By Zachary Ochieng Despite the relocation of the embattled Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG)—formed in exile in Nairobi in December 2004— to the capital, Mogadishu, last month, peace still remains elusive. According to the United Nations, more than 50,000 people have fled Mogadishu in the past two weeks. A renewed fighting in the city has […]
The story of place: Discovery Roman Bathhouse Changes Understandings of Nazareth’s History
The ancient bathouse in Nazareth is an impressive archeological site that includes inside it treasures from more than one era, leading to disagreements about its origins. It was discovered by accident by a couple under their commercial shop in the city centre, and is beside one of the most sacred and historical places in Christianity, […]
Bhutan’s Refugee mess in changed context
For the last sixteen years of horrific lives in Bhutanese refugee camps, several attempts to draw the attention at regional, national and international level were made one after the other but to no avail. As a result, now the Bhutanese refugee problem is gradually getting complicated. With the long term stay inside the unimproved plastic […]
DNA test only way out for this rape accused
Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India Apr 4—A rape accused demanding justice, a woman, who has just given birth to a child as a result of this heinous crime and the newly born infant, whose DNA test would be conducted in order to establish the paternity. All these persons are part of a sordid drama enacted […]
A Western Goodbye
Steve Parsons, for those who don’t know, is a songwriter from Newfoundland, Canada. He’s your old storyteller, much in the vein of classic artists like Dylan and Syd Barrett, and songs like those contained on his latest release A Western Goodbye (on which he plays all your standard instruments) are sorely needed in this day and age. […]
Lower castes to fight for their rights in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, India, 25.03.2007: All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations J&K, in a one day convention of SC/ST and OBCs held at Abhinav theatre here today, impressed upon the State govt. to amend Reservation Act and the SRO-294. It may be mentioned here that the state govt has passed Reservation Act in 2004 and that of […]