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An Arts Endeavor in Tunisia Brings Together Government and Civil Society November 4, 2015   by Rana Yazaji An Arts Endeavor in Tunisia Brings Together Government and Civil Society Tunisia emerged from the revolution with the potential to achieve true…

For many people, it is easier, safer and more comfortable to live in a world of delusion, particularly when this delusion requires no effort to seek out and understand truths that might prove unpalatable. If the delusion is one that…

Faisal Arefin Dipan, owner-publisher of Jagriti Publications, was hacked to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The killing took place in Dhaka’s Shahbag area within hours of an attack on another publisher and blogger, at Lalmatia in the capital city on Saturday…

Bangladesh Association of Hong Kong Dear All, We are pleased to inform you that the renovation of  BAHK premises, 396, Shanghai Street (2nd Floor), Yau Ma Tei has been completed. Our long cherished dream has been fulfilled by the grace of…

Surely Obama can do better than this, but he has to sing in Russian. http://language101.com/blog/putin-sings-blueberry-hill/ Maybe a singing contest with a background of bombs falling on Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan, and Yemen, just to add further elements of contradiction…

It is not all in “capitalism” that is evil or negative – it is the sort of predator Capitalism with its deliberate waging of wars for profit – such as the war banks (case in point – the opium banks…

No media organization is more influential in shaping the way American policymakers and news outlets think about Israel and Palestine than the New York Times. But with some notable exceptions, the Times has done a shamefully poor job of including…

The UK Suffragettes were activists in the British WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union), led by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, seeking the right to vote for women through some nonviolent methods of protest such as hunger strikes, and other tactics…

Dear Readers,Himal Southasian is pleased to announce the launch of its third quarterly of 2015, ‘The Bangladesh Paradox‘ (Vol 28 No 3). Despite spurts of interest, Bangladesh does not get the attention warranted by a country of its size, complexity and…

“It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” –William Carlos Williams By Gary Corseri and Charles Orloski (Intro: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold,” Yeats…