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by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012

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 →

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Chobi Mela VI highlighted on Iranian website

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 19, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Source: Ali Akbar Shirjian: Chobi Mela participant Ali Akbar Shirjian says it is “the first professional website on documentary photography in Persian language. It is the first production of Iran Workshop team to start of own dream … Continue reading →

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THE BURKA BAN – 2

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 9, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Rahnuma Ahmed It’s all about attacking Iran! Of course, attacking Afghanistan is wrong and we should all condemn it but burkas are equally bad because they oppress women. Progressive writers should not support one in order … Continue reading →

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Great Female Artists? Think Karachi

by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 1, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Newsweek by Alexandra A. Seno ‘Geometric Landscapes and the Spectacle of Force’, Seher Shah. Seher Shah / Courtesy of artist and Bose Pacia, New York “Why have there been no great women artists?” asked American art historian … Continue reading →

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The Silences We Maintain

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 21, 2003

Subscribe to ShahidulNews 11th September 2002. I was at Heathrow Airport, flying home to Dhaka. Friends had warned me against flying that day, but I wasn’t too bothered and looked forward to the empty seats I could stretch out on. … Continue reading →

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