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The 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan delivered a blow to the nascent Afghan film industry. But a resilient and determined group of exiled filmmakers are finding their voices once again.
Bangladesh emerged as a critical player in the global apparel industry. Yet discriminatory practices of low wages, anti-trade unionism, and lack of factory upgrades persist, trapping the female workers in this industry in an illusory world of possibilities.
Essay
Europe’s migration debates reveal fissures in Jewish intellectual discourse, forcing Europe to confront its layered history, identity, and sovereignty.
Educational institutions in America, under the current conservative regime, are actively suppressing discussion and knowledge of gender diversity, but the facts of sex/gender around the world indicate that sex/gender is diverse and not completely determined by physical traits (or even necessarily permanent), allowing for more sex/gender categories and a more accepting attitude toward such diversity.
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Private university students played a unique role: with nothing to gain, they joined the July 2024 uprising in solidarity and helped topple the authoritarian regime.
In this Shuddhashar Free-thought podcast, we share Flash Interviews with two award-winning writers: Camelia Dewan and Taran Khan, both contributors to our magazine. They speak to Ella Harris Perin, Shuddhashar FreeVoice’s Oslo Scholars Intern. Camelia Dewan is an environmental anthropologist and Associate Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University. Her article, “Climate Refugees or
In this Shuddhashar Free-thought podcast, we share Flash Interviews with two esteemed scholars: Anthony Kwame Harrison and Andrew Fiala, both regular contributors to our magazine. They speak to Ella Harris Perin, Shuddhashar FreeVoice’s Oslo Scholars Intern. Anthony Kwame Harrison is a writer, teacher, skier, and Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. His articleThe Inconvenience of
Bangladeshi authorities and the wider citizenry must deliver on the promise of a country that functions on the principles of egalitarianism and justice.
Denmark gave Murshida Aktar refuge. It now has a responsibility not to send her back into danger.
Bangladesh’s newly elected government has a moral and legal responsibility to bring justice for Avijit Roy and the many others killed, exiled, and silenced at the hands of Islamist extremists who acted with impunity under the Awami League.
