Dina M Siddiqi

Dina M Siddiqi is a cultural anthropologist at NYU’s School of Liberal Studies. Her work grounded in Bangladesh spans transnational feminism, development studies, and the anthropology of Islam and labour.

Where workers stand in Sri Lanka’s garment-industry boom

‘Garments without Guilt?’ sheds light on labour ethics and narratives associated with exceptionalism in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry

By Dina M Siddiqi

/ 17 Jul 2023

Where workers stand in Sri Lanka’s garment-industry boom

Scandalising the supply chain

Looking back at 40 years of Bangladesh’s garment industry.

By Dina M Siddiqi

/ 11 Jan 2022

Beyond the doomsday scenario

Bangladeshi garment workers prepare for a post-MFA world.

By Dina M Siddiqi

/ 1 Jul 2003

In Search of Shonar Bangla

The Bangladesh constitution of 1972 directs the first 10 lines of Amar Shonar Bangla to be sung as the national anthem.

By Dina M Siddiqi

/ 1 May 2003

Sexual Harassment and the Public Woman

Bangladeshi women who face harassment from males lack any access to avenues of social or legal redress. The suicide of Simi Banu tragically highlights the need for the law to protect not only female 'modesty', but the very right to equality.

By Dina M Siddiqi

/ 1 May 2002