“Paktia province of Afghanistan is comparatively a peaceful province, Khost, Paktia and Ningarhar provinces of Afghanistan are sharing border with Waziristan and Kurram Agency of Pakistan, in Jaji area of Paktia Province four schools a hospital and numerous roads and bridges are built by Afghan government of Mr. Hamid Karazai with help of USA and […]
Scorcese Uses Oscar As Broom To Sweep The Academy Awards Stage
From his meager start behind the lens with his first film as a director – 1959’s Vesuvius VI, a young Martin Scorsese gained recognition with 1972’s Boxcar Bertha. Now the “Italian Stallion” of movie making finally jumps from behind the lens to see himself walk down the golden brick road. Born Martin […]
Plight of women in NWFP
In Southern districts of NWFP, Bannu, Dera Ismaeel Khan and Tank, and in tribal areas of Dara Adam Khel, Dir, Kohistan and Waziristan, many girls’ schools opened by NGOs are closed now because extremists have targeted these schools on a plea that education for girls is unislamic and paves the way for westernization of society. […]
As Threat, Taliban Extremists in Pakistan Fine Elders for
Two pamphlets are being distributed by Taliban in Tull Tehsil of Hangu district. The pamphlets contain warnings for NGO’s to stop their activities immediately in Tull. CD and Video Center owners are directed in this pamphlet to immediately close their shops. Local elders are warned to abstain from making decisions in Jirga contrary to Islamic […]
…and the times they are a changin: A Eurosceptic accepting the Euro
Major economic reforms have been taking place in Greece since the early 1990s and one of the strongest catalysts for these changes has been the Euro. In November 2001, the price of a return ticket from Pireaus to the island of Crete cost ten thousand drachmas. One year later, after the EU had officially converted […]
The Esthetics of Holler
Dark, small, confined place. One spectator to enter the performance space. Female voice saying the text using different rhythms and degrees of volume. Words and sentences can be repeated at random. Different ways of screaming at random. Intermittent video projected images (of anything, preferably home movies) on various fluid surfaces, at least […]