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Happy New Year
Well….it’s been a little while, hasn’t it? I’m not a great fan of New Year resolutions. When I make them, I tend to break them so fast the electronic ink hasn’t dried. And also having ADHD means I tend to have terrible expectations of what I can get done in a day. Even if I […]
Book review: The Judas Case by Nicholas Graham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a beautifully written novel by the erudite Nicholas Graham. Set in Biblical times, this is absolutely not a book that staunchly evangelical Christians are going to enjoy but everyone else will. There is much that you will recognise from the Gospel stories and, of course, many of […]
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Tag Archives: Shahbhag
Help Iain live on £53 per week!
I have to confess that I have issues with authorities. It doesn’t matter what kind: School, work, governments, councils. It’s also not because I’m some kind of anarchist at heart – far from it! I don’t believe in the ‘greater … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, British, Philosophy
Tagged Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Iain Duncan Smith, jamaat e Islami, petition, politics, Shahbhag
7 Comments
A Crossroads for the future of Bangladesh
I’ve just put my wife on a train having said goodbye with a particularly heavy heart. I wouldn’t say we had a final farewell or anything, but we did part knowing that there is an element of risk both for … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Culture, Philosophy, Religion
Tagged 1971, Bangla, Bangladesh, Butcher of Mirpur, Islam, Jamaat, Mollah, Pakistan, politics, Religion, Sayedee, Shahbhag, War crimes, war of indepence
36 Comments
On Being Busy in Bangladesh
Life is pretty hectic at the moment. It’s a good hectic; a good busy-ness, if you like. But hectic none the same. If you are a blogger then you may have noticed less comments from me and more ‘Likes’ – … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Culture, Education, LAMB, Life, Writing
Tagged Bangladesh politics, blogs, children, Dhaka, Ekushe, publishing, Shahbhag, Sweden, teaching
19 Comments