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         <title><![CDATA[12 SEMINARS ON BANGLADESH AND BANGLADESHIS ABROAD]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Every Thursday, 7-9pm, 18 January - 5 April 07
Whitechapel Sports Centre, Durwood Street, London E1 5BA
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18 JAN - Mixed Race Young People in Britain
by Dr Ferhana Hashem, Research Fellow at the University of Kent.&#160;She currently works on a two-year ESRC research project, which explores the issue of the 'Ethnic Options of Mixed Race Identity' in Britain. Ferhana completed her doctorate in political sociology in 2003, which examined Bengal Muslim identity in the Indian subcontinent. She...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[First workshop at British Library]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An introduction to the India Office Records&#160;

by Dr Margaret Makepeace
7 July 08, 2.30-4.30pm
The British Library, St Pancras, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Dr Margaret Makepeace is a Senior Archivist in the India Office Records at The British Library and an author. She has researched various aspects of the history of the East India Company, including trade with the Guinea Coast 1657-1666; the relationship between the Company and Armenian merchants during the seventeenth and early...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[‘251 years after the Battle’ Conference on the English East India Company]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;251 years after the Battle conference on the English East India Company.pdf (1,6 MB)
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The Battle that changed East End

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Sunday 22 June 08, 11am-5pm, Lab 4 &amp; 5, Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU
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23 June 2008 will be the 251 years anniversary of the Battle of Plassey, a decisive day when the British conquered Bengal under the leadership of Robert Clive. It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire, under the banner of the English...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Open Day - 1 June 2008]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Battle of Plassey Young People's Project - open day.pdf (1,4 MB)]]></description>
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Brick Lane Circle is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of £46,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to engage a group of young people (18-25) to explore East London’s historical links with Bengal through researching and writing about the area’s East India Company sites.&#160;
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The project idea emerged out of the series of events that Brick Lane Circle organized in &#160;June 2007 to commemorate the 250 Years Anniversary of the...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Conference - Sunday 22 June 08]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;‘251 years after the Battle’ Conference on the English East India Company
‘251 years after the Battle’ Conference on the English East India Company The Battle that changed East End &#160; Sunday 22 June 08, 11am-5pm Lab 4 &amp; 5, Idea Store Whitechapel 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU &#160; 23 June 2008 will be the 251 years anniversary of the Battle of Plassey, a...
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Partition and South Asia's Diaspora?
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2 July 2008, 7-9pm
Seminar by Dr Joya Chatterji

Venue: Lab 1&amp;2, Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU

Dr Joya Chatterji was educated at the Universities of Delhi and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she is now a Fellow and Lecturer in History. Her first book published in 1994, Bengal divided, Hindu communalism and partition,1932-1947 was the first work which drew attention to the role of Hindu communalism in 1947....]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[World Development Movement Seminar in conjunction with Brick Lane Circle]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Climate Injustice, Bangladesh and Coal Power
Tuesday 29th July 2008, 7-9pm 
Idea Store, Labs 4 &amp; 5, 321 Whitechapel Rd , London E1 1BU
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Climate change is the most urgent issue facing humanity.&#160; It is likely to have devastating effects for many people on the planet, with an increase in drought, famine and disease. Bangladesh is already seeing the consequences of climate change, with increases in flooding affecting millions of people.
But what can we do here to fight climate...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Special Networking Event / Comedy Evening ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Brick Lane Circle&#160; in Partnership with Tower Hamlets Council is holding a 
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Thursday, 9 April 2009, 6.30 - 9.00pm
Brady Arts Centre, Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU
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         <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Special comedy evening / dinner / networking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Brick Lane Circle is organising a special comedy and networking evening to celebrate the culmination of its programme of events for Spring 2008.
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Lab 4 &amp; 5, Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU
FREE ENTRY,&#160;Advance booking only!&#160;&#160;
For booking please call 07903 671787 or email bricklanecircle@yahoo.co.uk
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Brick Lane Circle - comedy...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Remembering 23 June 1757 in June 2007 - 250 years after the Battle of Plassey]]></title>
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Battle of Plassey&#160;Events 
23 June 2007 will be the 250th year of the Battle of Plassey
This was a decisive day in 1757 when the British achieved victory in Bengal under Robert Clive. It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire. The events organised by Brick Lane Circle (BLC) will consist of a Poetry Reading session on Saturday 23 June and a one day Conference on Sunday 24 June at the Whitechapel Idea Store followed by an East India Company Walk on Sunday 1 July. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Battle of Plassey  - 250 years on - projects]]></title>
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Battle of Plassey&#160;Events 
23 June 2007 will be the 250th year of the Battle of Plassey
This was a decisive day in 1757 when the British achieved victory in Bengal under Robert Clive. It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire. The events organised by Brick Lane Circle (BLC) will consist of a Poetry Reading session on Saturday 23 June and a one day Conference on Sunday 24 June at the Whitechapel Idea Store followed by an East India Company Walk on Sunday 1 July. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Remembering 23 June 1757 in June 2007 - 250th years after the Battle of Plassey ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/remembering-23-june-1757-in-june-2007-250th-years-after-the-battle-of-plassey-/</link>
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Battle of Plassey&#160;Events 
23 June 2007 will be the 250th year of the Battle of Plassey
This was a decisive day in 1757 when the British achieved victory in Bengal under Robert Clive. It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire. The events organised by Brick Lane Circle (BLC) will consist of a Poetry Reading session on Saturday 23 June and a one day Conference on Sunday 24 June at the Whitechapel Idea Store followed by an East India Company Walk on Sunday 1 July. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[THE BATTLE OF PLASSEY (Polashir Juddo) - 250 Years]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/mmm/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[&#160;
Battle of Plassey&#160;Events 
23 June 2007 will be the 250th year of the Battle of Plassey
This was a decisive day in 1757 when the British achieved victory in Bengal under Robert Clive. It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire. The events organised by Brick Lane Circle (BLC) will consist of a Poetry Reading session on Saturday 23 June and a one day Conference on Sunday 24 June at the Whitechapel Idea Store followed by an East India Company Walk on Sunday 1 July. The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Brick_Lane_Circle_Seminars_on_Bangladesh_and_Bangladeshis_Abroad.pdf (56,8 kB)
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Supported by Canary Wharf Group plc]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Climate Change after Bali
&#160;31 JAN - By Dr Saleemul Huq,&#160;International Institute for Environment and...
Migration from Bangladesh to Spain, class, adventure and danger 

