Shuddhashar FreeVoice

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Shuddhashar FreeVoice

Magazine, Publication, and Non Profit Organisation. Est. 1990. In 2004, we also started a publishing house. Some of our authors were also threatened.

To inspire, not to impress
মন জোগাতে নয়, মন জাগাতে
Shuddhashar FreeVoice (শুদ্ধস্বর) was established in 1990 at the advent of the little magazine movement in Bangladesh as an independent magazine and periodical of anti-establishment writing, working towards a broader socio-cultural movement. Shuddhashar was one of the independent little magazines in Bangladesh from the 1990s to the early 2000s. Fr

om then until 31 October 2015, we published more than a thousand books. We became well-known for our commitment to soliciting and supporting young writers, promoting critical thinking and progressive ideas, and publishing material otherwise deemed too controversial. These controversial publications — which included books critical of religious and social restrictions and taboos — led to us receiving several threats of violence. Two of them, Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy, were killed in 2015 by radical Islamist militants. On 31 October 2015, one of Bangladesh’s radical Islamist militant groups stormed our office to kill our publisher. Assailants detained all the staff while calling for blood and struck down the publisher with a machete. He survived and continues our work to this day. Today, Shuddhashar FreeVoice is a non-profit organisation committed to promoting freedom of expression, social justice, and democratic culture and values. We aim to inspire and encourage at-risk writers, artists, and journalists. The platform focuses on being an intellectual and secular voice for Nordic countries — where we are now based — and the many countries from which our exiled contributors have fled. Our primary mission is to publish work at the intersection of politics, free speech, activism, and literature. We remain committed to inspire writers and activists, particularly those facing risks or living in exile, by offering them the opportunity to share their voices and exchange ideas and thereby contribute to social and political change. At Shuddhashar FreeVoice, we firmly believe that truth is multifaceted and that each of us bears the responsibility of engaging in dialogues as a unified international community to seek solutions to global challenges. By fostering connections between individuals, knowledge, and ideas, we strive to address cross-border societal issues collaboratively and set a constructive model for debating and implementing solutions. We dedicate our platform to writers at risk in all parts of the world where expressing opinions and facts has become dangerous. We are committed to those who have written in pursuit of truth; who may have stumbled along the path towards knowledge; who risked their lives for equality, recognition, and justice; and who insist on the right to question and challenge the status quo. Shuddhashar FreeVoice remembers those living in exile, whether in fear or safety, hiding or waiting. Too many have lost their lives because they wrote. We hope others will be inspired to pick up their pens and write for a better world. Our Reader Base
Our reader base is committed to social justice, free speech, LGBTQ+ rights, refugee rights, democratic equality and progress, and the environment. We furthermore encourage students and young people to engage themselves in these issues. We know that if the youth are politically engaged, there is a better chance of achieving world peace, preserving democracy, and averting the climate crisis. We actively seek and publish talented writers and welcome pitches from aspiring contributors. Feel free to reach out to us with your unique ideas and perspectives. Our goal is to publish works that positively and constructively contribute to our mission. We do not publish content that promotes hostility or endorses stereotypes targeting any specific group of people.

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11/12/2025

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02/12/2025

Shuddhashar FreeVoice startet i Norge i 2017. Vi har vært dedikerte til ytringsfrihet, sosial rettferdighet og til marginaliserte forfattere i alle deler av verden. Artiklene våre er skrevet av akademikere, aktivister og studenter, og de er gratis å lese. Vi er nå ved et kritisk vendepunkt og trenger støtte for å fortsette arbeidet vårt. Hvis du har lest publikasjonene våre, støtt oss gjerne på .

02/12/2025

Authoritarians fear writers. Writers need you. Please consider supporting our work this https://shuddhashar.com/support-shuddhashar/https://mailchi.mp/shuddhashar/stand-with-marginalized-voices-join-shuddhashar-freevoices-giving-tuesday-campaign

01/12/2025

December Newsletter: Read, watch, listen! Contributions by Niladri Chatterjee, Siddhartha Dhar, Andrew Fiala, Tamoha Siddiqui, Camelia Dewan, Taran Khan, Anthony Kwame Harrison, Ella Harris Perin -

As a non-profit organisation, Shuddhashar FreeVoice depends exclusively on grants and individual support from our patrons. We have no paywall, and all content on our website remains free to access.

28/11/2025

Protecting the Bauls is not only about preserving cultural inheritance and an endangered community. It also means reaffirming the monotheistic conviction that no single clerical authority, political power, or militant faction can, in good faith, represent or embody the oneness or wholeness of the divine. Read Siddhartha Dhar's take on the recent eruption of violence against Bauls in Bangladesh.

Islamists in Bangladesh have increased their attacks against Bauls and Sufis while the interim government stands by passively. We need to re-examine our concepts of tolerance and monotheism.

21/11/2025

If Bangladesh wants a democratic society with free and fair elections, it must immediately repeal laws that punish people for their speech. Who will speak out against tyranny if everyone fears retribution? Why should Bangladeshis fear questions simply because they disagree with them?
Bauls are a vital part of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage, embodying ideals of tolerance, critical thinking, and open debate. The news that Baul singer Abul Sarkar has been arrested for “hurting religious sentiments” after posing a question to a rival performer is a troubling sign.
Blasphemy laws suppress minorities and dissent, and they fuel vigilante violence, as seen in Abul Sarkar’s case. Facts are distorted on social media to stoke frenzy, creating conditions that undermine a free and just society.
Shuddhashar demands that Baul Abul Sarkar be released immediately. Blasphemy laws must be repealed. And political parties—and society at large—must commit to building a tolerant Bangladesh where all people can live safely.

