THE BIHARIS AND BANGLADESH Human Debris from a Civil War Another essay in my occasional series on populations in distress – populations that you probably never heard about. One million people locked into ghettos and abandoned. Based on a comprehensive Report written by myself in 1974 1. Who are the […]
“I did not Protect my Daughter” I found this document in my 1973 files. It reflects a time in my career when I could still cry when I entered a refugee camp. Over time you learn to protect yourself from an excess of emotion and write in the more clinical […]
Globalization versus Cultural Survival or: Do Humans Belong in a Zoo? This may seem like a provocative question – which it is – but the answer may not be as obvious as it might seem. This blog will look at two very different cultural challenges from Africa. The well-known Maasai […]
The Politics of the Rohingya Refugees A Clash of Narratives The Rohingya (called Bengalis by the people of Myanmar) represent one aspect of the much larger political problem represented by Myanmar. Many parties participate in the search for a solution to a brutal 60 year […]