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Citizen to Traitors: Ilyas Chatta Reviewed

Ilyas Chattha’s “Citizens to Traitors” explores the internment of Bengalis in Pakistan from 1971 to 1974, highlighting how former citizens transformed into perceived traitors. The book reveals the state’s political manipulation, the harsh realities of internment, and the struggles faced upon repatriation, offering a poignant examination of historical trauma and citizenship’s fragility. Continue reading Citizen to Traitors: Ilyas Chatta Reviewed

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Revolutions and Female Narratives

Louise Harrington’s paper, “Women and Resistance in West Bengal and Bangladesh: 1967–1971,” from 2013 argues that women were not just victims but active, militant agents during these upheavals. It makes the point that revolutionary violence is essentially gender-neutral in its execution, even if the consequences for women are severely gendered. Continue reading Revolutions and Female Narratives