Tag Archives: disappearances

If you cannot protect your people, why should the sun rise on your country?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 26, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Prasanna Ratnayake Missing for over 300 days Source: Groundviews On 25th November, far away from my motherland, I rang Sandya Eknaligoda to ask her, How are you? Yesterday was the 300th day that her loving husband … Continue reading →

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Traces of Absence

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 17, 2010

An exhibition of photographs by Shahidul Alam There is a wall running along a street. The writing on it is fragmented and cannot quite be made sense of. The image was taken in the middle of the night and a … Continue reading →

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Flowers on a Grave

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 11, 2008

Subscribe to ShahidulNews He had been quietly playing by himself as his grandmother talked to the strangers. But we had made eye contact. He wanted to make friends, and a smile spread over his face as I approached. Suddenly he … Continue reading →

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