Are pirates terrorists. Yes and no may be a confusing answer but with some defining we may come to better understand this reasoning. The definition of terrorism has still not been universally accepted but the following will give us a better idea. Terrorism as an accepted term by the United States is […]
Another Boring Budget Cycle
Everyone likes to complain about taxes. It is one of the great underrated spectator sports. But few people do anything about taxes. Very, very few people take the time to study a budget. Budgets are dull, confusing and require a couple of hours to understand. Those who read a budget figure out pretty quickly that there is not much discretionary […]
Mohabat Khan Mosque:An elegant but neglected legacy
By Shaheen Buneri Mohabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar under Mughal Emperors Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb might have not thought that the elegant mosque that he built in the heart of Peshawar city in 1670 AD would be so brazenly neglected by the succeeding rulers of this region that it would lose its […]
Campaign against girls education gets momentum in Swat
By Shaheen Buneri MINGORA: The campaign launched by a religious clerk thorough his FM channel against girls education is getting momentum as hundreds of girls students have stopped attending their schools on the advice of their elders. Maulana Fazllullah, a religious clerk with extremist veiws and son-in-law of Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the defunct […]
March Snows, April Mud Slinging, May Battles for Poll Position
As snow blanketed Dobbs Ferry in late March, it looked like nature was unfairly siding with the Democratic Committee. The very elements were mocking the nonpartisan idea (Republican) of an election in March. In February, the good Commissioner LaFayette (Democrat) had wisely canceled the referendum in March to move the election to March and spared […]
Indigenous people of Tripura Para and their endangered life
Chota Kumira (A rural Hilly village of Bangladesh) is a place in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. Though situated beside the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, it remains untouched by the touchstone of development. Rather the black smoke of the industries is polluting the environment of Kumira. Some aborigines live in the remote, mountainous area of Kumira. These peoples are […]
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