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 […]
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 […]
A Friend In Need
Lebanon recently made a serious attempt to readmit neighbouring Syria to Arab League in order to boost the economy of the war-ravaged West Asian nation. During the recent Arab foreign […]
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.
Warm & Frozen Music
Lucy Nusseibeh is a Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies who founded ‘Middle East Non-Violence and Democracy’ (MEND) – an NGO which aspires to establish a non-violent Palestinian civil society […]
Word Power!
Overuse makes a proverb cliché… We realise the essence of a proverb only if something big happens! ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is one such proverb. The recent […]
A Macabre Situation…
It may be said that the year 2018 did not go well for Yemen, as the West Asian nation witnessed death of thousands of children. At least 85,000 children, under […]
Railing Under The Sea
A unique instance of communication system! The train will commute the sea… just like a submarine. During the recent UAE-India Conclave, the top officials of the two countries have decided […]
