Category Archives: Global Issues

Dignified Intolerance

Creating a diverse and inclusive world is not something that should be debated but embraced By Laurence Boschetto, Draftfcb CEO and president As Black History Month 2012—which carries the theme: “Black Women in American Culture & History” —comes to a close, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 9, 2012
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CONCLUDING PART Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by rahnuma ahmed As I conclude my series on the consortium government, I’d like to let my readers know that what I’ve been writing (7 parts, this included) was a mere scratch of the tip of the iceberg. That, since … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 6, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Caretaker government, Consortium government, Democracy, Global Issues, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Part VI Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by rahnuma ahmed Yesterday, I had ended with the words, “there is still hope.” But, of course, hoping doesn’t mean that one daydreams, or fantasises. Or, becomes cynical when things don’t turn out the way one had wished. “Pessimism of … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 3, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Caretaker government, Colonialism, Consortium government, Democracy, Education, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Law, media, Military, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Resistance, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Part V Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by rahnuma ahmed Dr. Muhammad Yunus, proud recipient of The Nobel Peace Prize, 2006, which was awarded jointly to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, which he founded, ”for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.” I had written earlier … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 2, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Caretaker government, Consortium government, Democracy, Global Issues, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Part IV Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

BY RAHNUMA AHMED But let me return to the central question: is it reasonable to claim that western governments were directly involved in the consortium project? That they were, as I argue, not only one of the constitutive elements, but … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 1, 2012
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Control by seed

To the rest of the world, Abu Ghraib is associated with inhuman torture, incarceration without trial and arrogant US unilateralism. To the farmers of Iraq, Abu Ghraib was better known for the national seed gene bank, started in the early … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 1, 2012
Posted in Capitalism, economy, environment, Global Issues, Governance, Imperialism, Law, Occupation, politics, USA, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Part II Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by Rahnuma ahmed Speaking on the basis of information available in the public domain, I think it would be fair to say that the intellectual understanding, the political framework, effectivity and inspiration of the shusheel shomaj was largely dependent on … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Capitalism, culture, Democracy, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Media issues, Military, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Resistance, South Asia, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Part I Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

By Rahnuma Ahmed As I’d explained in my column published on February 13, 2012,  I’d disappeared from these pages to work on three manuscripts intended for Boi Mela 2012. While they missed the bus — more work needs to be … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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‘We teach life, sir’

By Rafeef Ziadah Today, my body was a TV’d massacre. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 21, 2012
Posted in Capitalism, Colonialism, culture, Democracy, exploitation, Genocide, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, literature, Media issues, politics, Resistance | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Art as a Witness

  Shahidul Alam to speak at the Colombo Art Biennial : Art as a Witness Amu Shahidul 2010©Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh An extraordinary artist – eloquent with words and images – Shahidul Alam is a photographer, writer, activist and social entrepreneur, who was profoundly influenced … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 17, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Crossfire, culture, Democracy, Education, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Killings, Law, media, Media issues, Migration, Photography, Photojournalism, Photojournalism issues, politics, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment