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West Asia
Iranian women’s dilemma in sports
After the initiative “Watch4Women in Iran” was launched, it managed to highlight Iranian women suffering, especially athletes. It aims to put pressure the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to ban Iran from hosting games until they stop banning women. Now, women aren’t only banned from playing but they’re also banned from…
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West Asia
Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution
Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy in Malaysia. Iranian media first said back in April that Afkham was lined up for promotion to the rank of ambassador, but the reports were unconfirmed. Foreign Minister…
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West Asia
Egyptian journalist and activist Hossam Bahgat arrested
Egyptian investigative journalist and rights activist Hossam Bahgat has been arrested, according to Mada Masr. Bahgat was summoned by military intelligence to appear for questioning this morning, apparently in connection with articles that he wrote about the Egyptian army, which the military has deemed to be a threat to its security.…
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West Asia
Documenting Egyptian surrealists evolution and global perspective
In collaboration with the Institute for Comparative Modernities at Cornell University and the Visual Cultures Program at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Sharjah Art Foundation(SAF) will be organizing an international conference entitled “The Egyptian Surrealists in Global Perspective”, from November 26 – 28, 2015, with the sessions taking place in…
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West Asia
Syrian regime profits from enforced disappearances
According to Amnesty International report published Thursday, the Syrian state is profiting from enforced disappearances via a black market of bribes paid in exchange for information on missing people. In a report titled, “Between Prison and the Grave: Enforced Disappearances in Syria”, the London-based rights group accuses Syrian officials and prison staff…
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South Asia
Bollywood actor offered role in Game of Thrones
According to Mumbai Mirror, Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh will soon be seen in HBO’s blockbuster TV series Game of Thrones. The actor is currently working in one of Bollywood’s top stars, Salman Khan-starrer Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. Apparently, the film’s action director Greg Powell is the current stunt director…
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South Asia
Over 40 writers return Indian awards in protest over rising intolerance
Recently over 40 writers, filmmakers and academics returned their awards in protest over rising intolerance in India. Latest joining in, renowned South Asian writer Arundhati Roy returned her National Award for Best Screenplay on Thursday, which she had won in 1989. Returning her award, the Booker Prize winner said…
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West Asia
Motoring Nostalgia at Dubai International Motor Show
For the first time, a host of motoring icons will join the leading lights of the Dubai International Motor Show (DIMS) as part of the Motoring Nostalgia Museum for classic and historically significant cars. Some of the world’s most desirable and collectible cars from the 1950s to the 1980s will…
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia’s financial situation sparks attention
When Saudi Yasser Khalifa came up on “Non-Summit”, Korean entertainment program, to discuss the welfare of Saudi society, it instantly became a hot topic in South Korea. Khalifa talked of the economical situation of Saudi citizens, explaining that there more rich people than poor ones in Saudi Arabia. He explained…
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South Asia
Bilquis Edhi honored with Mother Teresa Award in India
Bilquis Edhi, the wife of prominent Pakistani philanthropist, social activist and humanitarian, Abdul Sattar Edhi of Edhi Foundation, has been selected for Mother Teresa Memorial International Award 2015 for sheltering Geeta, a deaf and mute Indian girl who was stranded in Pakistan. “In view of the noble and humanitarian…
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