Polyphony's recent article "Bangladesh after August 5, 2024" https://open.substack.com/pub/polyphony26/p/bangladesh-after-august-5-2024?r=7ak8i&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Polyphony's recent article "Bangladesh after August 5, 2024" https://open.substack.com/pub/polyphony26/p/bangladesh-after-august-5-2024?r=7ak8i&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

New on Polyphony Arts & Letters বাংলা | Bengali A new long-form investigative article examining written directives attributed to an Islamic party Ameer and allegations that women party members were instructed by him to serve as companions for male members to help keep their sexual urges within the organization. An analysis of written order of an Islamic political party in Bangladesh. For readers interested in Bangladesh, democracy, political movements, and human rights. Read in Bengali. https://polyphony26.substack.com/p/7aa?r=7ak8i

Vad innebär demokrati när människor förlorar förtroendet för institutioner, men inte för varandra? Den frågan står i centrum för veckans POLYPHONY Note – Demokrati & Människan. POLYPHONY är en oberoende internationell publikation, fri från politiska partier, regeringar och ideologiska rörelser. Vi publicerar faktabaserad journalistik, historiska analyser, litterära texter och kulturkritik. Vår utgångspunkt är noggrannhet, intellektuell hederlighet, respekt för människans värdighet och en öppen, saklig debatt. Vi välkomnar olika perspektiv och vill bidra till ett faktabaserat samtal där kritiskt tänkande och ömsesidig respekt står i centrum. Läs veckans POLYPHONY Note och följ vårt arbete med att utforska demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter, kultur och samhällsförändringar – från Sydasien till världen.
Welcome back to POLYPHONY, an independent publication from Sweden exploring world affairs, global cultures, literature, art, and history. We look beyond headlines to examine the deeper currents shaping our changing world through rigorous analysis and storytelling. This week’s POLYPHONY Notes explore a world of opposing currents: Europe’s evolving security role, intensifying conflicts, global power competition, and the strategic shifts reshaping an uncertain world. Explore “World affairs | This week” and our latest literary memoir, “The weight of a single word: Woman.” Read, share, subscribe and contribute to POLYPHONY. https://polyphony26.substack.com/p/world-affairs-this-week

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