Monthly Archives: March 2011

THE “KILL TEAM” PHOTOGRAPHS

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Posted by Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker La Mohammed Kalay, Afghanistan, 2010. Abu Ghraib, Iraq, 2003. Soldiers rest just after the My Lai massacre, 1968. My Lai 4, Vietnam, 1968. It’s the smile. In photographs released by the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 24, 2011
Posted in culture, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Media issues, Military, Photography, Photojournalism issues, politics, security, Terrorism, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The man for whom Obama lied

by rahnuma ahmed [Today's column is dedicated to those who believe US presidents don't lie, that only politicians of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Iran etc., etc., those who belong to the uncivilised south, or to fundamentalist Muslim countries, do]. “We’ve … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 22, 2011
Posted in Global Issues, Governance, Imperialism, Rahnuma Ahmed, security, Terrorism, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Majority World Agency poised for lift off

London, 16th March 2011. MAJORITY WORLD™, the socially responsible image agency, announces major expansion plan at “Responsible Business”, Business Design Centre, London, 17-18 March 2011 Inspiring images, responsibly sourced MAJORITY WORLD™ is a picture agency with a difference. It promotes … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 17, 2011
Posted in culture, Drik and its initiatives, media, Media issues, Photography, Photojournalism, Photojournalism issues, Shahidul Alam, Southern Exposure | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the Noblest of them all?

by rahnuma ahmed I’d thought of writing about the Nobel Laureate’s ouster from Grameen Bank last week, but fever intervened. Mine has receded, the government’s however, has not. Their’s is prolonged, one that continues. High state and party functionaries have … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted in Bangladesh, development, economy, Global Issues, Governance, Imperialism, media, Rahnuma Ahmed | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

`The Opportunity of a Century.’ Western Military Intervention in Libya?

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by rahnuma ahmed Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forty one-year reign has witnessed phenomenal shifts, after coming to power through a military coup in 1969, his anti-imperialist position—expressed through lending political and material support to various national liberation movements … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 3, 2011
Posted in Capitalism, exploitation, Human rights, Imperialism, Military, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, security | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment