AL Sharia
AL Sharia’s Biography
AL Sharia is a Bangladeshi columnist and environmental writer whose work explores climate change, environmental justice, colonialism, decolonial perspectives, Indigenous and local cultures, and the social dimensions of disasters and environmental change.
His writing has appeared in national and international publications, including Mongabay, The Daily Star and The Climate Watch. His work focuses particularly on environmental and climate issues affecting vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, with a strong interest in the country’s coastal regions and the wider Global South.
His areas of interest include climate change, coastal vulnerability, salinity intrusion, water insecurity, climate induced displacement, disaster risk reduction, loss and damage, environmental justice, Indigenous and local knowledge, livelihoods, and the historical and continuing impacts of colonialism on people, culture and nature.
AL Sharia also explores the relationship between environmental change and cultural identity, particularly the experiences, knowledge and resilience of Indigenous, local and marginalized communities. His work on colonialism and decolonial perspectives examines how historical power structures continue to shape relationships between people, nature, culture and development in the Global South.
He is a student of Disaster Science and Management at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, and a co-founder of ReEarth Club, a youth-led environmental initiative at the university. Through his work with ReEarth Club and other initiatives, he is involved in environmental education, climate awareness, youth engagement and community-focused activities.
Beyond his work as a columnist and environmental writer, AL Sharia is also a poet, lyricist, fiction writer and non-fiction documentary scriptwriter. His creative work engages with people, nature, culture, identity and society, often drawing on lived experiences and social and environmental realities in Bangladesh.
His writing seeks to connect climate and environmental issues with questions of justice, history, culture, livelihoods and the lived experiences of communities facing environmental and disaster risks.