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About Delwar Hussain

Delwar Hussain is working for a doctorate at Cambridge University

Articles by Delwar Hussain

Monday 7th March

Bangladesh: a state of impunity

Delwar Hussain, 7 March 2011
A land whose citizens suffer injustice and cruelty without protection from law or state needs attention, says Delwar Hussain.
Saturday 11th December

The state of things: a London protest

Delwar Hussain, 11 December 2010
A student protest in central London reveals the ugly face of an unaccountable government and the angry one of an alienated young generation, finds Delwar Hussain.
Thursday 16th September

The white and pleasant land

Delwar Hussain, 16 September 2010
A racist assault on unfamiliar ground provokes Delwar Hussain to reflect on why the British countryside looks less than welcoming to people of colour.
Friday 4th June

The felling of bungalows, the building of Dhaka

Delwar Hussain, 4 June 2010
The frenetic urban growth of Bangladesh's capital forces its inhabitants into new ways of living
Friday 14th May

An east London election: politics and coercion

Delwar Hussain, 14 May 2010
The dubious tactics used by some party campaigners in Britain’s general election need to be examined as part of a wider fraud inquiry, says Delwar Hussain.
Friday 8th May

Digital Bangladesh: virtual dreams, real lives

Delwar Hussain, 8 May 2009
Can this ambitious project work in poor villages as well as Dhaka?
Monday 2nd March

Life and death in the Bangladesh-India margins

Delwar Hussain, 2 March 2009
A young man's killing in a border-fence's shadow tells a larger story
Thursday 11th January

Islamism and expediency in Bangladesh

Delwar Hussain, 11 January 2007
The way Bangladesh's secular parties and leaders conduct politics is fuelling Islamist extremism and destabilising democracy, reports Delwar Hussain.
Thursday 6th July

Bangladeshis in east London: from secular politics to Islam

Delwar Hussain, 6 July 2006
Who speaks for the mostly poor Bangladeshi community in east London? Delwar Hussain charts a long-term shift from secular leftism to Islamism – one in which British state policy has played a significant role.
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