Dear all,

You are invited to a special Brick Lane Circle seminar on

Muslin

The famous textile from Bengal

By Professor Dr. Sharif uddin Ahmed

He gained his MA at Dhaka University, undertook postgraduate studies (B.Litt) at Oxford University and completed his PhD at London University (School of Oriental and African Studies). Currently he is a Professor of History Department at Dhaka University and Director of Centre for Dhaka Studies. Previously he was the Director of National Archives for Bangladesh and president of the historical society of Bangladesh.  He has authored several books on city of Dhaka, including Dhaka: A study in urban history and development (English) and Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College (Bengali).

MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2010, 7.00-9.00PM

Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU

ALL WELCOME!

For more details please call on the number below or send an email.

Regards,

Muhammad Ahmedullah

Secretary

Brick Lane Circle

07574224891

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Welcome to the Brick Lane Circle

The Brick Lane Circle organises a unique annual seminar series on Bangladesh and Bangladeshis abroad. Presenters come from a range of backgrounds and from a multitude of perspectives. The series culminates in a conference focusing on an aspect of Bangladeshi history, politics or social paradigm that has a lasting effect on that country.

We aim to help transform the intellectual landscape of the Bangladeshi community in the UK and take it to a new level of confidence and critical engagement with everything relevant for the community's speedy progress and development.

One important element necessary for making breakthroughs and solving long standing problems in the community is to bring people from different backgrounds and political divides to talk to each other, discuss rival perspectives and debate over different narratives and ideas. This process will enable more people to develop a better and deeper understanding of problems and issues faced by Bangladesh and Bangladeshis abroad, which, in turn, will result in the development of better quality solutions.

We aim to achieve this by developing and facilitating better connections between people who are engaged in research and intellectual pursuits involving Bangladesh or Bangladeshis abroad; encouraging more people to engage in developing objective knowledge and creating opportunities for debates and intellectual exchanges. 

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