Afsan Chowdhury: Do we really care about Felani?
Do we really care about Felani? By Afsan Chowdhury for AlalODulal.org Do you have to be shot by the Indian security forces and lie hanging on…
Jamal Nazrul Islam and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe
Image of Jamal Nazrul Islam © Nasir Ali Mamun Jamal Nazrul Islam and the Ultimate Fate of the Universeby Tibra Ali For Nargis Naaz Islam[Originally published…
Trayvon Martin & Limon Hossain: Innocence on Trial
Trayvon Martin and Limon Hossain: Innocence on Trialby Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org I recently came across a chalked message on the sidewalk that summed up the media…
Is it Eid today in Matiranga?
Is it Eid today in Matiranga?By Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org Is it Eid today? Is it the end of Ramadan? I remember when I was a…
Our Political Misomusists
Our Political Misomusistsby Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org It is an elementary fact of linguistics that the same word can carry different meanings. In particular, the word…
Kazi Nazrul Islam: Hindus and Muslims
Hindus and Muslims by Kazi Nazrul Islam Translated by Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org One day I was discussing the Hindu-Muslim problem with GurudevRabindranath. Gurudev said: Look, you…
The Trial of David B.
“Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.” — Franz Kafka, “The Trial” I was reminded…
The Sundarbans and our guiltless sleep
The Sundarbans and our guiltless sleep by Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org [Originally published on AlalODulal.org on SEPTEMBER 24, 2013] In the south-west of Bangladesh stand the…
Staying Back
The Bangladeshi psyche is a moral and political waste land today. In this dizzying and disorienting kaleidoscope of decay, one name shines more brightly than anyone…