World first Arab woman blast into space
Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni are to blast off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the ISS from Launch […]
Month: May 2023
Naushad Ali was one of the most talented and creative melodists of folk music
Hindi filmy music director Naushad Ali was one of the most talented and creative melodists credited with popularizing folk music, especially from the Hindi-speaking belt […]
Review: Broken, Green Blades Of Grass is novel about sexuality in the middle east
Hicham Bouzid’s new intriguing novel that deals with sexuality and gender identity in a Muslim society. It deals with characters who are gay, bisexual, Lesbian, […]
UN pledges solidarity with Jamaica, and outlines ‘moral, power and practical’ barriers to development
UN Photo/Jermaine Duncan Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica shake hands prior to their press conference in Kingston, Jamaica. UN […]
Review: What’s Love got to do with it?
What is love is a question Kazim Khan (Shazad Latif) is grappling with while pursuing an arranged marriage, in Shekar Kapur, new rom com What’s […]
Protests in Pakistan Continue
Supporters of Pakistan Democratic Alliance protest outside the Supreme Court, in Islamabad, May 15, 2023. Protesters demanded the resignation of the chief justice over ordering […]
Rana Bose, Montréal-based writer passes away
Rana Bose, Montréal-based novelist, playwright, poet, and dramaturge, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Rana was a passionate […]
Congress victory in Shimla elections
The recent Shimla local body elections in Himachal Pradesh marked a ‘hat-trick’ of wins in this northern state for the Indian National Congress. Did this […]
Journalists suffer under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Sapan News While women have often been at the receiving end of gender-based discrimination and violence in patriarchal and repressive societies like Afghanistan, their situation […]
King Charles’ coronation invokes mixed feelings among South Asians
Photo courtesy NBC News / Tim Graham Photo Library Sapan News As Britain welcomed its 40th monarch on Saturday in an event that was supposedly […]