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A Whirl of Cultural Activities in Karachi
My daughter Asma Husain was performing an Odissi dance, after a hiatus of ten years, in the Tlism Theatre and Dance Festival that recently concluded in Karachi. It was therefore a most exciting time for our...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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464 views | 20 recommendations | 8 comments
Mild intensity quake shakes Pakistan's terror-stricken city
An earthquake of mild intensity shook Lahore, cultural capital of Pakistan, and adjacent areas on Sunday, reports said.Already frightened by the massive suicide bombings in the city a couple of days that left 57 people dead, the residents of city came out of their houses and... Ode to Karachi
My book, 'Karachiwala: a subcontinent within a city' was launched on Wednesday 24 February in Karachi. I have included in it interviews/stories of over sixty families, groups and individuals of varied...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
244 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
244 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
23,600 cultural sites "disappeared" in 3 years:China
Development at the cost of Historical Heritage. We go for development,what if that development costs you loss of 23,600 heritage sites in just three years. Yes, that is shocking, the survey conducted by the historical department of China says that more than 23000 historical... Multiple identities
The Shanaakht (Identity) Festival returned to Karachi on Monday. It is a three day festival organized by the Citizen's Archives of Pakistan. Each morning of the festival is reserved for visiting school children...
created by rumana husain | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
163 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
163 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
created by rumana husain | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
166 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
166 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
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...
created by sivakaran | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1549 views | 42 recommendations | 10 comments
1549 views | 42 recommendations | 10 comments
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...
created by rumana husain | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1539 views | 47 recommendations | 2 comments
1539 views | 47 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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163 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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. ...NowPublic on Facebook
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