Written by Leila Nachawati Rego More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence. From strikes to sit-ins, from creative songs and banners to countless citizen demonstrations, daily resistance against tyranny carries on, largely uncovered […]
RESOLVING KASHMIR NECESSARY FOR DURABLE PEACE
RESOLVING KASHMIR NECESSARY FOR DURABLE PEACE By firmly reiterating Pakistan’s unconditional commitment and moral support for the Kashmir cause during his recent address to the joint session of the Assembly and Council of PaK, President Asif Ali Zardari has finally laid to rest the speculation that Kashmir had been put into the ‘backburner’ by Islamabad. […]
French Author Stéphane Hessel Mourned By International Activists
Written by Emmanuelle Leroy Cerqueira · Translated by Alison Writer, human rights advocate, and French resistance fighter Stéphane Hessel [1], whose bestselling manifesto on peaceful uprising inspired the disenchanted of Europe and the United States to organize into protest [2], died on the night of February 26, 2013. He was 95. Hessel came to the worldwide recognition […]
Drinking with Mélenchon
DRINKING WITH MÉLENCHON “O my God / am I here all alone?” Iddhis Bing I want to tell you a story. Yes, I know, GroundReport is not exactly a story teller’s site – although we could debate that – but I am going to tell it because it illumines a few dark […]
British Asian Trust Selects Mukesh Ambani as The Chair of India Advisory Council
Mukesh Ambani, one of the most revered business tycoon and the country’s richest man, has been appointed as the Chair of Indian Advisory Council of British Asian Trust (BAT). Founded in July 2007, the BAT was formed by a group of British Asian Leaders, spearheaded by HRH The Prince of Wales. Offering social funds to […]
The Tao of Saigon Horn: Part One
‘Rhino horn has the medicinal benefit of chewing your fingernails’. The phrase is meant to be off-putting, a layman’s interpretation of the results of scientific tests. It is a key statement being echoed in the West to discredit the medicinal use of rhino horn in Vietnam, but it doesn’t work. Instead demand for […]
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