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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:67:"Rokeya’s Legacy: From the 1857 Rebellion to the Struggles of 2024";s:9:"the_title";s:67:"Rokeya’s Legacy: From the 1857 Rebellion to the Struggles of 2024";s:13:"the_permalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/103664/reading-rokeya-through-the-lens-of-1857-58-and-july-2024/";s:6:"the_id";i:103664;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"106";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 13 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"December 13, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:79:"People and landmarks of India in 1895: Afzal bridge, Hyderabad Credit: ilbusca";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/people-landmark.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:454:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103664/reading-rokeya-through-the-lens-of-1857-58-and-july-2024/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/people-landmark.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:175:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/people-landmark.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:15:"the_author_full";s:216:"By: Mahmudul Hasan   Source: The Daily Star";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:60:"The Daily Star";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:229:"Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:528:"Colonial Resistance, Corruption, Government And Politics, Great Rebellion Of 1857, Human Rights, Indian Subcontinent";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:33:"featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:111:"colonial-resistance corruption government-and-politics great-rebellion-of-1857 human-rights indian-subcontinent";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:389:"People of the Indian subcontinent, especially those in Bengal, never accepted European colonial rule. They launched many waves of anticolonial resistance since the arrival of the coloniser in the early 16th century. The most decisive—and of tragic consequences—was the Great Rebellion of 1857-58 (Mahabidroh) which the British mischaracterised as "Sepoy Mutiny." It was begun by…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:89:"Colonial Resistance";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:19:"Colonial Resistance";s:13:"the_view_time";s:1:"9";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:2;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:11;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:57:"Muslims in media, and media in Muslim-majority Bangladesh";s:9:"the_title";s:57:"Muslims in media, and media in Muslim-majority Bangladesh";s:13:"the_permalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/103586/muslims-in-media-and-media-in-muslim-majority-bangladesh/";s:6:"the_id";i:103586;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"138";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Dec 5 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"December 5, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/burning-news-paper-scaled.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:464:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103586/muslims-in-media-and-media-in-muslim-majority-bangladesh/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/burning-news-paper-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:185:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/burning-news-paper-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:15:"the_author_full";s:216:"By: Mahmudul Hasan   Source: The Daily Star";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:60:"The Daily Star";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:373:"Asia, Europe, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:565:"Adolf Hitler, Bangladesh, Hate Crimes, Muslims In The West, Nazi Germany, Post-9/11 World, Racial Stereotyping";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:45:"asia europe featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:104:"adolf-hitler bangladesh hate-crimes muslims-in-the-west nazi-germany post-9-11-world racial-stereotyping";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:325:"I lived in the UK from 2000 to 2007. It was a time fraught with events of momentous consequences to Muslims, especially those in Britain. During that period, the world witnessed, among others, the 9/11 attacks on New York City's World Trade Center in 2001; the invasion of Afghanistan by the US-led coalition forces in…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:75:"Adolf Hitler";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:12:"Adolf Hitler";s:13:"the_view_time";s:1:"8";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:3;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:0;s:3:"odd";b:1;s:8:"rs_count";i:11;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:50:"Has Kamala Harris abided by her parents’ advice?";s:9:"the_title";s:50:"Has Kamala Harris abided by her parents’ advice?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/103428/has-kamala-harris-abided-by-her-parents-advice/";s:6:"the_id";i:103428;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"228";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 18 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 18, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kamala-harris-election.png";s:9:"the_image";s:451:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103428/has-kamala-harris-abided-by-her-parents-advice/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kamala-harris-election.png&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kamala-harris-election.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:15:"the_author_full";s:202:"By: Mahmudul Hasan   Source: New Age";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Mahmudul Hasan";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:46:"New Age";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:307:"Americas, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:423:"American Politics, Corruption, Government And Politics, Kamala Harris, Us Elections 2024";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:42:"americas featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:84:"american-politics corruption government-and-politics kamala-harris us-elections-2024";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:342:"I WAS in the neighbouring city of Milwaukee during the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) that took place in Chicago on August 19–22. We all knew that Kamala Harris would be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the November 5, 2024 US election and that she would give a candidacy acceptance speech before the DNC…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:85:"American Politics";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:17:"American Politics";s:13:"the_view_time";s:1:"7";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:4;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:11;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
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