Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Popular discourse around British Muslims has often been dominated by a focus on Muslim women and their sartorial choices, particularly the hijab and niqab. Dr. Fatima Rajina takes a different angle and focuses on Muslim men, examining how factors like the global war on terror influenced and changed their sartorial choices and use of language.
Join the CUNY Law South Asia Law Student Association for a screening and discussion of the documentary, Bay of Blood (2023), directed by Krishnendu Bose.
In The Children of this Madness, Gemini Wahhaj pens a complex tale of modern Bengalis, one that illuminates the recent histories not only of Bangladesh, but America and Iraq. Wahhaj will be joined in conversation with Tanaïs, author of In Sensorium: Notes for My People. The conversation moderated by Prof. Chaumtoli Huq (CUNY School of Law).
Join Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a screening and discussion of the documentary “In Search of Bengali Harlem,” with director and author Vivek Bald.
Join us for a screening of the feature documentary, In Search of Bengali Harlem, directed by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah. After the screening there will be a panel discussion with the co-directors and Bangladeshi artists, organizers, and community members including Nahar Alam, Nadia Q. Ahmad, DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), and S. Nadia Hussain (moderator).
The event was co-hosted by Aziz Amad, Chair of US Bangladesh Partners, a CUNY alumnus and recipient of AAARI’s First CUNY Distinguished Asian American Alumni Award. Mr. Ahmad spoke about business opportunities, investment incentives in Bangladesh, and introduced several US companies who are currently entering the Bangladesh market.