And as I stood in the black smoke engulfing Nasser Hospital, about to come under siege, I finally understood why he decided to remain at his post despite knowing the Pakistani Army was on its way, despite knowing he may leave his entire family behind: Our humanity should not be diminished by fear.
Category: Politics
How Sharif Hadi’s Anti-LGBTQ Views Exposed Fault-lines in the Bangladeshi Left
Does Osman Hadi’s legacy of promoting Bengali Muslim Ethnonationalism and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric divide both the country and its left?
From Protest to Power: What Mamdani’s Mayorship Will Demand
Winning was hard. Governing a strained city, under a hostile federal administration, is an even harder test ahead.
Stateless Bengalis of Assam: Weaponizing Identity, Migration & Border (In)Security
Recent deportations of Bengalis and Muslims in India to Bangladesh have deep-seated roots to Assamese border tensions from the British colonial period, but why has it gaining national attention now?
Paani Chai, Paani? : How Protests in the Two Bengals were fuelled by Music, Art and Popular Culture References
How do the 2024 protests in Bangladesh and West Bengal have their roots in music, art & pop culture references?
Why Mamdani May Become the Mayor of NYC
Can Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo & become the first South Asian and Muslim Mayor of New York City? Some say yes.
Bromance 2.0: Modi’s Visit to the Trump White House
What came out of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the second Trump White House?
Navigating the Waters of Communal Tensions in Bangladesh
With the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s government, the situation for religious minorities in Bangladesh has escalated tensions between India to an increasingly confrontation al level, leaving Bangladeshi Hindus as pawns whose collective plight are not given justice.
JKLF engages with US Legislators to secure Diplomatic Support for an Independent Kashmir as the Permanent Solution to the Kashmir Conflict
On March 5, 2024, the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front engaged Texas state legislators for diplomatic support for an Independent Kashmir
Rolling the Dice on Reform: Canada’s Bet on Bangladeshi Youth
The focus on Bangladesh’s youth isn’t just feel-good policy commentary, but rather a cold strategic calculation.