7 FEB - By Benjamin Zeitlyn, who studied MA in Migration Studies in 2003/4 (University of Sussex),...
What role can the UK Bangladeshis play in the development of Bangladesh? 
14 Feb - &#160;By Ayub Korom Ali, Labour Cllr. in LB Newham. Currently works for LB Tower Hamlets...


Unleashing the Potentials of British...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Now in our third year, the 2009 seminar series for the Brick Lane Circle will continue to explore&#160;Bangladesh and Bangladeshis abroad. Presenters come from a range of backgrounds and from a multitude of perspectives. Click here for Programme

Every Thursday, 7-9pm, 22 January - 9 April 2009
Lab 5, Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU

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Tea for the Raj: A History of Tea in Assam and Sylhet 


22 January: 
By Roy Moxham.&#160; He recently retired from the University...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A panel discussion on The Future of Bangladeshi Marriage in the UK? ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[2 April
&#160;
Sapnara Khatun.&#160; She read law at the LSE and was called to the Bar and has been in practice since 1990.&#160; Appointed as Judge - Recorder of the Crown in 2006.&#160; In 2003 she was appointed to the government’s Family Justice Council to advise on all aspects of family justice system.&#160; She has also advised on and drafted the new Forced Marriage Act and plays an active role in the boards of many voluntary and charitable organisations.
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Ashley Chisholm.&#160; He...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ENGLADESH  - screening of photo documentary exploring the impact of migration to Britain on Sylhet  ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/engladesh-screening-of-photo-documentary-exploring-the-impact-of-migration-to-britain-on-sylhet/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[26 March:
By Photojournalist Sam Strickland. He will present and discuss his ongoing&#160;&#160; documentary examining how migration to Britain is transforming Sylhet and the UK. Engladesh began as a photojournalism MA thesis (London College of Communication).&#160; Sam's interest in photography grew from his degree in history and journalism at Queen Mary &amp; City University in London.&#160; He has since photographed for the National Portrait Gallery, charities in the UK, Uganda and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA["Whose language is it anyway?" English Language and Access: The Case of Bangladeshis in London ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/whose-language-is-it-anyway-english-language-and-access-the-case-of-bangladeshis-in-london/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[19 March
By Dr Ferhana Hashem.&#160; She is a Research Fellow at the University of Kent, currently working on a Nuffield Foundation Small Grants funded research project entitled ‘What kind of language service should public authorities provide to minority groups: the case of Bangladeshis in London’. She has recently completed research on a two-year ESRC research project, which explored 'Ethnic Options of Mixed Race Identity' in Britain.&#160; Ferhana completed her doctorate in political...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[International Volunteering and the Bangladeshi Diaspora]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[12 March:

