Decision On Intl. Criminal Court’s Territorial Jurisdiction Over Palestine

The pre-trial chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, issued a Decision on the ‘Prosecution request pursuant to article 19(3) for a ruling on the Court’s territorial jurisdiction in Palestine’. One of the key determinations involved whether the issue at hand is political and therefore non-justiciable. The Chamber noted that “byContinue reading “Decision On Intl. Criminal Court’s Territorial Jurisdiction Over Palestine”

A WhatsApp Share From the Middle East (Video)

Don’t believe anyone will tell you everything, an Arab youth says in this video clip… And this: Louis Armstrong (American trumpeter) plays for his wife in Giza. Pic shared by an Arab-American in Abu Dhabi.

Legendary Singer Mehdi Hassan’s Tomb in Karachi Shows Sign of Neglect

Subcontinent’s legendary artist Mehdi Hassan’s tomb shows signs of neglect. It’s been almost eight years since the singer was laid to rest in Karachi’s Mohammad Shah graveyard near Anda Morand. Arguably the greatest ghazal singer ever and one of the finest playback vocalists of the subcontinent, Mehdi Hassan died on June 13, 2012. Literary giantsContinue reading “Legendary Singer Mehdi Hassan’s Tomb in Karachi Shows Sign of Neglect”