Dogs are people, too
Before the rise of modern physics and astronomy, man thought he was at the centre of the universe. Now we know that we are but a…
Aqua
1. Sharp and green the bamboo leaves surround your sex Silently, our lips speak of freedom. The blood that spurts from our mouths drop heavily into…
A Tribute to Science Fiction
This article was written when I was 16 years old and published in the popular astronomy journal “Akash Totthya.” They say it all began with Mary…
The Ironic Republic
Saint-John Perse was born in the Caribbean during the colonial era to a family that belonged to the privileged ruling class. He identified with the…
Reflections on All Souls Day
— First draft: All Souls Day 2022. Published: 14 March 2023. In his novel ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ Milan Kundera observes that animals don’t have…
My Homeland in the Imagination: An Homage to Salman Rushdie
What I found interesting and beautiful was that Kundera’s defence of Rushdie’s controversial novel wasn’t based on freedom of expression, instead, it was based on the art of the novel.
Sister
Having adopted three cats while I lived there, I spent considerable time in the busy waiting room of an animal hospital in the town of Waco,…
Speech: 10 Years of PSI
On the 21st of June, 2019, I was invited to give a speech to celebrate 10 years of PSI. Here’s the speech (video starts at my…
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…
Omar Faruk Babu Remembered
Omar Faruk Babu Remembered (d. May 2013) 1. Tibra Ali for AlalODulal.org The awful daring of a moment’s surrenderWhich an age of prudence can never retractBy this,…