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Safety, Violence Fears On the Mt Everest
Six major mountaineering companies that lead the Mount Everest expedition have decided to call off their 2014 climbs citing violence and safety concerns at the base camp after the Sherpa guides, hysterical over the death of their colleagues, threatened to boycott this year’s climbing season. The avalanche that struck on Friday killed sixteen guides carrying […]
Referendum: Crimeans Back ‘Going Home’
With more than ninety five percent of the Crimeans backing the peninsula’s unification with Russia in a referendum held on Sunday, Crimea’s parliament has formally declared independence.The Black Sea peninsula which was once a part of Russia will be annexed to what crimeans called as returning to their motherland. People celebrated in Lenin Square in […]
Jamia Millia Islamia to stage a play on communal harmony
The drama club of Jamia Millia Islamia “JOSH” is organizing a play that deals with children and their rights in the society tarnished with social evils. The play has been designed and directed by Dr. Danish Iqbal, Coordinator, AJK-Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. The play is in Hindi, titled “Hum Ek Hain” and […]
Nobel-winning novelist Doris Lessing dies at 94
ovelist Doris Lessing, the Nobel-prize winning author of ‘’The Golden Notebook’’ and ‘‘The Grass is Singing’’ died at her home in London on Sunday at the age of 94, her publisher HarperCollins said. “Doris Lessing was one of the great writers of our age. She was a compelling storyteller with a fierce intellect and a […]
William Weaver dies at 90
One of the greatest translators of Italian literature, William Weaver, died on Tuesday. He was ninety years old. His death was announced by Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., where Weaver taught in the 1990s. He suffered a stroke several years ago and had been in poor health since then. His […]
Housing apartheid against Muslims rampant in India
With the already existing intolerance towards the Muslim minorities, yet another incident confirming the discrimination came to the fore when popular property website 99acres.com published an advertisement seeking applications for rent in a Mumbai flat. The ad was uploaded by broker Vishal D’Souza on October 27 and it read, “Excellent brand new 2BHK fully furnished […]
Islamophobia on the rise in Quebec
Islamophobia has intensified in the Canadian province of Quebec since the introduction of the proposed Charter of Quebec Values. The charter will ban all public workers from wearing visible religious symbols such as the hijab, kippa, turbans and larger-than-average sized crucifixes in the workplace. This has led to an alarming rise in verbal and even […]
New Call for Freedom of Expression
In an attempt to ensure adequate protection for freedom of expression, WAN- IFRA issued a resolution that called on the South African parliament to amend the Protection of State Information Bill. Under the current security bill, anyone who possesses or discloses a classified record may be prosecuted and sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment. The […]
Poet, Translator Daud Rahbar passes away
Karachi: Prolific writer, poet, and musician Daud Rahbar passed away in Florida, the United States on last Saturday at 86. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Born in 1926 in Lahore, Rahbar began writing poetry when he was only 8 years old. His father Mohammed Iqbal was an eminent Islamic scholar and […]
IIC to host Annual Art Festival
Delhi is about to celebrate the arrival of the Festive Season, which highlights arts and cultures of countries across the world. It includes music, dance and food festival. The Festival at the India International Centre focuses on dance, music, theatre and films, hold discussions, exhibitions and highlight World Cuisine. It is expected that south Korea, […]
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