AMERICA FANGED: THE VAMPIRE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIETY By Richard A. Cooper Americans were shocked to learn there were vampires walking in daylight amongst them. We had thought vampires to be fictional monsters. Then they were described by academics, politicians and journalists as tormented souls with problems of loneliness and eternal boredom. The […]
India’s Minority Institutions
In all this debate about St. Stephen’s College and its decision to go and have a Dalit Christian reservation, we have not taken time to unpack the concept of the minority institution. When the constitution guaranteed the minorities the right to start and manage their own institutions, they were not handing out freebies. The liberal climate […]
Roots of Lal mosque confrontation
Pakistan’s leadership during 1980’s were convinced that Islamization means imposition of harsh punishments, welfare aspect of Islam was ignored, though system of Zakat was introduced to help needy and the poor section of society, but due to moral degradation of society in general and ruling elite of that time in particular was resulted in […]
TSUNAMI – are the tribes affected? (series -1)
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Pakistani Family,Husband,Wife and 4 children Found Dead in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia : 6 decayed bodies of a Pakistani family has been recovered from an Apartment of Mohallah Al-Salia in Riyadh. According to the reports, the Security Force officials were clued-up by the neighbors of the untoward Pakistani family about unpleasant smell dispersal from house of the building where the family was […]
Young Americans don’t have patience to do dirty jobs
Picture a chocolate factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Most of its workers are being supplied by agencies. One of them is Talent Tree, a Texas-based manpower agency that is successful in deploying workers to a lot of factories and assembly plants in Michigan. Applicants come from across boundaries: Latinos, Asians, and of course, Americans […]