The art of telling stories showcases the ingenuity of humans, who have built a culture of identity preservation through narratives
Toyin Omoyeni Falola is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president
Ghassan was 36 years old when he died along with niece in a bomb explosion planted in his car in Beirut on July 1972
In Beirut, on July 9, 1972 – Ghassan Kanafani climbed into his Austin 1100 car with his 17 year old niece Lamees, switched on the ignition and triggered a bomb planted by the Israeli Mossad. He and Lamees were killed
Women were at the forefront of the language marches, defying the pointed guns of the army and police
The Language movement is one of the most significant incidents in Bangladesh’s history because the movement was the first step towards getting an independent Bangladesh. The movement basically began establish Bangla, the mother tongue
The book has been edited by Tasleem Shakur and Shayer Ghafur, and published by ‘Knowledgists without Borders’
People’s perception stems from their experience while they are growing up in a location, may it be a village, thana, sun-divisional town or a city. One who grew up in Dhaka observed a paltry 200,000 inhabitants in
The people, who came to Sindh after One Unit, should not have citizenship rights, particularly the right to vote – Dr. Hamida Khuhro
[Translator’s note: This is a translation of renowned historian Dr. Hamida Khuhro’s comprehensive interview, originally published in the Sindhi magazine Nao Niapo, Karachi in May, 1986. The
