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We! The children are reduced to bones And skin. Their tiny bodies Have heads appearing far too large And eyes that cry for help. But there’s no shortage yet of guns And bullets — or of bombs. And soon enough, … Continue reading
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The killer of my father
Subscribe to ShahidulNews ‘The killer of my father, Salman Taseer, was showered with rose petals by fanatics. How could they do this?’ Thousands of Pakistanis showered rose petals on the assassin of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab who sought … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Human rights, Islam, politics, South Asia
Tagged Christianity, Islam, justice, Pakistan, religion
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The Burka Ban – 1
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Europe’s Open-face Democracy By Rahnuma Ahmed France bans full-face veils in public. Women wearing the niqab cannot enter government buildings, public transport, streets and markets. Burkas are not “welcome” on French soil, says Sarkozy. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Colonialism, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Islam, Oil, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Technology, Terrorism, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Burka, Burka ban, deaths, Europe, France, Hijab, Islam, Law, Malalai Joya, Military, Open-face democracy, religion, Taliban, Terrorism, USA, War
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Anti-semitism, and the 9/11, Israel-Mossad Connection Part I
By Rahnuma Ahmed We Jews should never, ever become like our tormentors — not even to save our lives. Even at Auschwitz, I sensed that such a moral downfall would render my survival meaningless. – Hajo Meyer, An Ethical Tradition … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Global Issues, Human rights, Imperialism, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Terrorism, war on terror
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Auschwitz, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Holocaust, Israel, Jews, Palestine, Rahnuma Ahmed, religion
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Our Inheritances
Subscribe to ShahidulNews rahnuma ahmed Different Islamic organizations stage a procession outside the National Mosque protesting against equal inheritance rights of women. Dhaka, Bangladesh. March 14 2008. © Munir uz Zaman/DrikNews ‘NO, I don’t care about the women’s development policy. … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, culture, development, Islam, Rahnuma Ahmed
Tagged development, gender, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, religion
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Brahmaputra Diary
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Multimedia version with video and photographs A gentle trickle A surging river A gentle plain A delta Four long years Three thousand kilometres Cormorants, sea gulls Sparrows at dusk A flurry of wings Moody clouds La brume … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Photography, Photojournalism, Shahidul Alam, Sites of Drik and Pathshala photographers
Tagged culture, delta, geography, language, People, religion, River, Shahidul Alam, Water
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Online Lifeline
Subscribe to ShahidulNews ON-LINE LIFELINE Feminist writer Taslima Nasreen in hiding after receiving a death threat from Islamic fundamentalists Third World activists are using global connections to pressure the powers-that-be and even save lives. Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam has little … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Shahidul Alam, South Asia
Tagged fatwa, freedom, Freedom of Expression, Islam, Law, religion, Shahidul Alam, taslima nasreen, Writer
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