World Speak
Two activists detained in Syria
Noura Aljizawi, a young woman very busy with the coordination of the nonviolent revolution against the regime. When the security guards arrested her she carried half a dozen cameras with her with videos and personal information’s about other activists.
Brotherhood’s “Grand Narrative” and the Resurrection of the Islamic Caliphate
Egypt, the Arab world’s most populated country, as well as the region’s trend setter of political ideology and – less potently – pop-culture, is currently witnessing an intense, and uniquely public, democratic tug-of-war over the formation of the assembly responsible for drafting Egypt’s new constitution
Indian Army Chief, Parliament and an Undeclared Emergency
India’s is being destroyed. It is being destroyed politically, militarily, economically, constitutionally as well as culturally. This should be very clear on everyone’s mind.
Eldest member of Ottoman dynasty, Neslişah Sultan, dies at 91
Fatma Neslişah Osmanoğlu, or Neslişah Sultan (Princess Neslisah), the eldest member of the Ottoman royal family, has passed away of a heart attack in İstanbul on Monday at the age of 91.
Get your hands off women
When the sparks of the Egyptian Revolution started to fly, friends of mine abroad interested in human rights and justice started to express their concerns openly about where the situation in Egypt was taking us.
ABC…..of Cricket
Cricket has always been considered a religion in India. But since past 5 years, with the advent of IPL series, it’s a season. When nine, start studded, professional teams vie for the IPL Trophy, a major chunk of India goes for pre summer break.
Syria: six bullets, no points
Honestly, has anyone really believed that Bashar Al Assad could or even would accept Kofi's half a dozen? Let's have a look on the bullet points the highest UN representative presented.
Maun is rather ‘mean’!
Our Prime Minister, who is an excellent economist, was to manage human assets with the same passion, as managers manage the work flow and processes within the party.
The new wild west of Europe and its new capital of Kiev
Anyone who knows me will tell you this I not my natural habitat. I hated dancing and strobe lights in the late 1960s and early 1970s when people not only dressed in primary-coloured clothes and juddered in bright flashing lights, but also wore flared trousers.
Balwant Singh Rajoana clemency row [roundup]
Khalistani separatist Balwant Singh’s execution, which was due to take place at the Patiala Central Prison this Saturday, has been halted.
What it means to be a black male in America
"I am Trayvon Martin" has become the slogan for protesters expressing solidarity with the Florida teenager and outrage over his killing. Even President Barack Obama declared, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon."
Run For Freedom: Palestine 5K Run
In the endless attempts to bring Palestine out of all the negativity and promote peace and harmony around a number of Palestinian NGO’s and organizations have proved their point. Annual Palestine 5K Run is also one of them
Growing violence in Balochistan province
According to reports, Pakistan Army is carrying out some deadly operation in different areas of Dera Bugti, and Jaffrabad.
An African perspective on KONY2012
Few weeks back Kony2012 video trailer went viral on web like nothing ever has, over 5 million Facebook likes, over 80,354,020 YouTube views and numerous tweet mentions and Retweets. The view across the web world was nabbing the war criminal Joseph Kony.
Two Turkish jorunalists missing in Syria since 20 days
It is been 20 days since two Turkish journalists went missing in Syria. They were covering news and shooting a documentary about the public unrest in the country.