[Drawn from Lydia Wilson's "What I discovered from interviewing imprisoned ISIS fighters" published in The Nation and retrieved from http://www.thenation.com/article/what-i-discovered-from-interviewing-isis-prisoners/ on November 15, 2015] Listening to the voice of a young brown body all of 26, married, two children, with a large family to support. Listening to the voice of a young brown body all of 26, a lost adolescence, to the occupation that brought Freedom. Listening to the voice of a young brown body all of 26, wrapped in faith, love for family, lost for meaning. Listening to the voice of a young brown body all of 26, that lost a father, disappeared, murdered, jailed, perhaps in one of your Guantanamo camps. Listening to the voice of a young brown body all of 26, in search of faith, in search of meaning, in search of dignity.
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.