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
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
To the snowman
No matter how lonely you are, don’t cry
If you cry often
Even your heart will melt and disappear.
No matter how cold it is, don’t go to the fire
Since your whole body will turn into tears without a sound
When the wind blows and a snowstorm falls
Be the first to climb the hill outside
Destiny
I confess the unchanging nature of my destiny
Intent on defending castles
In the ancient loneliness of secrets.
A lie replicates fragments
Of a veiled plate that every day
Wraps hope in the balm
Reverting to the horizon.
Late repentance for a praise
Fraught with advice beyond the border.
Now the fog
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan calls for urgent steps to save endangered species on eve of World Pangolin Day
KARACHI, Sindh, Pakistan
The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change.
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