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Muhammad Yunus’ Eyes Hold Tears of Tens of Millions
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Professor Yunus’ eyes hold the tears of all Bangladeshis who suffered under Hasina’s iron-fisted autocratic regime. I hope he and his colleagues who are now running Bangladesh will continue to remember all the sacrifices people in Bangladesh and in the diaspora made to facilitate a new beginning for us. One major way to do justice to the tears

Silence Over Rape and Feminist Groups’ Political Link
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

If feminist groups in Bangladesh choose to remain hushed on the subject of gender-based violence in general, that will perhaps be pardonable on the ground of limited human ability. However, their selective protest and selective silence over the years have questioned their intention and have made us curious about their agenda and interests. Given th

Pessimism from the Scientific Worldview: Examining a Critique of Islam
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Islamophobia is on the rise across the world. The alarming issue, however, is Islamophobic attitudes are noticed among Muslim youths within Muslim societies. One of the root causes to develop pessimistic attitudes towards world religions is scientific worldview. In the past, scientific worldview was a threat to Christian world of West. Recently, th

African and Islamic: Doris Lessing’s Notion of Writerly Commitment in “the Small Personal Voice”
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Climate Migration in Humayun Kabir’s Men and Rivers: the Padma and Faridpur
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Charles Dickens, Colonialism, and the Slave Trade
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Daring to Defend the anti-Discrimination Student Movement
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Muslim Bengal Writes Back: Rokeya's Encounter with and Representation of Europe
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Galloway, Gaza and Global Conscience
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

Has Kamala Harris Abided by Her Parents’ Advice?
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

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

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