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Fiction / An aftertaste
“Can’t a man even get payesh and shemai on Eid in this house?” Altaf Shaheb screamed from the drawing room while watching the news, “There used to be so much joy in this house. It used to feel like Eid. But your mother has grown so sluggish now, Saadat! She used to be such a good cook. Our neighbours back in the old neighbourhood were crazy about your mother’s chicken bhuna. But now I can’t even get a plate of payesh the night before Eid.”
You can be the cycle-breaker of trauma in your family
Learning about the complex layers of intergenerational trauma, as well as being self-aware, is key in breaking the cycle.
OPINION / The world of Colleen Hoover does not warrant celebration
Depiction of such problematic forms of ‘romance’ and relationships surely distort the judgement of readers regarding love and romance.
BOOK NEWS / Colleen Hoover cancels ‘It Ends With Us’ colouring book on domestic abuse
Readers are questioning how “a coloring book was ever going to ‘tastefully mirror Lilly Bloom’s story’ of violent domestic abuse.”
Mental Abuse in Schools: An Epidemic Left Unaddressed
Schools should implement discipline regulations that are more mindful of students' humanity.
Rage is not singular for immigrants in Sabaa Tahir's novel
“What’s the word for when someone drinks so much, they are ruining your best friend’s life? Or the word for a man so vengeful about his own past that he wants to destroy your future? What’s the word for a woman who was sick for months, but refused to go to the doctor until it was too late?"
The ‘original pandemic’ of violence against women continues unabated
This week, a report issued by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad outlines the brutal reality: almost 300 women reported different types of abuse just in the last six months.
Madrasa teacher held for ‘attempting to sexually abuse a boy’
A madrasa teacher has been arrested allegedly for attempting to sexually abuse a 10-year-old boy in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj.
Chelsea broke no rules in handling abuse allegations: Premier League
Chelsea did not break Premier League rules in failing to report allegations of historical sex abuse made by their former player Gary Johnson in 2014, a statement from English soccer's top division said.
An aftertaste
“Can’t a man even get payesh and shemai on Eid in this house?” Altaf Shaheb screamed from the drawing room while watching the news, “There used to be so much joy in this house. It used to feel like Eid. But your mother has grown so sluggish now, Saadat! She used to be such a good cook. Our neighbours back in the old neighbourhood were crazy about your mother’s chicken bhuna. But now I can’t even get a plate of payesh the night before Eid.”
You can be the cycle-breaker of trauma in your family
Learning about the complex layers of intergenerational trauma, as well as being self-aware, is key in breaking the cycle.
The world of Colleen Hoover does not warrant celebration
Depiction of such problematic forms of ‘romance’ and relationships surely distort the judgement of readers regarding love and romance.
Colleen Hoover cancels ‘It Ends With Us’ colouring book on domestic abuse
Readers are questioning how “a coloring book was ever going to ‘tastefully mirror Lilly Bloom’s story’ of violent domestic abuse.”
Mental Abuse in Schools: An Epidemic Left Unaddressed
Schools should implement discipline regulations that are more mindful of students' humanity.
Rage is not singular for immigrants in Sabaa Tahir's novel
“What’s the word for when someone drinks so much, they are ruining your best friend’s life? Or the word for a man so vengeful about his own past that he wants to destroy your future? What’s the word for a woman who was sick for months, but refused to go to the doctor until it was too late?"
The ‘original pandemic’ of violence against women continues unabated
This week, a report issued by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad outlines the brutal reality: almost 300 women reported different types of abuse just in the last six months.
Madrasa teacher held for ‘attempting to sexually abuse a boy’
A madrasa teacher has been arrested allegedly for attempting to sexually abuse a 10-year-old boy in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj.
Chelsea broke no rules in handling abuse allegations: Premier League
Chelsea did not break Premier League rules in failing to report allegations of historical sex abuse made by their former player Gary Johnson in 2014, a statement from English soccer's top division said.
Football: FIFA's Infantino urges zero tolerance for child abuse
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for "zero tolerance" of child abuse in football and promised to look into ways the global governing body can do more to prevent it in the wake of the scandal sweeping the game in England.
