Opinion

  • Let’s talk about culture

    5 mins • 3 years ago | Ruzmila talks about culture – What is culture? What does it do? What should it do? Learn more CultureOxford Reference‘The way of life of a people, including their attitudes, values, beliefs, arts, sciences, modes of perception, and habits of thought and activity.’https://bit.ly/3DkzFqq CultureMerriam-Webster‘The customary beliefs, social […]

  • The power of vitamin D

    6 mins • 3 years ago | Ruzmila talks about the importance of vitamin D to our health and wellbeing. · Vitamin D supplements· Cod liver oil· Sunlight Learn more The Real Story on Vitamin Dhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeg-5NDyJ84 Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitaminhttps://youtu.be/zXoUcDZ79nc?t=13 Vitamin D Prevents Cancer: Is It True?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3e0HQqGlTE …more

  • Maliha Tabassum: WHO report on suicide prevention

    16 mins • 4 years ago | Nur Absar talks to author and MBBS student Maliha Tabassum about the global public health crisis of suicide.‎ ‘More than 800,000 people commit suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds – according to the United Nations health agency’s first global report on suicide […]

  • Nature’s pharmacy: natural food and sunlight

    6 mins • 4 years ago | Ruzmila shares her perspective on how simple, natural habits can support a healthier, more balanced life. She explores the idea that some of the most powerful forms of ‘medicine’ are already around us – free, accessible, and part of everyday living. Sunlight as a healing forceRuzmila […]

  • Drug abuse and addiction: causes, signs, symptoms and treatment

    19 mins • 4 years ago | Nur Absar speaks with psychologist Nazmul Hossain about drug misuse, abuse, and addiction – all of which can result in both short-term and long-term health consequences.

  • Ishrat Hasan on ‘online registration of marriages and divorces’ in Bangladesh

    24 mins • 4 years ago | Ruzmila Haque talks with Ishrat Hasan, a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, about the online registration of marriages and divorces and their wider implications.

  • Taliban takeover: What’s next for Afghanistan?

    23 mins • 4 years ago | Nur Absar interviews Rahmat Ali and Md. Monir Uddin. The discussion explores the implications of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, 20 years after the U.S. invasion. Recorded 29 August 2021

  • Muslim representation and misrepresentation in films

    21 mins • 4 years ago | Nur Absar talks to journalist Taysir Mahmud and barrister Syed Rumman. The conversation examines the representation of Muslims in mainstream film and television, highlighting both progress and persistent stereotypes.

  • Israel-Palestine conflict: What is the way forward?

    23 mins • 5 years ago | Nur Absar speaks with journalist Mahfuzur Rahman and broadcast journalist Md. Monir Uddin to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict.

  • Brazil’s military chiefs quit, HK democracy activists convicted and Myanmar military coup

    18 mins • 5 years ago | Nur Absar speaks with Farook Nawaz Khan and Shafiqul Islam Jewel about the conviction of leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activists for their involvement in the 2019 anti-government protests; the resignation of Brazil’s military chiefs following President Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defence minister; and the military coup […]