Future generations will continue to study the Mass Uprising of 1969 and the birth of Bangladesh. When they do, they will encounter the name Tofail Ahmed standing prominently among those who transformed resistance into victory and aspiration into nationhood.
A comparison between Bangladesh and Iran may not be pragmatic, given the vast differences in their rich historical heritages. What is comparable is the repeated dedication and courage shown by the people of both nations in standing up for their respective countries.
Woman keeps waiting for the world to realize that Lilith and Eve are not two women, polar opposites, black and white, dark and light. They are one. But Man either sees dark or light. We are all performers.
Who is she when she is no longer needed every moment? What remains of her when the role that gave her respect, purpose, and visibility is taken away?
The aesthetics, love of poetry, the beauty of roses, love of delicious food, and love and respect for religion and culture are ideas and practices of the subcontinent, particularly Bengal, that are credited to Iran.
This was hauntology made personal -- the past haunting the present -- but my ghosts were .mp3s, glitching in the digital afterlife.
He reads the protagonist’s journey, from the subcontinent across the sea to Canada, as a search for wholeness through displacement, danger, and reinvention.
It is unsurprising that extreme weather affects both body and mind humans are, after all, intrinsically connected to nature. However, proper nutrition and adherence to daily routines can significantly mitigate the adverse effects of heat waves.
At its core, Nawaz is asking something very simple and very devastating: What do we owe the dead, and how much of ourselves must we sacrifice to pay that debt?
When I think of favour that was bestowed, I think of Fāṭima of Nishapur, I think of Rābiʿa al-Basrī, I think of every woman across Bengal and beyond who carried the tradition in her voice and her hands and was never written down.
Audiences heard something unprecedented: A female voice that did not ask permission to be happy. To a socialist India grappling with the early tremors of globalized pop culture, Asha Bhosle was the unmistakable sound of modernity.
This piece marks the first in a multi-part series that seeks to place a human face on the Iranian people, moving beyond the abstractions of politics and stereotype.
The sun of prosperity eclipsed for the Syeds in Taraf, as this land was conquered by the Kingdom of Tripura, which was at Bangladesh’s eastern border.
A Newly Discovered Letter Exposes His Private Battle With Power and Trust
Firdaus embodies the Iranian identity, Hafiz brings ecstasy, Sadi offers wisdom, Khayyam presents doubt, and Rumi provides answers. The psychology of the Iranian people is more complex than Westerners might understand.
From Victorian automata to today’s AI girlfriend apps, we have sought to mechanize intimacy, to distill love into algorithms. This musing traces that arc, using Joi as a lodestar to navigate the shadows of desire, capitalism, and digital isolation.
