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The uprising at Shahbag in Dhaka is perhaps a sign that the conflict of 1971 will finally see a resolution, and that Bangladeshis, as individuals, will be able to come to terms with their violent history.

articles by Khaled Ahmed and Zahid Hussain | From being public enemy No.1, the chief of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has virtually been turned into a hero after his inglorious death.

A cartoon by Anonymous

That there are dozens of Parishads and Dals and Senas and Samitis and Kendras, all working towards a “Hindu Rashtra” or “Akhanda Bharat”, shows how successful the RSS has been in spreading its tentacles, in building a web which now enmeshes all areas of life in India. It has been demonstrated that, for all their nominal autonomy, these outfits cannot even dream of going against the dictates of the RSS. They are parts of the larger organism, for which the expression “Hydra-headed” is used with good reason. What appear to be disagreements among them are simply orchestrated play-acting.

A video recording of Gabrielle Dietrich by Marieme Helie Lucas in April 2011. This is part of wider a series of video interviews with feminists on secularism, fundamentalism(s) and on women’s rights being compiled at siawi.org Language: English / Produced for siawi.org