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Culture
A ‘Beat’ ghost walks across American landscape in search of himself
Kerouac ‘On the Road’ “Last night I walked clear down to Times Square and just as I arrived I suddenly realized I was a ghost – it was my ghost walking on the sidewalk.” In the words of the Beat writer Jack Kerouac who gives life to words and reinvents…
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West Asia
Lebanese government sets a new plan for waste disposal
The Lebanese government has agreed to resume waste disposal after weeks of protests over piles of rubbish left in the streets of the capital Beirut. Ministers decided in an emergency meeting to give local municipalities the authority to treat local waste. Protests triggered by rotting rubbish in Beirut quickly grew…
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Culture
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East Asia
Early autumn tour to outskirts of Seoul
Winter is coming. No, seriously, winter is coming. But for now, it is autumn in Korea (which is quite similar to winters in Karachi, Pakistan). Chilly winds, moody weather – sometimes sunny; at others, rainy, and at times, both simultaneously. And upon stepping away from Seoul for a day, even…
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South Asia
Over 1,000 Indian Muslim clerics deem IS ‘un-Islamic’
More than 1,000 Muslim clerics in India have backed a religious ruling condemning the Islamic State, calling the extremist group’s actions “un-Islamic.” Religious leaders from hundreds of mosques, education institutions and civic groups across India have signed the edict, or fatwa, saying the actions of the Islamic State group went…
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West Asia
Israel re-opens it’s embassy in Egypt after four years
Ofir Gendelman, Israel’s prime minister spokesperson to the Arab media, published on his official Facebook page, that a delegation from Israel arrived in Egypt headed by Dore Gold, an Israeli diplomat, to participate in the ceremony held for the re-establishment of the Israeli embassy works in Egypt, in the presence…
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Politics
Iran nuclear deal in discussion
In Seoul’s East Asia Foundation and in the presence of a large number of journalists, from different countries, a forum was held to discuss the Iran nuclear deal titled, “Iran nuclear deal in a shifting geopolitical context”. The forum was moderated by Moon Chung In, professor in department of political…
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West Asia
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigns amid corruption allegations
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. Reuters reports that the minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal, could not immediately be reached for comment, but the prime minister’s office said his resignation had been accepted on the instructions…
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West Asia
Iranian photographer to share prize money with refugees
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “It is hard for me to enjoy this prize as much as I would like to, seeing the region where I work and live in flames and…
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West Asia
Syrian boy’s death sparks media’s attention
As many Syrian refugee families, Abduallah Kurdi’s family was trying to take shelter in another country, when the wife and the two kids died. In a rubber raft, they were trying to make their way from Turkey to Greece, when the waves hit the boat, and the two boys, Aylan…
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