Statesman News Service
MALDA, Dec. 16 - Dr Bashabi Fraser, poet and writer who teaches English literature in Scotland’s Open University, addressed a seminar here today on southern Asian diasporic poetry and socio-economic issues. It was organised by the Malda Women’s College Alumni Association. Professor Neil Fraser, Edinburgh University teacher and husband of Dr Fraser, too participated in it. “I do not believe all Muslims are terrorists,” she said about Al Qaida activists. She recited poems and explained the themes of diasporic poetry, besides drawing attention to films like Monsoon Wedding and Bend It Like Beckham. She also recalled her days in Bhutan, the University of North Bengal and Malda. Hundreds of students and teachers attended the seminar.
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