Doris Lessing celebrates the realist, committed novel and laments its absence in much of modern literature. Her theory of literature emanates from an understanding of good and evil and has an instructive function. Accordingly, she admires nineteenth-century realist novelists and commends their efforts to document and question unjust social practice

The intensely precarious integration in many parts of Bangladesh between life, rivers and water has been reflected in the country’s river novels that describe the experiences of fishermen and riparian peasants. Among river systems in Bangladesh, the Padma (the Ganges in India) has inspired the greatest number of artists and their writing. Humayun

Although Charles Dickens condoned colonial exploitation, no one censured him then for his unprincipled and opportunistic stance. But as we now know, time has not forgiven him for his racist and imperialist views. Likewise, there are many writers and intellectuals in our time who have gained fame and fortune and enjoy prestige and perks due to their

WB Yeats's literary career was largely inspired by the troubles in his country, Ireland, and he wrote to fix them. But, according to WH Auden, Yeats's work didn't do much to establish peace and stability in Ireland. Likewise, Hasina's autocracy got me out of my academic cocoon and motivated me to write essays on down-to-earth issues

Despite its exploitative nature, colonialism facilitated continuous cultural exchanges between Muslim Bengal, home of the writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, and the European metropolis. Although Rokeya never visited Europe, she was exposed to European literature, overcame sociocultural constraints, and thus became engaged in a complex critique and ass

George Galloway’s election victory in Rochdale corresponds to the renewed awakening of the global conscience in regards to the question of Palestine. Perhaps, people of Rochdale have realised that politicians who facilitate injustice in other shores are likely to be unjust to those in their own country. They are smart enough to understand that po

Kamala Harris thought that caricaturing, denigrating, mocking and satirising Donald Trump alone would win her the election. She proved wrong and lost it to him. In a nutshell, by ignoring the plea for justice for the Palestinians, she insulted the intelligence of conscientious people in the US and around the world. She should have reassured the ele

Background: JAK2 V617F mutation is one of the driver mutations for myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) and vascular thrombosis. Its allele burden impacts on clinical phenotype of the neoplasm and contributes to higher risk of vascular thrombosis, especially venous thrombosis. However, in general population with JAK2 V617F mutation without overt MPN,

Peaceful civilization as deem appropriate to the education system in the asean countries based on the Alwasatiyyah concept.PROGRAMME BOOKKULLIYYAH OF EDUCATION International Islamic University MalaysiatowardsInternational Conference on EDUCATION GLOBAL PEACE 30 NOV - 01 DEC 20162Acknowledgement Kulliyyah of Education IIUM gratefully acknowledges th

Despite of the various attempts to implement safety practices in school, there still many unresolved issues related to students’ safety in schools. This study aimed to explore and examine current safety management practices in Malaysian primary schools and the type of safety management plans adopted by the administrators for ensuring students’