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South Asia
Indian Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry out torch light procession
Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry wooden torches as they prepare for a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑫
[17] The phone in the small bedroom where Nargis was a few minutes earlier rang and Saadiya hurried to answer. She shut the door to prevent noise. She lifted the receiver : “Alnuzha Hospital?” “Yes, sir.” “I’m the brother of patient Marwa Wagih Essamuldin. May I talk to her?” Saadiya…
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West Asia
IPAF Surprise: Younger and less popular novelists stand out
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic fiction (IPAF) has been announced in Tunisia. It came as a surprise as many famous novelists who were included in the long list didn’t make it to the shortlist. The unexpected shortlist included these six novels: “Ave Maria” by the Iraqi novelist…
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East Asia
Buddha’s lamp carried to Korea to ease tensions
The ‘peace lamp’ kindled in the Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini has been travelling to the nuclear crisis-ridden Korean Peninsula. Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav and the Buddhist community of Lumbini presented a perennial holy peace lamp on April 19 to South Korean Buddhist monks to appease the winds of war between…
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West Asia
An Egyptian woman enjoys plants during Spring Flowers Exhibition
An Egyptian woman watches ornamental plants during celebrations of the 80th annual Spring Festival, also known as “Spring Flowers Exhibition”, in the historical garden of Al-Orman, a famous botanical gardens in Giza, Egypt, on April 23, 2013. In the Spring Festival Egyptians buy flowers and ornamental plants in cheaper prices…
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West Asia
Samaritans grill sheep for Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim
Samaritans, an ancient religious group, grill freshly slaughtered sheep during the traditional Passover sacrifice on the Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank town of Nablus, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Samaritans are descendants from ancient Semitic inhabitants of the region. <AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh>
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East Asia
Knowledge collaboration: Indonesian students in Korea to hold conference
Indonesian Students Association in Korea (PERPIKA) this year presents Conference of Indonesian Students in Korea (Cisak) the 6th. Cisak 2013 will be held in Daejon, South Korea on July 7. Students, academics and practitioners from around the world are invited to attend the conference which is also a Research Paper…
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South East Asia
Thai people celebrate Songkran festival on traditional New Year’s day
People take part in a parade in Phra Pradaeng, Thailand, April 21, 2013. The Phra Pradaeng Songkran Festival falls on April 19-21 this year. <Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak>
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South East Asia
Novices pray at Shwedagon Pagoda on Myanmarese New Year’s day
People are seen on the first day of Myanmar new calendar year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2013. On Myanmar new year’s day, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to…
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West Asia
The ‘All Arts Istanbul’ fair exhibits Turkish handicraft, art works
Turkish handmade silk products are seen at an art show in Istanbul, April 18, 2013. The “All Arts Istanbul” fair was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Thursday. Nearly 100 artists and arts groups participated in this exhibition. The art fair brings together traditional Turkish handicrafts, classical paintings, modern…
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