Review: Between the Temples
Between the Temples is an off-beat whimsical Jewish comedy by Nathan Silver about finding love starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane. The film debuted at […]
Paris was an Olympics of Equality
Medalists Tigst Assefa, Sifan Hassan and Hellen Obiri celebrate in front of Les Invalides In the last event of the Paris Olympics, women from Africa […]
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 […]
Iran sentences Kurdish Activist Pakhshan Azizi to death
Pakhshan Azizi, a graduate of the Department of Social Work at Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran, Iran, and a Kurdish female activist, was arrested on […]
Anti-immigration protests in the UK are a reaction to Islamophobia
Demonstrators toss a trash bin during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. (Reuters) Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and […]
A colonial pastime brings cricket-lovers together for a chance at the American dream
SapanNews A Boston-based IT professional shares his experiences of a T20 Cricket World Cup game he attended in Long Island, New York, and thoughts on […]
Tabla Maestro Zakhir Hussian’s father became a Tabla legend
Allarakha Qureshi From the village Ghagwal, near Samba, about 40 km from Jammu, Allarakha Qureshi got his hands on Tabla as a child musical prodigy. […]
Guru Nanak Jahaaz recognized in a ceremony of a ship previously known as the Komogata Maru
Vancouver residents of Indian descent gathered to mark the 110 years presence of the Guru Nanak Jahaaz previously known as the Komagata Maru. They passed […]
Ravindra Randeniya: Sri Lankan actor, Southasian great
SapanNews The author of a recently published biography of Ravindra Randeniya, one of Sri Lanka’s leading actors, reflects on Ravindra’s life and work, and the […]
Trophy Hunting Could Endanger Elephants in Tanzania
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan could condemn Africa’s most magnificent elephants to death – by issuing new licences allowing rich trophy hunters to hunt them. […]