Venir … unirse a la fiesta!!

Venir … unirse a la fiesta!!

I took a sip of my coffee and gazed out of the windowpane at the white, warm and welcoming clouds that resembled soft cotton swirls. The drink was rejuvenating and stimulating, and I felt good. I had long waited for this journey to meet my best friend at one of my favorite destinations. I was […]

December 31, 2013 Shauqeen Mizaj
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Reflections of a Quran Translator

Reflections of a Quran Translator

The following is a transcription of the speech the author delivered at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, for Launch Conference for the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe (CHASE) which is dedicated to the study of the reception and understanding of Arabic and Islamic culture, science and religion in […]

December 16, 2013 Tarif Khalidi
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Three Indians in race for DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014

Three Indians in race for DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014

Three Indians have been shortlisted for the $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014. Benyamin for Goat Days (translated from the Malayalam), Anand for The Book of Destruction (translated from the Malayalam) and Cyrus Mistry for Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer are the Indian entries competing with two Pakistani and a Sri Lankan entry […]

November 19, 2013
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Kairostami: The Japanese Proof for Kurasowa

Kairostami: The Japanese Proof for Kurasowa

Abbas Kairostami’s Like Someone in Love is the first film in Japanese by an Iranian filmmaker. I don’t know whether it is the first Japanese film by any foreign filmmakers. I hope comments to this post will enlighten us on the topic. Also, if the sobriquet does not embarrass you, LSL is the first film […]

November 18, 2013 KS Shameer
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Quran: An Argumentative Reader

Quran: An Argumentative Reader

Generally speaking two types of reading of a text are possible: one, to fall in love with the text and, two, to come out of its allure and resist its temptation with the anxiety of influence[i] one can muster.  Commenting on ED Hirsh, Edward Said says that criticism is divided into ‘two moments, of which […]

November 18, 2013 Shameer KS
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List announced for DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014

List announced for DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014

The list for the DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014 was announced at the Goethe-Institute, Max Mueller Bhavan, by noted Indian editor, writer and literary critic,  Antara Dev Sen. The final list of 15 chosen titles includes three works translated from Indian languages and four debut novels along with the works of established writers.  […]

November 17, 2013
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Annual Kids Art Fest to be held on November 17

Annual Kids Art Fest to be held on November 17

Perry County Opera House and Cultural Arts Center (PCOHACAC) will conduct their third annual Kid’s Art Fest: Active Body, Active Mind on November 17 in New Lexington,Ohio. The event will be held between 1 to 4 p.m. in the basement of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.  The Kid’s Art Fest will host activities by Monday […]

November 16, 2013
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For Young Ones, It’s Fairy Taste

For Young Ones, It’s Fairy Taste

“I wanted something unique to show my friends”, my little girl said. She actually wanted to be the star at school by showing off to her friends her mommy’s culinary expertise and for that she needed proof. Now I was anxious as to what to cook to keep up my little one’s prestige. I kept […]

November 11, 2013 Shauqi Mizaj
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Fourth edition of Mumbai literary fest announced

Fourth edition of Mumbai literary fest announced

The Tata group and Literature Live have announced the 2013 edition of Mumbai’s premier literary festival. It was announced on Wednesday, Nov 2013, and will take place from November 14 to 17 at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. The festival’s various events will be spread across the NCPA’s Tata, Experimental, Godrej and […]

November 1, 2013
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Chandigarh: Literary fest to begin from Nov 23

Chandigarh: Literary fest to begin from Nov 23

Chandigarh Literary Society (CLS) and Chandigarh Administration will be hosting the Chandigarh literature festival, “Literati 2013”, to be held on November 23-24. Authors from various genres will be attending the fest which is being organized near Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake. The event will see authors like Bhaskar Ghose, Irshad Kamil, Prasoon Joshi, Rahul Bose, Jerry Pinto, […]

October 19, 2013
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