This Post is About Racism
This post is about racism: I had a wonderful time listening to classic bluesy songs at an international club in Gulshan tonight but the night didn’t…
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…
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…