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Birds of Paradise
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 5, Fiction Nuha Fariha 7/28/21 Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 5, Fiction Nuha Fariha 7/28/21

Birds of Paradise

Three captivating short stories on the Bangladesh Freedom Struggle that vividly capture the disruption and outbreak of violence during the period.

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“Bangladesh Has No Indigenous People”
Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Nafis H 7/8/21 Bangladesh, Issue 5, Essay Nafis H 7/8/21

“Bangladesh Has No Indigenous People”

To prevent the extinction of Adibashis, the Bangladesh government must recognize their right to self-determination.

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Degrowth Remains a Slogan
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Book Review, Review Sara Abraham 6/9/21 India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Book Review, Review Sara Abraham 6/9/21

Degrowth Remains a Slogan

Though illuminating key debates, Jason Hickel’s recent case for degrowth falls short of its global objective – with not enough to offer regions like South Asia. 

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A Tale of Two South Asian Americas
Diaspora, Bangladesh, Essay Sharmin Hossain 5/9/21 Diaspora, Bangladesh, Essay Sharmin Hossain 5/9/21

A Tale of Two South Asian Americas

An exploration of the Bangladeshi American activism scene provides a glimpse into how the South Asian American political landscape continues to expand and change.

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Language for Liberation: The Class Struggle Behind Ekushey (21st) February
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Essay Nafis H 2/21/21 Pakistan, Bangladesh, Essay Nafis H 2/21/21

Language for Liberation: The Class Struggle Behind Ekushey (21st) February

February 21, 1952 remains one of the most significant dates in the history of Bangladesh, a landmark day in the context of the 1971 liberation war. To understand how the Bhasha Andolan (Language Movement) became a mass uprising, we must look at the class struggle that led up to the movement.

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Narrating a People’s History of 1971
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Book Review Alif Shahed 8/14/20 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Book Review Alif Shahed 8/14/20

Narrating a People’s History of 1971

A review of Anam Zakaria’s 1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.

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Tagore Street, Tel Aviv: Against Normalizing Bangladeshi—Israeli relations
Bangladesh, Essay Kamal M. Ali 7/24/20 Bangladesh, Essay Kamal M. Ali 7/24/20

Tagore Street, Tel Aviv: Against Normalizing Bangladeshi—Israeli relations

The normalization of the Israeli apartheid-state by liberal Bangladeshis calls for a revival of revolutionary solidarities and a South Asian politics that champions the Palestinian cause.

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Ecologies of Emancipation: The Mukti Bahini, Rivers and the Unravelling of Pakistan
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Essay Moiz Abdul Majid 5/2/20 Pakistan, Bangladesh, Essay Moiz Abdul Majid 5/2/20

Ecologies of Emancipation: The Mukti Bahini, Rivers and the Unravelling of Pakistan

Peasant guerrillas from the Mukti Bahini used their intimate ecological knowledge of Bangladesh’s waterways to liberate the country.

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Desi America United
Diaspora, Bangladesh, Issue 3, Essay Iman Sultan 6/19/19 Diaspora, Bangladesh, Issue 3, Essay Iman Sultan 6/19/19

Desi America United

Highlighting a rich legacy of desi organizing in America, Iman Sultan traces her journey with activists and organisers emerging in a new Left movement.

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Fighting Fascist Democracy: The Young Radicals of Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Issue 2, Interview Atif Anik 12/2/18 Bangladesh, Issue 2, Interview Atif Anik 12/2/18

Fighting Fascist Democracy: The Young Radicals of Bangladesh

Jamhoor interviewed the President of the Revolutionary Student-Youth Movement (RSYM), Atif Anik, about his thoughts on the recent transport strike, RSYM’s work, and the character of fascism in South Asia today.

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Snapping an Uprising: Bangladeshi Youth Take to the Streets
Bangladesh, Issue 2, Photo Essay Saptarshi Nath 12/1/18 Bangladesh, Issue 2, Photo Essay Saptarshi Nath 12/1/18

Snapping an Uprising: Bangladeshi Youth Take to the Streets

Saptarshi Nath captures students taking to the streets for road safety in Mirpur, Dhaka.

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Mao-Lana Bhashani: Maoism and the Unmaking of Pakistan
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 1, Essay Layli Uddin 5/25/18 Pakistan, Bangladesh, Issue 1, Essay Layli Uddin 5/25/18

Mao-Lana Bhashani: Maoism and the Unmaking of Pakistan

Today, socialism and Islam are often viewed as incompatible. Does the career of Maulana Bhashani, “the Red Maulana” of Bangladesh, offer a corrective to this view?

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