By Sandra Kabir, Executive Director of BRAC UK, and Jebi Rahman, Programme Officer for Porishod, BRAC UK's Diaspora Volunteer Programme for British Bangladeshi Professionals.&#160; The programme is supported by DFID and VSO, who found that Diaspora communities are underrepresented in international volunteering when they could be playing a key role in development awareness.&#160; Sandra, whose extensive career in development began in Bangladesh in 1976, and Jebi, whose first...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Evolution of Architectural practice in Bangladesh ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/evolution-of-architectural-practice-in-bangladesh/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[5 March:
By Hafizul Hasan.&#160; He is an Assistant Professor, Architecture Department, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.&#160; He graduated from BUET in 1989 and in 2003&#160;&#160; completed his studies on Urban Environmental Management from Asian Institute and Technology.&#160; In 2006 he completed a postgraduate program on Disaster Management from BRAC University.&#160; He worked as a consultant for&#160; AKAR design, Global Architect, Thai Airways, HSBC, British American Tobacco, Lever...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A panel discussion on A Bangladeshi Obama in the UK? ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a-panel-discussion-on-a-bangladeshi-obama-in-the-uk/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[26 February
&#160;
Benjamin Zeitlyn.&#160; He lived in Bangladesh as a child and has a degree in geography and development studies, and a master's degree in migration studies from the University of Sussex.&#160; During his master's degree he researched the Bangladeshi community in Madrid.&#160; He has also worked in Bangladesh at the Refugee and Migratory Research Unit, attached to the University of Dhaka. There he was able to research migration to Spain and Italy from the Bangladeshi...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Bangla - past and future ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[19 February:

By Dr Hanne -Ruth Thompson.&#160; She spent almost four years in Bangladesh in the early 90s and her encounter with the Bangla language had a profound effect on her life / work.&#160; In 1999 her first book Essential Every Bengali was published in Dhaka. She then went on to do a PhD on Bangla grammar at SOAS in London under the supervision of William Radice. Now she divides her time between teaching Bangla at SOAS and writing a Comprehensive Bengali Grammar for Routledge. She has...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Community and Institutional Adaptation to Riverbank Erosion along the Jamuna River, Bangladesh ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[12 February:

By Fuad Ali.&#160; He is a PhD student in the Department of Geography at King's College London, previously he studied Physics at Imperial College. He is Projects Coordinator at IMASE (www.imase.org), a constellation of Muslims who are interested in the society, development and learning; and Senior Researcher at Youth Think, a research organisation focusing on youth.&#160; The problem of river erosion in Bangladesh is a key technological and social challenge for Bangladeshis today,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[“Valuing Family, Valuing Work: British Muslim women and the labour market” ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/valuing-family-valuing-work-british-muslim-women-and-the-labour-market/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[5 February:

By Zamila Bunglawala.&#160; She is a Senior Policy Analyst at HMG DIUS and Fellow at the Young Foundation.&#160; Zamila has previously worked with the UN in Darfur and Kathmandu on conflict issues, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and Open Society Institute on UK labour market policies for faith and ethnic minority communities.&#160; She will speak on the findings of her new book as above detailing the reality of religious discrimination and low employment levels for UK born...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Developing Countries like Bangladesh ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/the-global-financial-crisis-and-implications-for-developing-countries-like-bangladesh/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[29 January: 
By Professor Mushtaq Khan, Professor of&#160; economics at School of African and Oriental Studies.&#160; He was born in Dhaka in 1961, completed his undergraduate studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford and then won a scholarship for his PhD studies in Economics at Cambridge. Previously he taught at the universities of both Oxford and Cambridge. Information about his research interests and publications are available on his website:...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Climate Injustice, Bangladesh and Coal Power]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/climate-injustice-bangladesh-and-coal-power/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[&#160;
A World Development Movement Seminar in conjunction with Brick Lane Circle

Tuesday 29th July 2008, 7-9pm 
Idea Store, Labs 4 &amp; 5, 321 Whitechapel Rd , London E1 1BU
&#160;
Climate change is the most urgent issue facing humanity.&#160; It is likely to have devastating effects for many people on the planet, with an increase in drought, famine and disease. Bangladesh is already seeing the consequences of climate change, with increases in flooding affecting millions of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BLC Workshop | An introduction to the India Office Records ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/blc-workshop-an-introduction-to-the-india-office-records/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[by Dr Margaret Makepeace
7 July 08, 2.30-4.30pm
The British Library, St Pancras, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Dr Margaret Makepeace is a Senior Archivist in the India Office Records at The British Library and an author. She has researched various aspects of the history of the East India Company, including trade with the Guinea Coast 1657-1666; the relationship between the Company and Armenian merchants during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries; and the management of the Company's...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Partition and South Asia's Diaspora?]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/partition-and-south-asias-diaspora/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[2 July 2008, 7-9pm
Seminar by Dr Joya Chatterji

