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Hindu Nationalism’s Alarming Rise In The West by CJ Werleman

In their two decade “War against Terror”, Western governments have bombed, invaded and occupied Muslim-majority countries in pursuit of Al Qaeda and Daesh, along with sanctioning and outlawing what they perceive to be militant Islamist political parties, and then freezing assets and denying migrant visas to those with ties to Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood […]

Twins Come Closer by Mohammad Zainal Abedin

The twins of the subcontinent, Pakistan and Bangladesh, seem to come closer for a better and more secured future, forgetting the errors and bitter memories of the bloody past. One finds such a ray of hope if one reads the letters that the Prime Ministers of both countries sent to each other on March 23 and 26 respectively, on the occasions of their National Day and 50th. […]

Bangladesh: I am Zia Speaking by R. Chowdhury

“In that case, we revolt.” ~Major Ziaur Rahman (March 25, 1971) “I am Zia speaking.” That’s how Major Ziaur Rahman, Second-in-Command of 8 Bengal Regiment, began his historic Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh at the Kalurghat Radio Station in Chittagong on March 27, 1971. The first declaration went in Zia’s name. Later, it was changed […]

The Fire Next Time by William Milam

I borrowed the title of this piece from James Baldwin, the celebrated African American novelist, playwright, essayist and thinker. Baldwin wrote brilliantly and with prescient insight, in the 1960s and 70s, about America’s original sin: racism.  Baldwin had also borrowed the title to warn white America that the completion of the democracy that Americans had […]

What Will Secretary Blinken Bring To US Foreign Policy? by Ali Cinar

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has taken office with a majority in the Senate. In his first five days as secretary he has initiated dialogue with the foreign ministers of 23 different countries as well as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Joseph Borrell and African Union Commission chairperson […]

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