21 June, 2020
Black Lives Matter and the Race Politics in South Asian Diaspora
The brutal murder of George Floyd by a white police officer has mobilized millions of protesters in the USA and around the globe, protesting police brutality against the black communities. We will try to unpack what we can learn from the Black Lives Matter Movement and how we can stand in solidarity with this incredibly important movement that is making a monumental contribution towards racial justice in the USA and around the world.
14 June, 2020
COVID-19 and The Construction of Othering
In this Curated Conversation Professor Zahir Ahmed discusses the Construction of Othering as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage through the globe.
6 May, 2020
COVID-19 and Disaster Capitalism
We explore some of the links between COVID-19 pandemic and capitalism (more specifically, neoliberal globalization of the ecology) with professor Dr. Zahir Ahmed (Anthropology Department, Jahangirnagar University).
04-Aug-2021
INTERNET SAFETY: EXPLORING CYBER SECURITY IN BANGLADESHI CONTEXT
It is high time that we start discussing how we can use digital technologies safely. My upcoming guest Shafiq Bari is an expert in the field of Cybersecurity. We will engage in a Cybersecurity awareness discussion, hoping it will help the everyday technology users of Bangladesh. In the past two weeks, we have seen story after story about a piece of spyware called Pegasus, which many cybersecurity experts have dubbed to be the most advanced and invasive surveillance tool known to the world. Some stories are nightmarish as the idea of privacy and confidentiality flies in our faces against spyware like Pegasus. Some of the world's best experts have confirmed that Pegasus can hack our smartphones with a single text message or missed call. Let's learn to use technology safely to protect ourselves and our loved ones.