Archive for November, 2006

The Architecture of Unhappiness

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

This building is an affront to all that is good in humanity. It is one of the most assertive symbols of greed and smirking arrogance I have seen. This offensive, overscaled pile of camel paikhana has been designed by Dar al Handasah and built by BinLaden.
The Abraj Al Bait Towers is a building under construction […]

Culture of Silence

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

This domestic tragedy in Handsworth could be regarded as an extreme isolated incident. But it is also representative of the circumstances of many Bangladeshi brides living isolated lives.
When Musammat Mumtahan (22) left Bangladesh to join her new husband Shuhel Miah (26) in 2002, she had dreams of finding wealth and happiness. Instead she found a […]

Enemy of Islam

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

In addition to “Banker to the Poor” and “Nobel Laureate”, Prof Yunus has collected yet another honorific to his name; this time he’s the “Enemy of Islam”. Besides this the Nobel Peace thingy pales in comparison. Time to break out the mishti.
Bequeathing this title to the Grameen Bank founder is Fazlul Haque Amini MP, one […]

Under the golmal, the serious golmal