Review: A South Asia theatre festival in Boston
A scene from ‘Madho’: The young girl is now a boy. Photo by Beena Sarwar Off-Kendrik started over 16 years ago, “committed to building a […]
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‘We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others’ – South Africa
UN News President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday […]
Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says UN food agency
Refugees build makeshift shelters during the rainy season in Adre, eastern Chad. (file) UN News Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and […]
A unique evening with A.R Rahman at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Two-time Oscar-winning Indian composer and songwriter A.R. Rahman will join the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver International Film Festival, for a unique special presentation […]
Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask
A 5-year-old boy walks through destroyed buildings in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon. (file) © UNICEF/Ibarra Sánchez UN News As Lebanon mourns the victims of a […]
Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery
© WFP Food is distributed by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Forbaranga, West Darfur. UN News UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by […]
The Power of Weird: Unveiling its Political Weaponization
Weird, it seems, has recently been weaponized as a political hand grenade, lobbed by Democrats squarely at the Republicans, and especially their headline act, Donald […]
UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh
UN Bangladesh/Mithu Bangladesh faces political turmoil after the Prime Minister resigned and fled the country following weeks of widespread protests. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed […]
Remembering the massacre at the Oak Creek Gurudwara in Wisconsin 12 years ago
My memorable visit to the site of racist massacre in US Close to the 12th anniversary of the killings of seven Sikhs at Oak Creek […]
The conflict in Gaza through a Kurdish lens
The Kurdish flag. Credit: William John Gauthier / Flickr The other day at work in Vancouver, Canada, I found myself caught between two conversations I […]