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And what is Ijtema?

Mr Forhad is tilting his head and gently brushing one hand with the other. He’s worried. I’m not, [...]
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Foucault and Yunus

A man reaches into a tin of condensed milk and scoops a gooey dose into a small glass cup of [...]
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Rewind: Centre 21 – Wednesday Jan 13

In a small tin shed at Khorkhiri, Rajshahi, the women are wearing heavier shawls today as I watch them do [...]
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The End of Basic Training

I’m saying goodbyes, my work here is done. The 26 questions of the training course and my endless rounds [...]
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Sign your name

Signatures are disappearing. We are now our passwords. Yet most Grameen women when they join the bank cannot sign their names. [...]
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Are you liking the Bee Gees? Mon 11 Jan

A duck sits in the middle of a pond.  A drake approaches the duck and slides a little clumsily into [...]
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