Tag Archives: South Africa

Homecoming for Stark Record of Apartheid

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 19, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By CELIA W. DUGGER Published: New York Times November 17, 2010 JOHANNESBURG — When he was only in his 20s Ernest Cole, a black photographer who stood barely five feet tall, created one of the most harrowing pictorial … Continue reading →

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Speech at the Funeral of Sarah Bartmann

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 14, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Thabo Mbeki 9 August 2002 Fellow South Africans: The day should be a day of celebration and joy. After all, today is National Women’s Day as well as the historic day when we return the remains … Continue reading →

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AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. JACOB ZUMA

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 26, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews HAIDAR EID – AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. JACOB ZUMA, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA 10 September, 2009 — Palestine Chronicle Dear Mr. President, I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment with both your attendance at the … Continue reading →

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67 Minutes for Madiba

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 18, 2009

Subscribe to ShahidulNews OK. I’ll admit it. I do have a soft spot for older women. My grandmother, my mother, Shejokhalamma, Chotokhalamma, Chotomami, Sufia Khala (poet Sufia Kamal), Didi (Mahasweta Devi) were all pretty special. All in their eighties or … Continue reading →

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