Ghazala Scheik Akbar

The writer is a former Features Editor for the Arab Times, Kuwait.

Snippets From “A View from the Ladies Common Room, Dacca University”

DU. How those letters conjure up a sense of awe and bittersweet memory. Always in the vanguard of political, progressive movements… Language (1952), Constitution (1962), Democracy (1968/69) and Independence (1971)… but distinguished too, for its intellectual environment and academic excellence. Dacca University's endless graffiti marked corridors were a daunting place for me, a teenager and a female, in the politically momentous years of the late 1960s.

3y ago

Sultan Abdul Hamid II: ‘The Unspeakable Turk’ Fights Back (Part II)

Sultan Abdul Hamid’s ties to the Indian sub-continent are a revelation for those more accustomed to seeing the name of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on main thoroughfares or commemorative stamps. Our knowledge of the Ottomans is usually through the lens of our British authored,

5y ago

Sultan Abdul Ha-mid II: “The Unspeakable Turk” Fights Back (Part I)

History as an oft-repeated cliché says is written by the victors. While the winners appropriate exclusive rights for their narratives, the vanquished are seemingly marginalised. Or, are they? For better or for worse, they can now have their say, on television at least. Take the case of the Ottoman Empire

5y ago

ALL ROADS LEAD TO GULISTAN

She stood at the edge of the elegant Jinnah Avenue, a stone's throw away from the leafy environs of Government House, the undisputed Queen of the cinemas: Gulistan, the 'rose garden' of Dacca's cinema-loving public.

6y ago

A View from the Ladies Common Room, Dacca University

DU. How those letters conjure up a sense of awe and bittersweet memory. Always in the vanguard of political, progressive

6y ago

A remembrance of things past and present

A similar gesture is needed by Pakistan again. These are self-confessed murderers who did not spare even pregnant women and children. They have been found guilty and sentenced. Let the Bangladeshis deal with them.

9y ago
July 3, 2021
July 3, 2021

Snippets From “A View from the Ladies Common Room, Dacca University”

DU. How those letters conjure up a sense of awe and bittersweet memory. Always in the vanguard of political, progressive movements… Language (1952), Constitution (1962), Democracy (1968/69) and Independence (1971)… but distinguished too, for its intellectual environment and academic excellence. Dacca University's endless graffiti marked corridors were a daunting place for me, a teenager and a female, in the politically momentous years of the late 1960s.

June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019

Sultan Abdul Hamid II: ‘The Unspeakable Turk’ Fights Back (Part II)

Sultan Abdul Hamid’s ties to the Indian sub-continent are a revelation for those more accustomed to seeing the name of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on main thoroughfares or commemorative stamps. Our knowledge of the Ottomans is usually through the lens of our British authored,

June 1, 2019
June 1, 2019

Sultan Abdul Ha-mid II: “The Unspeakable Turk” Fights Back (Part I)

History as an oft-repeated cliché says is written by the victors. While the winners appropriate exclusive rights for their narratives, the vanquished are seemingly marginalised. Or, are they? For better or for worse, they can now have their say, on television at least. Take the case of the Ottoman Empire

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

ALL ROADS LEAD TO GULISTAN

She stood at the edge of the elegant Jinnah Avenue, a stone's throw away from the leafy environs of Government House, the undisputed Queen of the cinemas: Gulistan, the 'rose garden' of Dacca's cinema-loving public.

July 14, 2018
July 14, 2018

A View from the Ladies Common Room, Dacca University

DU. How those letters conjure up a sense of awe and bittersweet memory. Always in the vanguard of political, progressive

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

A remembrance of things past and present

A similar gesture is needed by Pakistan again. These are self-confessed murderers who did not spare even pregnant women and children. They have been found guilty and sentenced. Let the Bangladeshis deal with them.