Echoes of colonialism in Bangladesh
In navigating colonialism, we have to ask ourselves, who is striving for control.
3m ago
Fear, loss and isolation
Humans are social creatures. While all animals have a need to communicate, none have quite the same ability or need to organise themselves into communities the way humans do.
3y ago
Citizens’ participation in formulating health policies can be a game changer
In the olden days, in the city best known as a democratic city-state, where, arguably, the concepts of citizenship and democracy emerged, there was something called Ecclesia. Here,
3y ago
Finding the fingerprint of creation
I started to write this on the night that is deemed the holiest night of the holiest month of the year by Muslims.
4y ago
Reflections from a conversation with the Dalai Lama
Is forgive-ness a phenomenon that is learned or is it something that some of us are inherently better at than others?
5y ago
The burden of the ‘Eves’ of this world
"EVE-TEASING”, the colloquial term for public sexual harassment in use despite directives being issued by the High Court about changing it to a more appropriate term, alludes to the monotheism’s (mainly biblical sources) creation story concerning Adam and Eve.
5y ago
A personal tribute to Nusrat Jahan Rafi
Mf first visit to a madrasa school for female students was in July 2014. We met in a large rectangular room, with a faint damp stench,
5y ago
August 6, 2017
Mental illness: A heavy burden on the labour market
Interestingly though, most people in Bangladesh would not consider mental health a disease. It raises hope, therefore, that the conversations about mental health, are beginning to occur in the context of general health issues as has been on the occasion of World Health Day on the 7th of April this year.
June 21, 2017
Madrassahs: The invisible link in achieving equity
Since the World Conference on Women in Mexico in 1975, Bangladesh has been at the forefront among the least-developed countries (LDCs) in addressing gender disparities. The country's achievements in education and gender parity in education, has also been remarkable. However, despite its success in achieving gender parity in many areas, some sections of the population have been left behind. One such section is female students in madrassah schools.
March 25, 2017
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
The world has made it so that existing as a woman has become an act of political warfare.
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