Month: July 2025
Challenging Extremism with Dialogue: The Role of Online Platforms like Mukto-Mona
When individuals engage with these ideas, they often embark on the challenging yet liberating journey of unlearning dogma to find their own personal truth. In an age where…
Religion and Human Rights: Can Faith and Freedom Coexist in Modern Democracies?
Modern democracies are founded on the ideals of liberty, equality, and justice. Yet, many are simultaneously home to deeply entrenched religious institutions and laws that stem…
Why Scientific Literacy Matters: Combating Pseudoscience in the Bengali-Speaking World
In an age of global connectivity and rapid information exchange, scientific literacy is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Yet across large parts of the Bengali-speaking world,…
The Rise of Freethought in South Asia: A New Generation of Rational Voices
For centuries, South Asia has been a region rich in philosophy, science, literature—and paradoxically—deep-rooted dogma and rigid orthodoxy. But in recent decades, a powerful…