Venue: Lab 1&amp;2, Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU

Dr Joya Chatterji was educated at the Universities of Delhi and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she is now a Fellow and Lecturer in History. Her first book published in 1994, Bengal divided, Hindu communalism and partition,1932-1947 was the first work which drew attention to the role of Hindu communalism in 1947. It was translated into Bangla by University of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SPECIAL COMEDY EVENING / DINNER / NETWORKING (Lab 4&5)]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a10-apr-special-comedy-evening-dinner-networking-lab-4-5/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Brick Lane Circle is organising a special comedy and networking evening to celebrate the culmination of its programme of events for Spring 2008.
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Lab 4 &amp; 5, Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU
FREE ENTRY,&#160;Advance booking only! &#160;For booking please call 07903 671787 or email bricklanecircle@yahoo.co.uk 
PROGRAMME
6.30PM: PRESENTATIONS BY
Including:


    The bobNetwork by Misbah Mosobbir (Chair)
    &#160;Brick Lane Circle on The...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Migration from Bangladesh to Spain, class, adventure and danger ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a7-feb-migration-from-bangladesh-to-spain-class-adventure-and-danger/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[7 FEB -
By Benjamin Zeitlyn, who studied MA in Migration Studies in 2003/4 (University of Sussex), researching on Bangladeshi community in Spain for his dissertation. Subsequently he went to Bangladesh to conduct research about migration from Bangladesh to Italy and Spain, where he spent six months at the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit at Dhaka University. Currently he is studying for a PhD about children of Bangladeshi origin in London.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Battle of Plassey Young People’s Project]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/the-battle-of-plassey-young-peoples-project/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The project will engage a group of young people (18-25) from diverse backgrounds to explore East London’s historical links with Bengal through researching and writing about the area’s East India Company sites.  The context is the 250 Years Anniversary of the Battle of Plassey (23 June 1757), which was a decisive day in 1757 when the British achieved victory in Bengal under Robert Clive.  It was also the beginning of the British Indian Empire, under the banner of the British East India Company. ...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[How does Bangladesh engage with the rest of the World? ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a3-apr-how-does-bangladesh-engage-with-the-rest-of-the-world/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[3 APR -&#160;Panelists are Piya Muqit, Niaz Alam, Georgie Wemyss and Anawar Babul Miah
(Lab 4&amp;5)

1. Piya Muqit is a practicing barrister in the UK and works full-time as a lawyer for the Refugee Legal Centre. Piya specialises in human rights law. She has worked in Bangladesh and USA for non-profit legal organisations and also at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. She is a trustee for the Citizenship Foundation in London and is currently co-ordinating a project on Bangladeshi migrant...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Where is the Bangladeshi Community in the London Economy?]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a27-mar-where-is-the-bangladeshi-community-in-the-london-economy/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[27 MAR -
By Murad Qureshi, AM, Labour Group, LONDON ASSEMBLY]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SPECIAL NETWORKING & COMEDY EVENT]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/special-networking-comedy-event/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[10 APRIL - A special event to celebrate the culmination of&#160; our &#160;programme of events for Spring 2008. MORE 
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         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The current reform programme in Bangladesh and prospects for the future ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a20-mar-the-current-reform-programme-in-bangladesh-and-prospects-for-the-future/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[20 MAR -
The current reform programme in Bangladesh and prospects for the future
By Professor Mushtaq Khan, Professor of economics at School of African and Oriental Studies. He was born in Dhaka in 1961, completed his undergraduate studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford and then won a scholarship for his PhD studies in Economics at Cambridge. Previously he taught at the universities of both Oxford and Cambridge . Information about his research interests and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Partition and South Asia's diaspora? ]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a13-mar-partition-and-south-asias-diaspora/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[13 MAR -
By Dr Joya Chatterji who was educated at the Universities of Delhi and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she is now a Fellow and University Lecturer in History. Her first book published in 1994, Bengal divided, Hindu communalism and partition, 1932-1947 was the first work which drew attention to the role of Hindu communalism in 1947. It was translated into Bangla by University of Dhaka press in 2003. Last year, her second monograph on the consequences of the partition, The spoils of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Home and Away: reflections on an ongoing research project with Bangladeshi children in transnational families]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/a6-mar/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[6 MAR -
By Kanwal Mand, who obtained a PhD in Social Anthropology in 2004 (Sussex), where she examined the relationship between marriage, migration in the creation and establishment of transnational Punjabi households, spanning Tanzania, Indian Punjab and London. She expanded her interest in transnational families during her work as a Research Fellow at the Families and Social Capital Research ESRC Centre (London South Bank University). At present she is working on an AHRC funded research...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BLC 2007 Activities]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/blc-2007-activities/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Brick Lane Circle inaugurated its series of innovative events in 2007.
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2007 Seminar Series
&#160;
Battle of Plassey Conference]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[2008 Seminar Schedule]]></title>
         <link>http://bricklanecircle.webnode.com/news/information-for-visitors/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A new series of Brick Lane Circles launched. Visit here
Download programme: 2008_BLC_Programme.pdf (270,1 kB)
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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