Syrian Serial Turning Serious?

Teenager Leonora and her boyfriend Martin Lehm had left their homes four years ago, as the German couple planned to settle in Syria. The then 15-year-old Leonora thought that everything […]

A May Day Royale…

The Theresa May government in London plans to evacuate Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal Family from Buckingham Palace, if riots break out after no-deal Brexit! A […]

A Cryptic Incident?

It seems that archaeologists have discovered the graves of Antony and Cleopatra VII! Mark Antony – considered as a hero in Rome – was an excellent orator and a symbol […]

Apotheosis & Reversion

The 22-year-old living goddess of Nepal has returned to a normal life! Preeti Shakya was selected as Kumari Devi (Child Goddess) at the age of three as per the local tradition. It is widely […]

On The Run, From Iran…

His own country had forced him, in a way, to leave his native land… and, his adopted country has honoured him with its top literary award. Most importantly, he wrote the book while […]

Free To Tally… Forced To Ban

A number of young people visit cafes in Kabul to enjoy a cup of hot coffee with their favourite music. The 30-year-old Mina Rezai runs one such cafe in the […]

A Syria-ous Ally?

It seems that the existence of President Bashar al-Assad’s Syria is more or less secured as long as Iran is there. At a time when the US and its Western […]

Pain, e-Pen & Penitentiary…

It seems that a blasphemous tweet has proved to be expensive for a 28-year-old Indian engineer, who has landed in a jail in Saudi Arabia. Vishnu Dev from the southern Indian […]

Ghazee & Shaheed: A Just Adjustment?

Dr Tariq Rahman – a Pakistani academic who has authored the book ‘Interpretations of Jihad in South Asia: An Intellectual History’ – believes that jihad (a struggle or fight against the […]

Discipline & Danse Macabre

It is believed that Nataraja (or the King of Dancers) – the dancing form of Lord Shiva and a symbolic synthesis of the most important aspects of Hinduism – completes the […]