Monthly Archives: March 2007

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury: The Conversation Continues

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Mash

Rabbi Sue Levi, a contributor to the Weekly Blitz, has sent an email in response to our email conversation regarding Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Her email and my response are below: Dear Mash, I want to clarify three things about … Continue reading →

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A Call To Retract My Post On Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury And My Response

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Mash

On Sunday I wrote a post on Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a man who is facing sedition charges in Bangladesh. Late last night I received an email from Rabbi Sue Levy, a contributor to the Weekly Blitz, asking that I print a … Continue reading →

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Thinking Of My Mom

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Mash

My mother was a classically trained singer. She sang the songs of Tagore. This one is for my mom  [click for audio]. It is a song about remembrance. I’ve done my best to translate the lyrics from Bengali to English … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case Of Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Mash

    On January 16, 2007 Congressman Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois, sponsored a sense of the House resolution demanding that the Bangladesh government drop all charges against Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a journalist facing sedition charges. According to the resolution: Expressing … Continue reading →

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