I don't know why they bothering banning books in the US. About half the population could not even read a book like that.

I wrote about the Bangladeshi elite's blinkered view of the learning crisis www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...

China for African industrialisation? @carlosoya.bsky.social & @naomihossain.bsky.social discuss the opportunities & challenges of China’s growing engagement across Africa through a labour-centred lens. All videos in the @soasdevelopment.bsky.social Podcast Series: buff.ly/UNVXvGf

Queuing for petrol in Dhaka. Thank you for the global economic crisis, President Trump!

✨ Fola Aina, @naomihossain.bsky.social and Adam Hanieh are some of the @soasdevelopment.bsky.social researchers contributing expert analysis to emerging issues in Nigeria, Bangladesh and Iran. All SOAS news: buff.ly/eFM2Yar

Somr thoughts about the political moment, based on a brief review of the main waves of energy and food protests this century open.substack.com/pub/naomihos...

New book chapter: Political Dominance, Performance Legitimacy, and the COVID-19 Response in Bangladesh www.researchgate.net/publication/...

🎙️ New episode! @carlosoya.bsky.social joins @naomihossain.bsky.social to to unpack China’s role in Africa’s industrial future, based on his new book 'China for Africa’s Industrialization?' ▶️ Watch here: soas.ac.uk/soas-global-... @soaseconomics.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

I spoke with Milan Vaishnav on the Grand Tamasha podcast about the deja vu that is Bangladeshi politics www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0wT...

📌Life after SOAS: Alumni in Progressive Politics and Policy-Making See how SOAS alumni are shaping politics and public policy! 🗓️16 March, 6–8pm SOAS, KLT. Drinks to follow Register shorturl.at/8LfGa @carlosoya.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Check out the Contemporary South Asia podcast... based on recent articles in the journal, this accessible format brings the authors' research to the wider public. Available here and on all major streaming services: rss.com/podcasts/con...

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

🌍This Thursday at 5pm! Are Global Value Chains really benefiting us? Join Benjamin Selwyn ( @sussexfss.bsky.social) chaired by @lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, at @soasuni.bsky.social to find out. 📌 Registration below. Don’t miss it! shorturl.at/l6Gc6 @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

More of this kind of MP please

I spoke with @doughenwood.bsky.social about the Bangladesh elections and a bit about the tragic history of the two big political families.

My thoughts on the Bangladesh election counterpointbd.com/almost-every...

Join us for a book launch with Guy Standing, as he explores how education has been reshaped by market logics and what it would take to revive it for the common good 🗓17 Feb 🕕6pm 📍SOAS BGLT @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @possibilist.bsky.social

I spent the month in pre-election Dhaka, and heard a lot of conspiracy theories

Is there any point posting about the Bangladesh elections on this site?

**Only £75 remain** to secure my children’s education after a period of interruption.💔 Your support, helps them feel safe and gives them a real chance to continue their education this month.❤️ I sincerely thank everyone who has supported us, stood by us, or shared our message.

📌Join us this Thursday, 5:30pm at @soasuni.bsky.social SWLT!!! @possibilist.bsky.social @soas-dld.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Many hours (years), desk rejects (World Development does not publish articles about famine?) and some brilliant (ie crushingly cruel) reviewers later, this is finally published. My effort towards theorizing the politics of famine. Many thanks, Disasters! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The SOAS Global Development Seminar Series is back! Join us for a great lineup of speakers and talks designed to spark conversations on GD. Register here: shorturl.at/An9HU (scroll down for seminar details) @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Me, on Ali Riaz's Big Bet counterpointbd.com/Ali-Riaz%E2%...

On the politics of memory in Bangladesh substack.com/@naomihossai...

What explains the global wave of so-called Gen Z protests? Some answers here from Gen X (and a few Boomers) youtu.be/QMakQ7lj6-0?...

Join us for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development. Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social 📅27 Jan, 18:00 GMT 📍SWLT & Zoom 🔗Register: shorturl.at/eGDjm @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Check out Giuseppina Siciliano’s latest analysis exploring the social and environmental ramifications of large and megadams for hydropower. Read the full analysis here ➡️ fwr.org/the-great-hy... @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Fola Aina on @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy News Africa explains why Nigeria’s security challenges need both reform and strategic innovation. Listen here⬇️ shorturl.at/QJL8Q @soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosmaza.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Enjoyed, if that is the right word, having this convo with @danbanik.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Join us this Thursday for @terminalias.bsky.social's book launch! Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure 📅30 Oct, 5pm, SWLT Register here➡️: shorturl.at/OGUoh @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

The failed effort by a handful of London Awami Leaguers to disrupt a talk @soasuni.bsky.social last Friday triggered further thoughts about the poor state of Bangladesh Studies more generally. 🇧🇩 en.prothomalo.com/opinion/w6ke...

The Revolution Will Not Be - my mini-review of an excellent short new book about the Bangladesh uprisings open.substack.com/pub/naomihos...

France, Nepal, Japan. The centre palpably cannot hold

The grift goes on. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Being against war is woke which is how you know woke is good

Really helpful and practical advice here from an expert on asylum accommodation @sundersays.bsky.social

Belated Happy Dog Day from Truffle B. Hossain 🐶♥️🐕‍🦺

“Research impact is for life, not just for REF funding.” @naomihossain.bsky.social from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social reflects on the personal stakes and political risks of impact in international development, via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3SaShqp #ResearchImpact #DevStudies #REF2029

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