainbow over Aberdovey
July 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Rainbow over Aberdovey
Rainbow over Aberdovey
And nice to have a namecheck on the front page strap
July 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
And nice to have a namecheck on the front page strap
Create a stereotype of what an “authentic” Muslim must be like, and when someone doesn’t fit that stereotype, mock them for not being authentic.
July 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Create a stereotype of what an “authentic” Muslim must be like, and when someone doesn’t fit that stereotype, mock them for not being authentic.