He was the legendary Russian spy credited with saving President Roosevelt’s life in WWII. His name was G.A. Vartanyan, he was both a hero of the Soviet Union and the United States. When he died in January 2012 however he received no condolences, no letter of appreciation from the American Ambassador or U.S. Embassy in […]
Hindus and Sikhs Struggle in Afghanistan
Dwindling community struggles to maintain identity. By Mina Habib, Abdal “We aren’t treated as human beings,” Sikh businessman Amrit Singh said as he sat in his small grocery shop in the Kabul neighbourhood of Shor Bazaar. “When we are alive, we are disrespected, insulted and beaten…. And when we take our dead to the crematorium, […]
War-Torn Bosnian Village Struggles for Survival
Two decades on from conflict, Bosniak villages in Serb-majority area have been rebuilt, but not many former residents have chosen to remake their lives there. By Dražen Huterer, Nejra Suljovic – “I said I’d never go back to Rizvanovici, and now I’m wondering why I did,” Adila Aliskovic said with a slight shrug of […]
My Dad Lives On in Herbie’s Hints
The morning of my Dad’s funeral dawned as another sunny day in Tucson. I had gone out for a walk at 6 am to write his eulogy in my head as I walked. When parents move to another city to retire, it is as though they join the witness protection program. All that they were, […]
Political Turbulence in Tunisia from Belaid Assassination
Ennahda picks one of its own to take over prime minister’s post after dismissing plan for a non-partisan government to see country through crisis. By IWPR Tunisia Two weeks after the murder of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, political turbulence continues in Tunisia. The governing Ennahda party said on February 22 that it would nominate Ali […]
ARE SHORT-TERM MARRIAGE LEGISLATIONS REQUIRED FOR TRADITIONAL SOCIETIES?
The changing trends in the matrimonial and family system in dilemmatic and confused societies like India are quite apprant when you observe different incidents that are taking place in the country. Mr.Ramesh of Jeedimetla Industrial Area in Dundigal Village near Hyderabad city has been working in a private factory and married Mrs.Nagamani belonging to Kistapur […]
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