A Close Look at the Kishor Alo Tragedy: Must the Show Go On?
Life is precious, as long as losing a life does not hamper an ongoing event in any way. Naimul Abrar Rahat, a student of Class 9 of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC), lost his life after being electrocuted during the…
Why Men Rape: A Complicated Portrait of Rapists’ Minds
There is no easy answer to this question. While it may be tempting to lump all rapists into one monstrous category, rapists vary just as much as ordinary men do. In fact, many of them are ordinary men. Richard von…
The Truth About Kashmir (and the Dangers it Faces)
14th February 2019- Adil Ahmad Dar, a suicide bomber, caused a massive blast in Pulwama killing more than 40 Indian soldiers. The attack wasn’t a shocker, per se, because Kashmiris have been facing it for decades, many local groups of…
Revolutioনারী: A Visual Exercise in Gender Sensitivity
Revolutioনারী, which combined art and feminism, was a three-day poetry and photography exhibition that was organized by ProjectDebi sponsored by Portland Group and held at the EMK center. The entire exhibition consisted of 79 frames. The photography exhibition which included…
Afraid to Love: Priyanka Chopra, Kashmir and ‘Humanitarianism’ at Play
Precaution and the “turn-off button” is not the same thing. We are all afraid to feel, afraid to sympathize and afraid to be selfless. We call each other mindless, delusional tools for having emotions; we are all so stuck up…
Half-Full Voids: Feminism, Mansplaining and the Need for Equality
When we jump from begging to thanking the patriarchy for our basic rights, we aren’t celebrating empathy and empowerment, but are feeding into the misogyny far more dangerously than the obvious. Us brown women have a reputation for either being…
Why White Supremacist Violence is a Growing Threat in the US (and Worldwide)
White supremacist attacks do not happen in a vacuum. According to the New York Times, at least a third of white extremist attacker’s since 2011 were inspired by other white supremacist killers, often expressing admiration for them and their tactics.…
Why We Need to Take Workplace Harassment More Seriously
The history of workplace harassment is long and sordid; however, laws dealing specifically with workplace harassment are relatively new in both the United States and India. The effective prosecution of workplace harassment cases was long hindered in the US; two…
Why Mob Violence in Bangladesh is Problematic
One of the reasons why Batman has endured as a symbol is the inherent draw of his power fantasy. A man, dressed like a bat, operating from the shadows, striking vengeance where he sees fit, picking after ineffectual (and often…
The Complicated History of Gay Pride, and Why Violence Still Reigns Supreme
Many countries around the world are celebrating Pride Month this June. Gay pride’s history spans back to 1969, where 200 patrons resisted arrest and rioted at the Stonewall bar in New York City. By the time Britain decriminalized in 1969,…