17/11/2025

In this Shuddhashar Free-thought podcast, we share Flash Interviews with two award-winning writers: Camelia Dewan and Taran Khan, both contributors to our magazine. They speak to Ella Harris Perin, Shuddhashar FreeVoice’s Oslo Scholars Intern.
Camelia Dewan is an environmental anthropologist and Associate Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University. Her article, “[Climate Refugees or Labour Migrants? Climate Reductive Translations of Migration from Coastal Bangladesh](https://shuddhashar.com/climate-refugees-or-labour.../)” was published in our Labour Issue.
Taran Khan is a journalist and award-winning nonfiction writer. She is the guest editor of our special issue, “Afghans on Exile” and published “The[ First Casualty: Notes on Journalism, Truth, and Conflict](https://shuddhashar.com/the-first-casualty-notes-on.../)” for Issue 39, Labour.
https://shuddhashar.com/flash-interview-3/

Flash Interviews with award-winning writers: Camelia Dewan and Taran Khan.

16/11/2025

Music itself is a journey — one that carries uprooted Afghan musicians like Ghawgha through unexpected paths and turns.
Read her story in our latest issue.

Music itself is a journey — one that carries uprooted Afghan musicians like Ghawgha through unexpected paths and turns.

15/11/2025

The demand made by hardline Islamists at a conference in Dhaka today to declare Ahmadis Non-Muslims bodes ill for Bangladesh's pluralist cultural heritage and religious harmony. But what makes the Ahmadiyya community a particular target of blasphemy-related persecution? Read the history of the movement and of the controversies surrounding it in our special issue on Blasphemy.

The shadowy Prophet Military coups are a run-of-the-mill reality in the Islamic world. And yet, the 1970 coup d ‘état in Syria, which set the wheels of a sectarian dictatorship in motion, kindled an unusual sense of unease in the Muslim world. It was particularly felt by its Sunni majority. The b...

15/11/2025

Intergenerational listening is developed as a practice of rerouting in exile. It’s how families and communities build a sense of continuity when geography has been broken. Mejgan Massoumi shares her Afghan experience in our latest issue.

Intergenerational listening is developed as a practice of rerouting in exile. It’s how families and communities build a sense of continuity when geography has been broken.

13/11/2025

CALL for essay proposals for our upcoming issue, “Subversive Art”-

If you find the subversive potential of art and artworks fascinating, have previous experience working in this area, and are willing to contribute to expanding the public scholarship on this topic, please send an abstract of 150 words to [email protected] by November 24, midnight your time zone.....

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To inspire, not to impress মন জোগাতে নয়, মন জাগাতে

Shuddhashar started its journey as a Little Magazine in December 1990, publishing writings by contemporary and anti-establishment writers. Between 2004, when Shuddhashar began book publishing, until 2015, more than one thousand novels, stories, poems, and essays were published as hard copy books. After the attack on Shuddhashar's publisher and office on October 31, 2015, all of Shuddhashar’s activities in Bangladesh were halted. Now, Shuddhashar is functioning as an alternative online platform to organize people's thoughts and opinions about freedom of expression, freedom of press, human rights, democratic values, and good governance. Poets, writers, artists, rights activists, freethinkers, exiled writers, and at-risk writers are presenting their ideas, observations, and opinions on this platform.

To inspire, not to impress.

১৯৯০ সালের ডিসেম্বর মাসে একটি লিটল ম্যাগাজিন হিসাবে শুদ্ধস্বরের যাত্রা শুরু হয় । সমসাময়িক ও প্রতিষ্টান বিরোধি লেখকদের চিন্তা ও লেখা প্রকাশিত হতো এতে। ২০০৪ সালে এর সহযোগি প্রতিষ্টান হিসাবে শুদ্ধস্বর নামেই বই প্রকাশনা কার্যক্রম শুরু হয়। ২০১৫ পর্যন্ত প্রায় এক হাজারের বেশি উপন্যাস-গল্প-কবিতা-প্রবন্ধসহ নানান ধরনের হার্ড ভার্সন বই প্রকাশিত হয়েছে শুদ্ধস্বর থেকে। ২০১৫ সালের ৩১ অক্টোবর প্রকাশককে হত্যা করার উদ্দেশ্যে শুদ্ধস্বর এর কার্যালয়ে আক্রমন করার পর থেকে বাংলাদেশে শুদ্ধস্বরের সবধরনের কার্যক্রম বন্ধ হয়ে যায়। বর্তমানে বিকল্প মাধ্যম অনলাইনে শুদ্ধস্বর মুক্তচিন্তা ও কথা বলার স্বাধীনতা, সংবাদ প্রকাশের স্বাধীনতা, মানবাধিকার, গণতান্ত্রিক সুশাসন বিষয়ে মানুষের চিন্তা ও মতামত সংগঠিত করার জন্য প্ল্যাটফর্ম হিসাবে কাজ শুরু করেছে। কবি-লেখক-শিল্পী-অধিকার কর্মী-মুক্ত চিন্তক-নির্বাসিত লেখক এবং বিপদগ্রস্থ লেখকরা এই প্ল্যাটফর্মে তাদের চিন্তা-ধারনা-পর্যবেক্ষণ ও মতামত তুলে ধরছেন।

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