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The Biden administration will restrict travel from India on advice of the C.D.C. in light of the country’s high virus caseloads and multiple variants. The policy will take effect Tuesday,
Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan, this 60+ seconds short film captures the universality of the longing we all have for a mother’s embrace –it took my
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ARAB NEWS: Dressed in tan uniforms, veils and black berets, some 113 officers assist pilgrims and worshipers at the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah. Dozens of female officers are also deployed
Dozens of South Asians came together for an online meet on Sunday and expressed grief, solidarity amid the suffering inflicted by the pandemic in the region and worldwide. The huddle
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Two diplomats from Pakistan Embassy in South Korea were caught shoplifting at a store in Seoul. According to a report in The Korea Times, while one diplomat allegedly stole candies,
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That’s one of the arguments in Simon McCarthy-Jones’s “Spite,” which Sarah Lyall in her review calls “a highly entertaining book that should be read more as an illuminating examination of
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia schools will soon be teaching the students Indian epics Ramayana & Mahabharata. Crown Prince MBS has reportedly directed that these be included in the social science
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An Indian police officer asks the Muslim community in his precinct to offer prayers for the COVID-19 pandemic to end. A video circulating on social media shows a Mumbai police
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American Pharma major Merck has developed a drug called Molnupiravi which works to completely eliminate the new Coronavirus from the body. Merck is working closely with leading Indian Pharma giant
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs calls out BBC Newsnight anchorperson on framing China’s human rights record and Climate Change issue. “What about America’s human rights record,” he questions. At the 6 +/-
Adil Najam, a Pakistani academic and intellectual who serves as the inaugural dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and previously served as vice-chancellor of the
Continue readingHARD TALK on Protests in Pakistan on France Cartoons on Prophet
The science behind pleasure and happiness is sourced in the fields of neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. It draws heavily on research summarized in the book The Hacking of the American Mind,
Continue readingDifference Between Pleasure and Happiness (Video)