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Iqbal Ahmed

Indigo Indigo Features 

Living with grief amidst the anxiety of the COVID-19 lockdown

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 sub.editors 1 Comment Iqbal Ahmed

“On May 6, 2020 my father passed away in Bangladesh while I remained stuck at Durham University.” in this honest and personal essay, Iqbal Ahmed shares his experience of living through grief during lockdown.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

COVID-19 Lockdown: Emotional (De)stress Among Students at Durham University

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Iqbal Ahmed, Thao Nguyen

“There is hardly a moment in time when so many of us share a largely similar lifestyle”: Thao Nguyen and Iqbal Ahmed reach out to students in Durham and further afield to document the lockdown experience of Durham students.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

The ‘Joker’ and the (real) stance against inequality and injustice

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 sub.editors 0 Comments Iqbal Ahmed

‘Protesters are donning Joker-like face painting to claim justice and equality against repressive regimes’: Iqbal Ahmed considers the figure of the Joker as a symbol of resistance in protests around the world.

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Indigo Indigo Features Print Edition 

Encountering Isolation and Alienation

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 sub.editors 0 Comments Iqbal Ahmed

Iqbal Ahmed talks about experiences of international postgraduate students

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Football Sport 

Bias in football commentary: England and the 2018 World Cup

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 sub.editors 0 Comments Iqbal Ahmed

Iqbal Ahmed takes a look and gives his opinion o the BBC legends at the World Cup and ‘Football Coming Home’

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Politics World Politics 

The Children of July: A Social Movement in Dhaka

August 23, 2018 sub.editors 0 Comments Iqbal Ahmed

Iqbal Ahmed details the events of July’s youth protests and what they mean for the future of the nation.

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