Monthly Archives: April 2006

Where Sandals Still Fear to Tread

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 21, 2006

Dear Mr. Kees, Thank you for taking the time and the trouble to respond to my mail. Mine was a principled stand, and frankly not one I had expected the ambassador to respond to directly. I was pleasantly surprised that … Continue reading →

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Colliding with the State

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 5, 2006

Lisa Botos from the Time Magazine office in Hong Kong, had done most of the hard work. Permissions had been obtained and the protocol arrangements had been made. The shoot was on. Having gone through the security hoop at the … Continue reading →

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Battuta Was Here

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 1, 2006

Committed to PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 655 Sat. April 01, 2006 Literature Travel Writing “Battuta was here”Shams al-Din Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Yusuf al-Lawati al-Tanji Ibn Battuta was more commonly known … Continue reading →

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