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Watching the International Crimes Tribunal from London
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 18:08 authored by Benjamin ZeitlynThis paper analyses responses in London to the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh and protests associated with it in 2013. Based on analysis of websites, social media and interview material, it examines interpretations of contemporary events in Bangladesh. The article makes no claims to any privileged information or ‘truth’ about these events. Instead, it argues that interpretations of events in Bangladesh by Bangladeshis in London differ from those in Bangladesh. Recent events in Bangladesh have led to an increase in transnational political activism among some British Bangladeshis. In London there have been concerted attempts to challenge dominant discourses about Bangladesh’s Liberation War and contemporary politics. In many cases these are related to or inspired by Islamic political movements that have become influential among British Bangladeshis.
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Journal
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic JournalISSN
1960-6060Publisher
Association pour la Recherche sur l’Asie du SudPublisher URL
Volume
9Department affiliated with
- Education Publications
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- Yes