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From Egypt to India… on the wings of travel literature

This morning, I had the pleasure of attending the public defense held by Tongan Government College in Tirur, affiliated with the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. The defense was for Professor Mohamed Said, who successfully obtained his PhD for his dissertation on Egyptian travel literature about India since 1947, with a special

Transformation of Love Marriages into Arranged Marriages

In my Valentine’s Day message, I discussed how the tradition of secret love (களவு) marriages in India was gradually corrupted into arranged marriages due to the influx of Aryans into South Asia between 1000 BC and 1000 AD. In this blog, I will explore how the Dravidian society in the Levant region was similarly influenced by Aryan

Al Ain FC fans rise to occasion during latest FIFA Club World Cup Trophy Tour stop

FIFA Club World Cup Trophy Tour stop has touched down in the UAE as Al Ain became the ninth club to embrace the stunning prize during an extraordinary global tour. Club football’s biggest prize paid a visit to the world’s tallest building as the FIFA Club World Cup™ Trophy Tour hit new heights in the UAE. The latest

Land of hypocrisy – Poetry from Egypt

The land of hypocrisy, I saw cheating ruled by With lies you feed us with betrayal you water us From the lips of sadness sometimes he will excuse me I wish sadness would cure us What does patience and fortitude do in a time! Metwally Mohamed Metwally Basal, a poet and storyteller from Egypt, shares his poetry Metwally

Language under Siege: The Battle for India’s Cultural Mosaic

Imposing Hindi appears to be a deliberate effort to undermine India’s rich linguistic diversity Manipulating language is akin to playing with fire. I sincerely hope that the Union government will act with the utmost prudence and justice In 1985, a Hindu Brahmin in Tamil Nadu converted to Christianity—a change that was