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The West’s Immortal `Terrorist’

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 22, 2009

By Rahnuma Ahmed Who else…, but Osama bin Laden? He’s alive. Not only in the western imagination which needs an unlimited supply of bogeymen as its alter. To create and re-create myths of its innocence which serve to justify the … Continue reading →

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The Terrorist

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 23, 2001

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The word “terrorist” was not in fashion in 1971. The Pakistanis called them “miscreants”. They called themselves the “Mukti Bahini” (freedom fighters). The ordinary Bangladeshi also called them “Muktis”, and therein lay their strength. They had limited … Continue reading →

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