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![In Coal’s Shadow, Bangladeshi Women Forge a New Life Through Art In Coal’s Shadow, Bangladeshi Women Forge a New Life Through Art](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-22-143607.jpg)
In Coal’s Shadow, Bangladeshi Women Forge a New Life Through Art
By Auvro Alam
Displaced by a massive coal power plant, a group of women in Matarbari have turned to embroidery to craft a future.
![Coping With War, Afghans Turn to Art and Books Coping With War, Afghans Turn to Art and Books](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-abdullah-right-talks-with-another-book-seller-in-downtown-of-kabul-afghanistan.-image-credit-ezzatullah-mehrdad-.jpg)
Coping With War, Afghans Turn to Art and Books
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Dealing with decades of violence and war, Afghans turn to art and books to soothe their souls.
![‘Amma Meri’ and the Dark Side of Rural Poverty in India ‘Amma Meri’ and the Dark Side of Rural Poverty in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-untitled-picture.jpg)
‘Amma Meri’ and the Dark Side of Rural Poverty in India
By Avinash Giri
A new short film attempts to bridge the gap between imagined and real poverty in India.
![Cross Culture: Indonesian Dance Troupe Evolves Out of Australia’s Suburbs Cross Culture: Indonesian Dance Troupe Evolves Out of Australia’s Suburbs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-25_19-56-58.jpg)
Cross Culture: Indonesian Dance Troupe Evolves Out of Australia’s Suburbs
By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat's Luke Hunt interviews the stars of Lestari Girls.
![Opening Night: A Speech for an Australian Prime Minister Opening Night: A Speech for an Australian Prime Minister](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-12_22-29-11.jpg)
Opening Night: A Speech for an Australian Prime Minister
By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat's Luke Hunt speaks with the writer of a new play that probes Australian politics.
![Chunwan, Art and Authoritarianism Chunwan, Art and Authoritarianism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-19_00-27-03.jpg)
Chunwan, Art and Authoritarianism
By Chun Peng
Can art flourish under an authoritarian regime?
!['My, My! What’s Happening to My Country!': Remembering R. K. Laxman (1921-2015) 'My, My! What’s Happening to My Country!': Remembering R. K. Laxman (1921-2015)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-29_00-14-09.jpg)
'My, My! What’s Happening to My Country!': Remembering R. K. Laxman (1921-2015)
By Ritu Gairola Khanduri
R. K. Laxman's cartoons captured modern India in a way that no other artist could have.
![The Tragic Story of Qurban Ali Mirzaee The Tragic Story of Qurban Ali Mirzaee](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-06_23-07-31.jpg)
The Tragic Story of Qurban Ali Mirzaee
By Sanjay Kumar
The persecution of one of Afghanistan’s most popular actors demonstrates the current state of culture in Afghanistan.
![How Artists Are Fighting Extremism in Pakistan, One Comic Strip at a Time How Artists Are Fighting Extremism in Pakistan, One Comic Strip at a Time](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_22-38-07.jpg)
How Artists Are Fighting Extremism in Pakistan, One Comic Strip at a Time
By Zareen Muzaffar
To spread awareness of the causes and effects of violent extremism, one group of Pakistanis is taking to comic books.
![Good Art in Bad Times Good Art in Bad Times](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-good-art-in-bad-times-thediplomat-2014-11-28-00-15-25.jpg)
Good Art in Bad Times
By Vera Lim
The Hong Kong Occupy protests have inspired some fascinating art.
![Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-24_19-12-59.jpg)
Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The Diplomat's Akhilesh Pillalamarri reflects on Wendell Philips' career and the heritage of the ancient Middle-East.
![Vietnam’s Sapa Art Festival Vietnam’s Sapa Art Festival](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-12_12-21-16.jpg)
Vietnam’s Sapa Art Festival
By Katie Jacobs
A small town offers inspiration and encouragement for young Vietnamese artists.
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