Peshawar: A joint jirga (council) of the Taliban militants and tribal elders have declared a ban on girls’ education in Pakistan’s Orakzai Agency and ordered Non Governmental Organizations to halt their activities, reported BBC Urdu website. Most of the educational centers in the area are founded and organized by these NGOs. This meeting took place […]
Shut it Down! Human Rights Violations at New Orleans’ Juvenile Detention Center
On January 19, 2007, New Orleanians and several local organizations voiced their support of a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of juvenile inmates awaiting trial and housed at Orleans Parish’s Youth Study Center. The lawsuit was filed by the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), a local nonprofit. The lawsuit targets Richard Winder, the head […]
US Not Pressurising Pakistan
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on Thursday dispelled the impression that the United States was exerting pressure on Pakistan to carry out activities that only served the US interest and said his country wanted to deal with the problem of terrorism in a way that was beneficial to both the countries. Flanked by […]
March Madness in Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar Just as there is March Madness in the US, the phenomena seems to have spread to Kuwait – not for basketball but elections. For starters, the Government has resigned, writes Forzaq8, who further explains: if the news that are flying by are right , that the government have resign then the government […]
International Women’s Day :From Indian perspective
March, 8th is celebrated as the International Women’s Day.India too has been celebrating the Women’s Day with its usual fanfare.But on this day it is our duty to introspect how far women in India enjoy their freedom and progressed in various fields and take steps to plug the loopholes that hampers the women’s growth and freedom. […]
Paris Book Fair Names Israel Guest of Honor, Muslims Protest And Boycott
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IRESCO) had claimed that Israel had committed crimes against humanity in Gaza and West Bank. Previously, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority had frozen communications with Israel over attacks taking place in both Gaza and West Bank. The accusation possibly comes after the assault on Gaza […]
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