Faith On Display!
Some have given up wearing hijabs (or headscarves or veils worn by Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family), while some have announced their […]
Traumatized & Tormented… Then To Toronto
It wasn’t possible for her to build her career without the permission of her family members… She was also denied permission to marry whom she loved… She had no freedom. […]
Desecrating Red’s Name
Istanbul is not only the city of Nobel laureate Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, but also the city that has witnessed many political murders! From the near and dear ones of top Ottoman emperors to Chechen guerrillas, a number of eminent personalities have been assassinated in this historic city. The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is the latest addition to the list.
The ‘Teething’ Issues?
A tiny blue-coloured mysterious stone is stuck in the teeth of a 1,000-year-old woman’s skeleton! But, how is it possible? As archaeologists made an attempt to resolve the mystery, they […]
Yellow Journalism!
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not […]
Rituals: A Hindu Perspective!
There is a tradition, called Chhaupadi, in western Nepal which is associated with menstrual taboo, as menstruating women and girls (have to) live in a cattle shed or a menstruation […]
Identity & Crisis
Zalika Amadou has admitted that her husband didn’t hit, yell or cheat her. Still, she wants to divorce her husband! After attending a hearing at an Islamic court on the […]
An Eternal Joint Slumber?
Two skeletons are lying side by side… One’s skull is slightly tilted towards another, as if it is gazing at its partner! Archaeologists recently discovered these two skeletons – one […]
Friend & Fiend
The photograph of a historic oil painting is hanging on a wall at the Uffizi Gallery of Florence Museum in Italy. It looks like the black-and- white image of the original […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 