Introduction: A Nation in Crisis In Bangladesh, fear and uncertainty grip the nation. The Monsoon Uprising, a wave of protests that toppled the Awami League government in August 2024, has spiralled into chaos, marked by mob violence, revenge killings, and a surge in extremist influence. Jamaat-e-Islami, a radical Islamist political movement long accused of fostering
The interim government of Muhammad Yunus is sinking under the weight of its own contradictions. Once hailed by foreign observers as a corrective to Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian drift, Yunus has embraced the very tactics of repression he claimed to abhor. The arrests of former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karzon,
10 Questions for Zolal Habibi 1.) You have written passionately about the cultural awakening in Iran. What first inspired you to join the Iranian Resistance movement? I consider myself part of an incredibly lucky generation—the generation that grew up with the resistance. Our lives have not been easy; many of us have lost loved ones