P/partition: Urvashi Butalia’s Volume of Essays in Lower Case
Shruti Devgan reviews Partition: The Long Shadow edited by Urvashi Butalia. Continue Reading →
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In the News: Candles, Kombucha, Crocodiles, and more!
A round-up of the week’s religion news. Continue Reading →
Bangladesh: Taking Sides
In the aftermath of contested elections, Nayma Qayum looks at the origins of continuing tensions in Bangladesh and a growing ideological divide. Continue Reading →
Shahbag: Religion and Politics in Dhaka’s Public Square
By Nayma Qayum War crimes trials usher in a new era of religious politics in a nation still suffering the wounds of a brutal war. Continue Reading →
Bangladesh (Further) Surrenders Secularism
Kathryn Montalbano: This week, the Bangladeshi government has pushed to retain the state’s Islamic status, a move that requires an amendment to the constitution that originally declared Bangladesh secular and independent from Pakistan in 1971. Bangladesh’s path to independence could almost be credited to Indian Muslims, who sought reprieve from social and political marginalization in 1947 for their new state, Pakistan.
Newly independent Bangladesh was intended to serve as an egalitarian nation in which Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, and Hindus could peacefully coexist. Continue Reading →