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Zakia

Zakia was born in Chotobaishdia, a neighboring island, to a family of eight children in total. She estimates her age at 40, meaning she was born around 1973. She was lucky to be able to study until grade 6. She was married around age 14...

by Nandita Ahmed on March 25th, 2013
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Zulekha

Zulekha was born in Aamkhola Village, Golachipa in approximately 1978 to a family of five children. None of the children had the opportunity to go to school. Zulekha lost her mother at a young age. She got married at around age 18 and moved to...

by Nandita Ahmed on March 25th, 2013
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Monica Jahan Bose

Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist, lawyer, and activist. Her work includes painting, drawing, printmaking, installation, sculpture, and performance, as well as advocacy on women’s issues and the environment. Born in Britain, she has also lived in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Japan, and France, and...

by Nandita Ahmed on March 22nd, 2013
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Nandita Ahmed

Nandita Ahmed is an artist, designer and filmmaker. She graduated from Wellesley College with a major in Media Arts and Sciences. Nandita has her own agency, Brand Bean LLC. Nandita was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh and resides in Brooklyn, New York. She went...

by Nandita Ahmed on March 22nd, 2013
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Leena Jayaswal

Leena Jayaswal is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer with deep expertise and interest in issues that intersect race, representation and identity. Her award-winning films have been screened in various film festivals around the country. “Crossing Lines” was picked up for national distribution by NETA...

by Monica Bose on March 15th, 2017
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Shefali Akter Shetu

Shefali Akter Shetu founded and manages Aperture, Ltd. in the roles of Managing Director, Photographer and Documentary Filmmaker. Since 1999, she has edited video and photography for Drik, SARPV, Panos Bangladesh, and World View International Foundation. In 2005, Shetu was given the Meena Media Award...

by Monica Bose on March 15th, 2017
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