What is Derrida Saying to Us?
Jacques Derrida (1930-9 October, 2004) is a philosopher everybody has heard of, but few non-specialists can manage to read; a clear case of ‘many are called but few are chosen’. ...
Critical Theory
The Tagore Mania: Identity Crisis and Anti-Bangladesh Syndrome
I simply pity these people along with those who regard Rabindranath Tagore as the best poet, lyricist, short-story writer, novelist, essayist, Nobel Laureate, Zamindar, master, human be...
The revolutionary ideas of Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn’s influence on the academic and intellectual landscape in the second half of the twentieth century is undeniable. It spans the natural sciences, and the historical and phi...
Politics & Society
The idea of ‘a Muslim world’ is both modern and misleading
On 17 May 1919 in Paris, three Indian Muslim leaders met the United States’ president Woodrow Wilson to make a case for the preservation of the Ottoman caliphate in Istanbul, and for ...
Political Islam and Islamist Terrorism in Bangladesh
On 12 December, a 27-year old named Akayed Ullah attempted—but failed—to set off a pipe bomb in the New York City subway. He hailed from Bangladesh, a country that few A...
The State of Globenomics: A Journey of A Thousand Miles
The state of “globenomics”, a term I first heard from trends forecaster Gerald Celente, who I highly respect and recommend people interested in knowing about what is likely to happe...
