Samhain (Sawen) – The Celtic roots of Halloween
As millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on the night of October 31st, few will be aware of its ancient […]
Articles by Imtiaz Popat
Vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in South Sudan makes a difference
Photo by Peter Caton For more than 20 years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been confronted with outbreaks of hepatitis E; frustrated […]
Four Samosas Opens Seattles’ Tasveer Film Festival
Opening Night with Four Samosas is the grand kick-off to the 17th Annual Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in Seattle this year promises to be […]
Rishi Sunak becomes UKs first Prime Minister of Indian Decent
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak becames the United Kingdoms first Prime […]
Imran Khan barred from holding office for five years
The former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been disqualified from holding any political office for five years, after the country’s election commission ruled that he […]
Pakistani Journalist Ashrad Sharif killed by police in Kenya
IMAGE SOURCE,FACEBOOK/ARSHAD SHARIF Well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. An investigation has begun […]
New omicron sub-variants on the rise
In China, where the pandemic began, new sub-variants have led to recent increase in Covid, said a ministry source. Cases across China are triggered by […]
Movie Review: Laal Salaam for Laal Singh Chaddha
Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan in “Laal Singh Chaddha” Laal Singh Chaddha the Indian adaptation of Forrest Gump from Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios […]
Iranian LGBTQI activists sentenced to death
Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw has reported that LGBTQI rights advocate Zahra Seddiqi-Hamedani (known as Sareh), 31, from the Kurdish city of Naqadeh, as well […]
March for political prisoners for the Palesintian struggle in France
Buses are filling up from across France for the annual march on Saturday, 22 October, in Lannemezan, where imprisoned Lebanese Communist struggler for Palestine Georges […]