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Exploring the Pre-Partition Havelis Of Daultala in Punjab

Most of the maaris or havelis have been renovated, wreaking havoc with the originality of the structures Daultala is a historical town in Rawalpindi’s Gujar Khan. It is noted for its imposing havelis, built before the Partition of 1947, and for the shrines of Sufi saints. The majority of the havelis belonged to Sikhs, who were the

The Road to Flower Mountain – A Poem from Korea

It’s the road to death that leads to Flower Mountain. Kang, Soon-Bok, a seasoned poetess from Korea, the Land of Morning Calm, shares her poem Poetess Ms. Kang Soon-Bok was born in Hahyo-dong, Seogwipo city in 1954. She won the 1978 National Church School Teachers’ Competition’s Best Storytelling Award, the 1993

Bodour Al Qasimi announces AED10-mil ‘Onshor’ initiative

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, the Founder and Honorary President of the Emirates Publishing Association (EPA), has introduced the Sharjah Publishing Sustainability Fund (Onshor / Publish). This initiative, developed by EPA and Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) in cooperation with the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), is

Observations of an Expat: Ukraine: Bad or Worse

Too often the political choice is not between good and bad or moral and immoral. It is between bad and worse. Too often the political choice is not between good and bad or moral and immoral. It is between bad and worse. Ukraine’s President Vlodomyr Zelensky is facing just such a choice. And he must decide soon or

Dubai Municipality issues guidance for businesses on single use plastics ban

Dubai Municipality (DM) has published additional guidance for businesses on the single use plastics ban that was issued in January following a resolution by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The resolution was introduced to protect the environment by