Given the freedom of speech, I write this article NOT from the ANTI-Russian perspective. I am aware that many civilians (2000 plus at the time of writing) have died in face of the Russian attacks. Some of my friends have fled Georgia, while some still stay in the country. At the moment, Tbilisi declared the [...]
Written by Lynne Viti | Monday, July 28, 2008
Elizabeth Gutman seemed extraordinarily powerful, both in intellect and in her clear resonant voice as she lectured about The Golden Bowl, in a packed, overheated third floor lecture hall. Yet physically, she appeared fragile. She wore no makeup. She dressed for winter in two or three layers of well-worn cardigans and a long wool coat, [...]
Written by Tahera Sajid | Saturday, July 26, 2008
Women’s human rights deserve more importance than they are accorded in many societies. Every woman deserves her dignity and respect at home and in the workplace as much as any man – if not more. The term, ‘Human rights’ refers to the basic rights to which all human beings are entitled. The United Nations Universal Declaration [...]
Written by Amna Saleem | Monday, July 21, 2008
Exactly 6:30pm. The clock in the tower chimed. I felt the coldness of the night as the sun descended. I said good-bye to him at the gate, outside my house. He was in a rush; he’d remembered he has a train to catch – missing it, he feared would be an unbearable pain for the [...]
Written by Gareth Rice | Tuesday, July 15, 2008
My first ever introduction to Finland , never mind Helsinki , dates back to the early 1980s in the back of my grandfather’s car on the way to Kiltonga Nature Reserve just outside Belfast . The purpose of our visit was to feed the resident ducks or ‘Drakey Lakeys’ as I called them. These rubbernecking [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I know I am not supposed to fear the Indian monsoons, but give me a break if I want to feel a bit of trepidation regarding the fury of the weather back in India, then I am allowed to. After all I do not live in bondage. I live in a free country, came from [...]
Written by Ali Sohail | Thursday, June 19, 2008
In order to achieve effective results, that is turn ideological aims, goals and concepts into effective practice, policy makers need better vocabulary, similar to business managers, who need better vocabulary to effectively manage and derive optimal results from their team members. The idea stems from an interesting piece written by Nadeem Chauhan of Navitus Consultancy, who [...]
Written by Amir Saleem | Friday, May 16, 2008
Right now she is seated so close to me that I can feel her breath on my skin. In this blood freezing winter, I can’t resist longer against her heat-pumping eyes. She has been glaring at me for quite some time now and I am burning in the warmth of her intentions. I might have [...]
Written by Lajwanti Khemlani | Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The thunderstorm from the day before has finally stopped. The atmosphere had been stifling. Only one more tree left to fall. It feels like the hour in between this and that jannat and jahnum neither quite here nor there. It is a little after three and the air is still charged. At this hour [...]
Written by Bernardo Angulo | Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Huacas is a critical intersection in the northeast end of Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s beach province. To the left, Tamarindo, Costa Rica’s premier surf city, and to the right, Flamingo Beach, the playground for the rich and famous where many Hollywood celebrities own beach mansions. What not many people know, and even less care about, is [...]
Written by Tom Hashimoto | Monday, August 11, 2008
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