India

Muslim Women Behind The Lens

Source: Thecitizen.in : It’s a powerful film, ‘Tiryaaq’, which literally means an antidote. It’s a narrative that is meant to reach out to regular people and the patriarchal powers of polity, clergy and family with the intention of not just unravelling the insidious functioning of caste patriarchy and religious fundamentalism […]

India: Jama’at-e- Ahmadiyya Shimoga, Karnataka Partnered with McGann Blood Bank & hosted its 4th successful “Blood Donation Drive”

Report by Mir Azam Zikriya Press Incharge, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Shimoga, karnataka Press Department: Jama’at-e- Ahmadiyya Shimoga Partnered With District Health Department, McGann Hospital Blood Bank Shimoga and hosted its 4th successful “Blood Donation Drive” at District Institute Of Education & Training Auditorium, Shimoga to mark World Peace Day. The […]

India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrated ‘World Peace Day’ by organising a blood donation camp in Hyderabad

Source: http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-09-22/Blood-donation-camp-marks-World-Peace-Day/255079 Blood donation camp marks World Peace Day THE HANS INDIA |   Sep 22,2016 , 12:23 AM IST Blood Donation Camp The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrated the ‘World Peace Day’ by organising a blood donation camp at Press Club in Somajiguda on Thursday. Over 150 people donated blood at […]

Proxies for the US-China rivalry,

Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s government has been assiduously exploiting the Kashmir situation as a diplomatic and political liability for India, most recently with Nawaz Sharif’s September 21 speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Modi’s response has been jiu-jitsu: blame Pakistan! Modi asserts that the true human rights miscreant and […]

Read: Amol Palekar’s essay on censorship makes a blistering case for the freedom of expression

Source: scroll.in ‘An intelligent, culturally aware, aesthetically evolved citizenry must take an uncompromising stance against bigotry and thought control.’ Plays are pre-censored in Maharashtra and scripts have to be passed before they can be staged – a necessary nuisance that directors , writers and producers have been facing for years. […]