Cultural Activities Continue Despite Terrorism Threats

Karachi is not new to conflicts and violence but its people have forever proved to be quite resilient.  However, suicide bombings happening in some cities of Pakistan like Peshawar, Quetta, Lahore and also...

The Simpsons - Guinness World Record

The Simpsons awarded Guinness world record for longest running sitcom, displaced 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet which had 435 episodes. Simpsons also has the Guinness record for the most Emmy's for a...

London Dragon Boat Race 2009

London Dragon Boat Race 2009 We are again delighted to be hosting the 13th dragon boat festival with the support of London Chinatown Association who host the spectacular Chinese New Year celebrations in...

ugly world

ugly worlddon’t we see enough ugliness in this world and why we have to fight in all thingand make all walks ugly?religion fighting again religionwho is real and who the truth God!win a day, voice a whilefighting...

Donkey Cart Race: One of the Many Faces of Karachi

Donkey cart races in Karachi have been an old tradition, a unique event/sport anchored in Lyari - a town in the city's old part with over half a million people living there - mostly impoverished. Scores of tiny...

Hamas and Gaza..Martyrs versus Traitors

This is a good look at what the future could be in the Middle East in the next 2 generations. "If the Palestinian cause is permanently lost to the Islamist  movement, theocratic reactionaries across the...

Madrid to host conference on Avicenna and Averroes

Madrid Complutense University is to discuss and analyse two of the most prominent philosopher of the Muslim Spain.  " Tehran Times Culture Desk TEHRAN -- The Complutense University of Madrid is to hold a...

STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah

" STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah, the new Marathi Entertainment Channel. STAR Pravah aims to capture the essence and cultural depth of the Marathi hinterland through its programming initiatives. The channel will bank on two of its driver...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City

Future to the back; "3D" interactive virtual version of the Forbidden City now open, download it and "walk" around in it. "IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the...

Living Godess of Nepal : just 3 yaer old

   It looks very odd but very unique, in a sence that ,we are creation of god , god is in all of us, so pick one amongst us to be worshiped as god, who else can be better than girl child. " Authorities...

China refutes charge of "cultural genocide" in Tibet:White paper issued

" China issued a white paper on Thursday to acquaint the world with its efforts on the protection and development of Tibetan culture, refuting the charge of the so-called "cultural genocide" in Tibet. ...

First Memorial Held For Chatsworth Metrolink Victims

"It has been reported that the first memorial has been held for one of the 25 Chatsworth Metrolink victims, Howard Pompel age 69 from Moorpark was held on Wednesday. The memorial was held at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center for the insurance agent and father of three,...

The Winds Are Holy

Harvesting the wind for energy has been tauted a favoured source of green power by the eco-industrialists.  Not only does the wind turbine leave a relatively small ecological footprint, but it also champions a valid and accessible technology for small communities as a source...

Public School in AZ may eliminate studies of non-Western cultures

OPINION At a time when we could all use a little better understanding of non-Western cultures some conservative dinosaur wants to make education even more perochial and Christian-centric.  Does this AZ Republican think that people are better off if they ignore other...

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