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Society
Miracle of music from Africa to Iran, from Iran to India
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: More than half a century ago, a man in the south of Iran sang a local song. This song referred to the people who came to Iran from the African island of Zanzibar several centuries ago. A few years later, an Iranian pop singer sang this…
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Business
Future of business media highlighted at WAM roundtable
DUBAI: Media has a major role in promoting future business concepts and conveying them to the public effectively, the head of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has said. “The media sector is seeing remarkable progress in keeping with global technological developments, with the emergence of new technologies in media work…
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Politics
Pasola and Elections in Indonesia
By Eddy Suprapto (EDS) SURABAYA, JAKARTA: Pasola is a game of dexterity throwing wooden javelins at each other from horseback which is part of the Marapu ritual ceremony. Marapu is an indigenous religion of the archipelago which is adhered to by the people of Sumba Island. Marapu in the beliefs…
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Society
Football and its wonders
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Football stories continue in the Asian Cup and the African Cup, because miracles are the nature of football. A few days ago, I wrote about the dramatic football stories for Asian and Middle Eastern countries, in the Asian Cup and the African Cup. These stories continued…
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Society
Kyrgyzstan’s Days of Culture held in Qatar
DOHA: Kyrgyzstan’s tapestry of culture, traditions, local customs, and artistic movements that define the country’s rich heritage were shared with enthusiastic crowds in Qatar. The Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan were held in the capital city Doha and in Lusail where people have thronged to watch the football matches of…
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Society
Dramatic football stories continue
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: In the 120-year history of modern football, there have been some countries that once had strong and champion teams, but have not had that past glory for years. It has been the same in Asia and the Middle East. For example, Kuwait was once one of…
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South Asia
Pakistan: 22.8 million children are out of school
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a serious challenge to ensure all children, particularly the most disadvantaged, attend, stay and learn in school. While enrollment and retention rates are improving, progress has been slow to improve education indicators in Pakistan, says a UNICEF report. According to…
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Society
Initiative to form AJA launched over coffee in Melaka, Malaysia, in 2002
By Norila Daud, Chief Editor, Malaysia World News KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) was officially established on November 22, 2004. It will be 20 years old this November. Its establishment was not easy as it had to go through a long challenging journey of more than two years.…
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Politics
Post Jokowi’s leadership succession
By Eddy Suprapto AsiaN Reporter JAKARTA: Immortality is just a fantasy. It turns out that the only thing that remains is opinion. Through the changing seasons, time changes. Power also has limits. In October 2024, President Jokowi’s leadership will end after ruling two general elections and cannot be re-elected. The…
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South Asia
Pakistan: 6237 persons reported missing, 261 dead bodies found during last 12 years
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has revealed in a report that 6237 cases of missing persons were reported from two provinces – Balochistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the dead bodies of 261 missing persons were found during the last 12…
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