Dina M Siddiqi
Dina M Siddiqi is a cultural anthropologist who teaches in the School of Liberal Studies at New York University. Her research and writing, grounded in the study of Bangladesh, joins transnational feminist studies, critical development studies, and the anthropology of Islam and labour. She can be reached at dms17@nyu.edu
Where workers stand in Sri Lanka’s garment-industry boom
‘Garments without Guilt?’ sheds light on labour ethics and narratives associated with exceptionalism in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry
Jul 17, 2023
Scandalising the supply chain
Looking back at 40 years of Bangladesh’s garment industry.
Jan 11, 2022
Beyond the doomsday scenario
Bangladeshi garment workers prepare for a post-MFA world.
Jul 01, 2003
In Search of Shonar Bangla
The Bangladesh constitution of 1972 directs the first 10 lines of Amar Shonar Bangla to be sung as the national anthem.
May 01, 2003
Sexual Harassment and the Public Woman
Bangladeshi women who face harassment from males lack any access to avenues of social or legal redress. The suicide of Simi Banu tragically highlights the need for the law to protect not only female 'modesty', …
May 01, 2002
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