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We all helped suppress the Egyptians. So how do we change?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 11, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Johann Hari The Independent Friday, 4 February 2011 Very few British people would beat up a poor person to get cheaper petrol. But our governments do it all the time. Why? The old slogan from the … Continue reading →

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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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September 22 is for remembering

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Daily Mirror THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2010 00:00 The 4th article of the Dasa Raja Dharma, Lord Buddha’s incomparable treatise on good governance is about Ajjava, i.e. honesty and integrity. The ruler, the Buddha said must be absolutely … Continue reading →

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Murdoch phone hacking scandal

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 22, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Murdoch phone hacking scandal engulfs all Britain’s major parties By Jean Shaoul 22 September 2010 World Socialist Website A desperate damage control operation is underway as further allegations emerge about the extent of the illegal phone hacking … Continue reading →

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Siege of Drik Gallery

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2010

New Age Editorial THE siege, so to speak, of the Drik Gallery by the police on Monday, to force cancellation of a photo exhibition on extrajudicial killings by acclaimed photographer and Drik managing director Shahidul Alam, not only undermined the … Continue reading →

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China-US Politics over Exhibiting Tibet. In Dhaka

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 22, 2009

By Rahnuma Ahmed Writer and translator Tarek Omar Chowdhury, a committed Maobadi and a dear friend, was deeply worried. `Of course I do not support what happened, although I must admit I look at it  differently.’ He was referring to … Continue reading →

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Charge Of The Light Brigade

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 14, 2009

    From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 19, Dated May 16, 2009 CULTURE & SOCIETY   photo essay Charge Of The Light Brigade Bangladesh’s award-winning photographers are subverting the first world lens, says SHAHIDUL ALAM LATE IN 1990 we knew … Continue reading →

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