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BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Sufism and the emergence of Bengal’s syncretic culture
Review of ‘Needle at the Bottom of the Sea: Bengali Tales from the Land of the Eighteen Tides’ (University of California Press, 2023) translated by Tony K. Stewart
‘We are Arbovirus’: Original members open up, slam current lineup
Recently, Asif Asgar Ranjan of Arbovirus posted a status on Facebook, stating that the band were back together.
'Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Le messager du qawwali' launched at AFD
“I deeply admire Mr Khan for his glorious contribution to the music industry. Despite all the cultural differences, his songs resonate with everyone. I remember being mesmerised after witnessing his magic for the first time back home", shared author Dr Pierre-Alain Baud.
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / A much-needed Bangla text on the history of Sufism
Sufibad O Sufider Shorup Shondhaney (‘In search of the nature of Sufism and Sufis’), written by Syed Rezaul Karim and published in 2020 by Bangla Academy, is a welcome addition to the meager collection of books written in Bangla on Sufism.
Rumi wasn't yours: Afghan fury as Iran, Turkey claim Sufi poet
Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic who is one of the world's most beloved poets? A bid by Iran and Turkey to do so has exasperated Afghanistan, country of his birth eight centuries ago.
Sufism and the emergence of Bengal’s syncretic culture
Review of ‘Needle at the Bottom of the Sea: Bengali Tales from the Land of the Eighteen Tides’ (University of California Press, 2023) translated by Tony K. Stewart
‘We are Arbovirus’: Original members open up, slam current lineup
Recently, Asif Asgar Ranjan of Arbovirus posted a status on Facebook, stating that the band were back together.
'Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Le messager du qawwali' launched at AFD
“I deeply admire Mr Khan for his glorious contribution to the music industry. Despite all the cultural differences, his songs resonate with everyone. I remember being mesmerised after witnessing his magic for the first time back home", shared author Dr Pierre-Alain Baud.
A much-needed Bangla text on the history of Sufism
Sufibad O Sufider Shorup Shondhaney (‘In search of the nature of Sufism and Sufis’), written by Syed Rezaul Karim and published in 2020 by Bangla Academy, is a welcome addition to the meager collection of books written in Bangla on Sufism.
Rumi wasn't yours: Afghan fury as Iran, Turkey claim Sufi poet
Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic who is one of the world's most beloved poets? A bid by Iran and Turkey to do so has exasperated Afghanistan, country of his birth eight centuries ago.