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‘Get Out, Black Animals’: what happened in Tawergha, Libya

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012

Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 One might think that a corporate media system would act independently of the state – there is no formal mechanism of control. But as the ingrained bias sampled above indicates, this often turns out … 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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