Credit: TOI Short breaks make people happier than one long holiday, psychologists have claimed. They have found that people who go on so-called mini getaways have more happy memories than those who holiday for an extended period of time. More:
Guardian: A British TV channel that aired a lecture saying it is acceptable to murder someone who has shown disrespect to the prophet Muhammad is facing a significant fine or […]
Source: Kuwait Times Iraq is no stranger to battles, but this is not one fought with rifles and rockets: when the bell sounds, trainers release cocks Daqduqa and Sammam into the ring. The crowd, scattered across the makeshift stands in a dank Baghdad house, erupts into cheers, baying for blood. […]
The Atlantic Mobile: Heather Horn: On Wednesday, Nobel-winning German writer Günter Grass published a poem denouncing Israel’s nuclear program and aggression toward Iran. The poem, in which Grass says he […]
Source: RT Clashes erupted across the globe as thousands of enthusiastic people armed themselves and took to the streets. Police were helpless to do anything about it. They did not dare to stop International Pillow Fight Day. Globally hosted flash mobs with participants using pillows to bash at each other […]
Credit: Munir Ahmad Munawar of Austria: khuda kay lye meray mulk ko in moulviyoon say bachao … Shaikh Waqas This clip is in Urdu. To watch the video in Youtube […]
December 1, 2008 — Human development scientists and computer game developers designed a video game that teaches kids how to resolve conflicts peacefully amongst themselves. Inanimate objects, such as pencils and erasers, come to life to lead players through a series of common scenarios in which arguments are about to occur. […]
A few days ago I got to see a sneak preview screening of the movie “Blue Like Jazz,” and I have to say, I’m feeling it. The movie is directed by the amazing Nashville filmmaker and musician Steve Taylor, and based on the New York Times bestselling memoir by Donald Miller. The movie will […]
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ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2012) — In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail and nuance into the storylines of their […]
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has just won her first and Pakistan’s first Oscar. Her documentary film Saving Face, co-directed by US-based Daniel Junge, follows Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad who preforms re-constructive surgery on acid attack survivors in Pakistan. In her […]
Dawn: Hajra Mumtaz: THERE are many in Pakistan who argue that the problem with the country is not its uneducated millions, but its educated: those who ought to know better […]
Source: Spiegel International The photos demonstrated conclusively to him that taboos hardly exist anymore — and that it was time to come up with something to combat the “diktat of nudity.” He knew that he and his team were on the right track. “Cosmopolitan, Elle, Vogue, Marie Claire, it’s all […]
Courtesy: Daily Times Pakistan: Nursing mothers in the Indonesian capital who have to return to work but want to keep feeding their babies have a novel service they can turn […]
Satellite broadcasters in China have cut entertainment TV by two-thirds following a government campaign, state news agency Xinhua has reported. An order by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to curb ”excessive entertainment” came into effect on 1 January. Read More…
A couple of years ago, a Hollywood movie based on a Mayan prediction was released, entitled 2012. The movie obviously was pure science fiction based on a fantastical future. The year 2012 however is finally here. Is the world going to end? Of course not. What I mean to say […]
Australia is one of the first country to welcome New Year across the globe. This year, Sydney has outdone itself in the fireworks display. 6.5 million dollars were spend on about 15 minutes of one of the world’s best display of fireworks. 1.5 million people gathered to see this large […]
By ANGIE TEO | REUTERS Published: Dec 19, 2011 16:53 Updated: Dec 19, 2011 17:07 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Muslim woman was crowned the best preacher in a televised Islamic […]
Lowe’s may not be the only big company to cave under pressure from the Florida Family Association. The conservative Christian group claims that more than 60 companies that it emailed, from Amazon to McDonald’s, have also pulled adds from TLC’s All-American Muslim, according to the AP. So far Lowe’s is the only major company to […]
Here’s what you might not know: 1) Men can tell if women are fertile by the way they walk and psychopaths can tell who is a good victim by their stride. 2) You can learn to be more charismatic. 3) Hand position can signal power or submissiveness. 4) There are types of body language that are better when you’re […]