| Vol 9 Issue 11-12 September 03-16 |
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| Dig into the diversity! |
Food in London isn’t just fish and chips or roasts at the pub; there’s doner kebab, halal butchers and more...
by ZIADUL KABIR |
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| Let’s Plant Trees |
If trees must be felled, let this not be indiscriminate and let there be ample replacement
by Mohammad Shahidul Islam |
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| Echoes in Tamil Nadu |
AS usual, the build-up of emotions on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue was as fast as the climbdown in Tamil Nadu. At the end of three weeks of fast-paced developments, the ........
by T.S. Subramanian |
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| Reality checks on the way |
Obama has inspired hope and the world waits for him to translate that hope into reality
by Fazal M. Kamal |
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| Inheritance of loss |
The film highlights the groundswell of introspection among the “Partition generation”.
by CHITRA PADMANABHAN |
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| Dreaming of a better Bangladesh |
This NGO works in the field of health, disaster management, social awareness and more
by SHAFIQ RAHMAN |
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| And Pegasus Is Off... |
These stories are precursors to the Booker winner, with similar characters and incidents, and are better
by Khushwant Singh |
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Human Rights Film Festival
The Human Rights Film Festival 2008 was held on November 16-19 at the Public Library auditorium to uphold the commitment to human rights. The festival included films, discussions and seminars. Films of both young and veteran filmmakers were screened.
Zahir Raihan’s Stop Genocide and Tauqir Ahmed’s Joyjatra were screened on the first day. A total of 14 films were screened at the festival. These included Murshedul Islam’s Sharat ‘71, Tanveer Mokammel’s Swapnabhumi, Kawser Chowdhury’s Shei Rater Katha Bolte Eshechhi, Tareq Masud’s Matir Moina and Saidul Anam Tutul’s Ami Shei Meye. On November 18 a seminar was held on Violence in Films. Murshedul Islam read the keynote paper at the seminar.
Universal Human Rights was declared in 1948, making 2008 the 60th year of human rights. As part of the 60th anniversary commemorations, Ain O Salish Kendra organised several programmes. This film festival was part of the commemorations. Besides being a source of entertainment, films highlighted social, cultural and political issues of significance. In 1986 Ain O Salish Kendra began its efforts to establish human rights, secularism, social justice and democratic values in the country. It strives to ensure the legal rights of women, children, poor persons and other deprived sections of the society. Driven by commitment to free society from disparities and discrimination, Ain O Salish Kendra works to raise people’s awareness and nurture democratic values. |
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| Concept of National Security-2 |
Pakistan entered the 21st century a truncated version of its original creation, uncertain about its future, its place under the sun, its identity, etc indeed without a coherent vision for the ...
by IKRAM SEHGAL |
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| The spoof NY Times |
The recent NY Times spoof reflects the aspirations of the people, what they want from President-elect Obama
by Ripan Kumar Biswas |
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| Iraq: dramatic drop in deaths |
For 18 months Baghdad’s chief mortician could not walk across his laboratory for the bodies piled in front of him. He left work through a side door to ....
by Martin Chulov |
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| Avoid the debt trap, please |
Pakistan is the only country outside Europe to have gone to the IMF for a bailout. While the western financial meltdown hit the US and Europe hard, no ....
by Yousuf Nazar |
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