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A recent trip to Bangladesh made me think about the concept of modesty. Modesty generally refers to being unassuming or moderate in one’s behavior or comportment. In my Bangladeshi Muslim[…]
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive, which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * * Immigrating[…]
Professor of South Asian history Joya Chatterji states in “The Fashioning of a Frontier,” that the events of partition are still unfolding to this day. Partition also impacts the descendant and diasporic[…]
Last week, I celebrated Eid-al Adha, one of the two major Muslim holidays of the year, marking the end of Hajj pilgrimage. People like me living away from their family[…]
Sharbari Ahmed writes fiction, screenplays and plays. Her debut collection The Ocean of Mrs Nagai: Stories was released in 2013 by Daily Star Books and has been reviewed on The Aerogram. She[…]
The Bangladeshi Surf Star Defying Cultural Taboos. Nasima Akter, 18, went against cultural taboos in Bangladesh against women swimming to take on the waves and become a surfer. She stuck with[…]
Archie Panjabi on Kalinda Sharma. The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi talks to The Guardian about her Emmy-winning role on the show as bisexual investigator Kalinda Sharma. Read the full interview[…]
Maulik Pancholy Officially Out Of The Closet. Actor Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock, Sanjay and Craig) officially came out in this year’s top 100 list of influential LGBT celebrities from Out[…]
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