-
South Asia
Pakistan to provide $5m food grant to Rohingya camps
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently approved the decision of a cabinet committee, formed to tackle issues over the plight of Rohingya Muslims, to channel a $5 million grant in the form of food, through the World Food Program, for distribution in Rohingya camps in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.…
Read More » -
Politics
Malala calls on world leaders to save Rohingya Muslims
On Monday 8th June, Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai spoke up for the rights of Rohingya Muslims, urging influential world leaders to take action against the persecution of the minority group, according to a statement released by the Malala Fund, Malala’s charity organization. “I stand with the…
Read More » -
tobechecked
-
Column
Art for Art’s sake
In May issue of Magazine N, I covered the matter whether sculptures, architectures or ancient, murals that the ancients remain can be considered as ‘arts’ or not. The next question is, can the artworks after BC be defined as ‘arts’? In her book Believing is seeing, Mary Staniszewski, Professor at…
Read More » -
South Asia
“Civil Aviation” Announces the Start of Preparations for the Launch of “Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition
Launched Under the Auspices of Minister of Communication Issa Al-Kandari on October 20 to 21, 2015 The General Manager of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Engineer Yousef Sulaiman Al-Fawzan, announced the commencement of preparations for the launch of Emerging Airports Conference and the accompanying exhibition (EACE) – Kuwait…
Read More » -
South Asia
India heat wave kills 800, melts roads
At least 800 people have died because of the recent heat wave that has swept across India, as the temperature rise to near 50 degrees. Hospitals were on high alert to treat the victims of heatstroke. While the authorities have advised people to stay indoors, the roads are…
Read More » -
Central Asia
Georgia celebrates Independence Day, talks Korean partnership
Independence Day of Georgia On May 26, Georgia celebrates its Independence Day, commemorating the Act of Independence of 1918, which outlined the main principles of the nation’s democracy and established its first Democratic Republic. After being a part of the former Soviet Union, the country regained its sovereignty on April…
Read More » -
South Asia
Pakistan produces first ever animated feature ‘3 Bahadur’
Pakistani film industry has been steadily growing in the past few years. With numerous films gaining attention and (some) appreciation from local moviegoers, those films had one thing going against them: English language. While the films switched between English and Urdu (Pakistan’s national language), it made it difficult for the…
Read More » -
Column
Art or fine art: A look into usages
What is fine art? Some people say fine art is a way to express their perspectives through the form of colors and shapes. Then, what about art? Explaining art is indeed a complicated matter. The explanation of art can go far back to art theories from ancient Greece, the Middle…
Read More » -
Politics
MENA Experts’ Open Letter to Obama about Tunisia
On the eve of President Obama’s meeting with Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia, at the White House, Sixty Tunisia and MENA region experts sent the following OPEN LETTER to President Obama urging him and his administration to provide much support to Tunisia; the one country undertaking a…
Read More »