Abdul Wohab
Biographic Data
| ID | 6039222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abdul Wohab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abdul |
| FAMILY NAME | Wohab |
| SIGNATURE | WOHAB A |
| AFFILIATIONS | North South University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1434-7577 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Migration dreams and lived realities
Background Tertiary-level student migration from South Asia increasingly functions as a pathway to credentials and long-term settlement. Methods Drawing on qualitative data from four focus group discussions ( n = 40) and twenty in-depth interviews ( n = 20), this study examines migration aspirations and lived experiences among tertiary students from Bangladesh and Nepal. Results Findings indicate that aspirations are shaped by desires for dignity…
The security impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis on Bangladesh and regional states
The Rohingya refugee crisis, a major humanitarian tragedy in contemporary global politics, has gradually precipitated major security challenges to Bangladesh and other states. This paper employs the Copenhagen School’s securitization theory to examine how securitization, especially by the Bangladeshi government and media, has framed these challenges as existential threats. It makes two basic contributions to existing literature on the Rohingya cr…
A ‘secret’ heritage in Chattogram? The tensions between Sufism and reformist Islam in Southern Bangladesh
Lukkayito jayga (‘hidden place’ according to respondents) and oitijjobahi sthan (‘heritage’ sites) in Bangladesh are terms used to talk about places characterized by the Sufi saints and pirs tradition, which can be intended here as pluralistic cultural and religious practices created by the fusion of two or more religious or socio-cultural influences. Those Sufi-related sites function as inward, protective spaces of devotion, even while remaining…
“Secularism” or “no-secularism”? A complex case of Bangladesh
The incidents (in 2017) of changing the secular content of textbooks and removing a sculpture from the Supreme Court premises in Bangladesh raise a question among people who are sympathetic to secularism that Bangladesh is moving towards a theological state like Pakistan or becoming an Islamic country. They also refer to the remark that the current Prime Minister (Sheikh Hasina) made in 2014 that Bangladesh’s state administration would run under …
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“Secularism” or “no-secularism”? A complex case of Bangladesh
The incidents (in 2017) of changing the secular content of textbooks and removing a sculpture from the Supreme Court premises in Bangladesh raise a question among people who are sympathetic to secularism that Bangladesh is moving towards a theological state like Pakistan or becoming an Islamic country. They also refer to the remark that the current Prime Minister (Sheikh Hasina) made in 2014 that Bangladesh’s state administration would run under …
Migration dreams and lived realities
Background Tertiary-level student migration from South Asia increasingly functions as a pathway to credentials and long-term settlement. Methods Drawing on qualitative data from four focus group discussions ( n = 40) and twenty in-depth interviews ( n = 20), this study examines migration aspirations and lived experiences among tertiary students from Bangladesh and Nepal. Results Findings indicate that aspirations are shaped by desires for dignity…
The security impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis on Bangladesh and regional states
The Rohingya refugee crisis, a major humanitarian tragedy in contemporary global politics, has gradually precipitated major security challenges to Bangladesh and other states. This paper employs the Copenhagen School’s securitization theory to examine how securitization, especially by the Bangladeshi government and media, has framed these challenges as existential threats. It makes two basic contributions to existing literature on the Rohingya cr…
A ‘secret’ heritage in Chattogram? The tensions between Sufism and reformist Islam in Southern Bangladesh
Lukkayito jayga (‘hidden place’ according to respondents) and oitijjobahi sthan (‘heritage’ sites) in Bangladesh are terms used to talk about places characterized by the Sufi saints and pirs tradition, which can be intended here as pluralistic cultural and religious practices created by the fusion of two or more religious or socio-cultural influences. Those Sufi-related sites function as inward, protective spaces of devotion, even while remaining…
Asian Studies and History (2 works) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 work) · Bengali (1 work) · Constitution (1 work) · Enforcement (1 work) · Focus group (1 work) · Global Health Workforce Issues (1 work) · Global Security and Public Health (1 work)