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Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Gulf Next?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 2, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By James M. Dorsey | 02 FEB 2011 Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Gulf Next? It’s time to think the unthinkable: Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Gulf states may be getting in line for their turn at … Continue reading →

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My Sister’s Language

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 2, 2010

His eyes flitted forward and back, and having surveyed the scene for possible danger, it stopped. The head stooped, and that was how he stayed. Crouched on the floor of a bus full of Bangalis, the Pahari (hill person) amongst … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of Death and the Unattended ‘National Wounds’

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 10, 2010

By Saydia Gulrukh For the past few months, I have been preparing for an almost meaningless exam, one which graduate students in the US have to take, called ‘comps’ (short for comprehensive/PhD candidacy exam). During moments of sarcasm, we also … Continue reading →

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Horror and grief: a nation besieged

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 6, 2009

Text by Rahnuma Ahmed Photos by DrikNews BODIES of army officers had been found, they had been dumped in the sewage canals that lay underneath the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana. Two dead bodies had been the first ones to surface, … Continue reading →

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