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Stop the Fight: Don’t Exacerbate the Hatred That Has Kept Indians and Pakistanis Apart for Decades

Indian Americans should stop patronizing films like the “Fighter” — your next generation is watching. What message are they learning when you not only show up to watch these films, but walk out with an offhand shrug of indifference? This is not a film review of “Fighter.” This is me doing my civic duty of

Reading for all; what about writing?

Every person; young or old, child or adult, rich or poor has the right to read. No one can stop someone from reading a book or deprive him of his/ her right to devour words. In Cairo International Book Fair, I go every day and watch the crowds from two perspectives; one of a fellow reader and another of an author watching potential readers.

Twilight in Delhi, a novel of 1940

The novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’ portrays themes of colonialism, love, peace, unity, dispersion, alienation, nostalgia, and the passage of time. “Twilight in Delhi” is Ahmed Ali‘s first novel, originally published in English by Hogarth Press in Britain in 1940. Later, four other editions were published, the last

TO SISTER LIRIDONA! – A Poem from Albania

Ndue Dragusha, a serious creator in the genre of poetry and prose, from Albania, the birthplace of Mother Teresa, and a country also known for its medieval-era castles, shares his poem Ndue Dragusha was born on September 29, 1953 in the village of Dragusha, on the outskirts of Lezha (Albania). Ndue finished his secondary education at

Lady Evelyn Cobbold: a woman against all odds

I was once scrolling down my Facebook account and then I stopped at a post. It was Ms. Yvonne Ridley’s photo of 20 Scottish Muslims on a mission to visit a lonely grave in the Highlands. There they prayed and remembered the deceased with due honor. I was intrigued by the fact that the very grave is up the mountains and it belongs to the