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
This changes the whole situation. The high court appears to be taking this appeal seriously and it is possible that they could reverse the decision. If they do then the law will again criminalize gay sex. "...
This article is a riveting and refreshing point of view that leaves us asking more questions then it answers."" By Paul Kengor We must teach our children to hate," Vladimir Lenin instructed his education commissars. The Bolshevik godfather declared that hatred was not only...
As socially and environmentally responsible investing continues to attract more investors and gain momentum in the marketplace, First Affirmative Financial Network and the nonprofit Social Investment Forum (SIF)...
created by ESKCSG | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 240 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple...
created by desinformado | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 842 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A woman was hired as a traditional healer in rural India, but, when the client's wife didn't get better, things got ugly." Nishant Tiwari, a police official in northeastern India, said a journalist who filmed the beating called him Thursday to report the incident, which took...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 300 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
What is a socially conscious fashionista to
do? I want to be a good steward. I recycle my paper and plastic. I
stopped buying bottled water. I’d like to reduce my carbon footprint,
make informed decisions and...
created by sweetsixteen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 287 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A
passenger waits for a delayed flight at Heathrow airport's terminal
four in London, August 12, 2006. Carrying a spare tire or two around
the waist has become socially acceptable in the...
created by ppeggy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 557 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Prague residents and tourists expecting a normal Tuesday were sorely mistaken as a performance art piece/protest took over the streets on the eve of the city's Quadrennial celebrations. Anyone needing a lesson in...
created by Kaitlin | 4 years ago 1117 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The Glaswegian view of the future looks pretty grim. After questioning over 5000 residents on what they thought life in 2020 would be like. I hope they are wrong for all our sakes.
"TEENAGE mothers are...
"Two young boys in a narrow "nong tang" (alley) in the east of the city. Government statistics show that 117 boys are born for every 100 girls in China, well above the average for industrialized countries of...
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"Today’s workplace has become the No. 1 spot for married individuals to meet affair partners. More men and women are breaking their marriage vows by engaging in office friendships that slowly become romantic relationships — relationships that would have been socially...
"A horrible highway accident kills a mother and her two children. When third-grader Ashley learns that one of her classmates died in the crash, she runs to her mother’s arms. Her mother holds her a long time but struggles with what to say.
When nightmares haunt Ashley, she...