Category Archives: Imperialism

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

by rahnuma ahmed The incongruencies were many. They helped to sow suspicion among members of the public. The general relief felt in the early period of the caretaker government’s takeover, gradually slipped away. Having failed to gain legitimacy, the consortium … 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

‘Ikhras’, inspired by Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Malcolm X

By rahnuma ahmed   Ikhras, the Arabic word for “shut up”, is the name of a website http://ikhras.com/ which nominates a House Arab or a House Muslim every month, for having earned the glory of receiving the hurled at shoe, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 20, 2012
Posted in 1971, Colonialism, Human rights, Imperialism, literature, Media issues, Occupation, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Resistance, war on terror, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Archiving 1971

Photo: Don Mccullin Archiving 1971 By Sharmin Ahmed Star Weekend Winston Churchill said, “History is written by the victors.” And when history is one-sided, it becomes a propaganda instrument. Archiving is a form of respecting not only history but the truth, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 17, 2012
Posted in 1971, Bangladesh, Colonialism, culture, Democracy, Drik and its initiatives, Education, Elections, Film, Genocide, Governance, Imperialism, Killings, Law, Major Features on Bangladesh, media, Media issues, Migration, Military, Photography, Photojournalism, politics, Resistance, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

Wearing her ghoonghat a few inches higher

Image and text contributed by Sreenivasan Jain, Mumbai Some text is paraphrased from a recent Book – Civil Disobedience, Sreenivasan’s father Late. Shri LC Jain, noted economist and Gandhian. This image was photographed in Delhi, shortly after my Paternal grandparents … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 10, 2012
Posted in Colonialism, culture, Democracy, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Law, Occupation, Photography, politics, Resistance, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Selective Outrage Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 News that a fourth scientist in two years, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, had been assassinated in Iran by an unknown agency generated minimal outrage in the press. Patrick Cockburn notedin the Independent: ‘While … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012
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What really links the ‘urinating marines’ video with Abu Ghraib

In the digital age, people document and share everything – even insults to the fallen Jonathan Jones guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 January 2012 18.17 GMT A still from a YouTube video allegedly showing US marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 17, 2012
Posted in culture, Film, Human rights, Imperialism, Islam, Killings, media, Media issues, Photography, Photojournalism issues, politics, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Have a Nice Day, Buddy:” What The Actions of a Few US Marines Say About us All

 Jan 13 2012 by Sherene Seikaly and Maya Mikdashi Golden, like a shower, said one of the US marines as he urinated, along with three of his fellow officers, on three dead Afghans. Over the last forty-eight hours this grizzly spectacle … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 15, 2012
Posted in Colonialism, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Islam, Killings, Law, Military, Occupation, politics, security, Terrorism, USA, war on terror | 2 Comments

West Bank 2011: One year of Humiliation in a Two Minutes Video

It is a new year in the West Bank And on Christmas, a rainy and great wind swept over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Trees bent and roofs rattled but the wind couldn’t carry away the suffering, vulnerability and the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 14, 2012
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