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The Future of “European Isalm”
The recent incident in the city of Toulouse, southern France, raised repeated questions about the impact of the presence of Islam and Muslims not only on France but also on the entire old continent. This identification of the image of the True religion with its heavenly signs and sublime values…
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East Asia
“Trust, verification, and engaging storytelling remain”
New media may change the way we deliver content and the need for engagement of the audience, but trust, verification, and engaging storytelling are here to stay. ‘Arirang-KF Global Media Forum: Bridging the Divide’ co-hosted by Arirang TV and the Korea Foundation on Feb. 21-24, brought media people together to discuss the…
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East Asia
President Park Geun-hye faces a host of problems including NK crisis
Park Geun-hye took office as South Korea’s first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a dictator, and where she will respond to volatile North Korea, which tested a nuclear device two weeks ago. Elected in December, Park also must answer victims…
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South Asia
Pakistani rangers operate to stop rampage by criminal gangs in Karachi
Pakistani rangers take part in an operation against criminal gangs in a troubled area in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Feb. 24, 2013. At least five people were killed and many others were injured in different firing and violence incidents in Karachi on Sunday, local media reported. A…
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South Asia
People stage colorful parade to celebrate Buddhist festival in Colombo
A Sri Lankan man dressed in traditional clothes carries a statue of Lord Buddha during the annual Buddhist festival of Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The procession is the most elegant religious and cultural pageant to be held in Colombo and has secured an important…
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East Asia
Japan’s Democratic Party leaders raise their fists to vow a victory in coming upper house election
Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Banri Kaieda speaks to the media after the regular party congress in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 24, 2013. DPJ hold its regular party congress on Sunday, vowing to spare no efforts to grab a victory in the upper house election this summer. Leader…
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West Asia
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops in protest against death of a prisoner in jail
Palestinians throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, following the death of Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The death of a 30-year-old Palestinian after interrogation by Israel’s Shin Bet security service stokes new West…
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West Asia
Egyptian protesters denounce Morsi for having led the country into turmoil
In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Ultras, hard-core soccer fans, chant anti-president Mohammed Morsi slogans while attending a rally in front of the provincial government headquarters, unseen, in Port Said, Egypt. Egypt’s streets have turned into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from…
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South Asia
People mourn their relatives killed by police during a labor strike near Dhaka
Family members of victims mourn their relatives killed by police during clashes in Manikganj district, some 63 km northwest of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, on Feb. 24, 2013. At least five people were shot dead and over 50 others injured in Manikganj district Sunday when anti-riot police clashed with demonstrators during…
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