Empowerment of Women: An African Agenda
Amina Sboui has recently quit Femen, citing the Islamophobia of the feminist group and saying, ‘you have to respect the religion of others.’ The Tunisian activist is a noted figure, who was jailed for posting her nude photos online, a staple of the Femen protest. The Liberal version of feminism, moored as it is on […]
Desi Gomito Bake
Who doesn’t love Pasta? The creamy, melting and delectable pieces of this traditional and extremely versatile Italian cuisine captivate us in every sense leaving no reason to criticize. Made from Durum wheat flour and water, the pasta manufacturing process goes through various stages finally getting converted into ready to use pasta available to buy. Available […]
To the Lyrical Soul of Yours…
Certain films allow you to read many layers of a life articulated using a loose storyline but its eloquent poetic narrative. In a sense, they are easy to interpret and very difficult – almost impossible – to review. Terrence Malick belongs to that rare species of filmmakers who keep us engaged in their frames despite […]
Dalits According to the Quran?
A question arises: ‘Do the oppressed signify Muslims alone?’ Most Islamist groups the world over single out as beneficiaries of their multifarious projects as Muslims even in societies where there are weaker sections than Muslims In the Quran, the word mus’taḍʿafīna (widely translated as ‘weak’ and ‘oppressed’) and its verbal derivative us’tuḍ’ʿifū and is’taḍʿafūnī (be […]
Tracing the Roots of Islamophobia
Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire emerges from the author’s engagement with and experience of the social and political climate after 11 September 2001. Deepa Kumar, a professor of Media Studies and Middle East Studies at Rutgers University, began taking a closer look at the contemporary Muslim life and racism against Muslims in the United […]
The Plight of Refugees
Being afflicted by poverty and political unrest, thousands of people the world over are forced to leave their home lands in search of a better life. It is reported that there are now more refugees than at any time since 1994. And many people reported to have failed to reach their final destinations. Italy’s Lampedusa […]
Art Gallery opened in Kochi
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation KC Venugopal told the media that the Government has planned for building up art galleries at Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram airports. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the art gallery at Nedumbassery airport, a first in the state. “If Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi requests, we will consider opening […]
EU backs to end apartheid condition in India
The European Union passed a resolution against caste-based discrimination in India, amid widespread reports that Dalits were denied their basic human rights. The resolution came after strenuous efforts by South Asian Campaigners against atrocities towards Dalits. The International Labour Organization estimates that the lower castes are subjected to labour victimization, with forced and bonded labor […]
Saudi women demands right to drive
Saudi Arabia trussed for possible protests after women activists declared an “open driving campaign” against the kingdom’s ban on women behind the wheel. More than 60 women claimed to have answered their call to get behind the wheel in a rare show of defiance against a ban on female driving in the Salafi kingdom, according […]
Pope reaches 10 million Twitter followers
As a milestone in the Vatican’s drive to spread the gospel through social media, a jubilant Pope Francis celebrated reaching 10 million followers on messaging site Twitter. The first non-European pope in 1,300 years has tripled the number of followers of the Pontifex handles since succeeding Benedict XVI in March, according to the Vatican, which […]
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