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21. Translating Libya: Stories of love and hardship
Asian News, Monday 6 October 2008Ethan Chorin’s book Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story defies being pigeon-holed within a particular genre. At its heart are 16 Libyan short stories newly translated by Chorin (in three cases, jointly with Basem Tulti). But the book is at the same time a delightful mixture of travelogue, scholarly study and a record of personal encounters.
22. Service, reflection and worship in Ramadan
Asian News, Wednesday 1 October 2008Chicago: I remember my first attempt at fasting during Ramadan when I was ten years old. I hadn’t eaten all day and decided to sit at the dinner table watching the food being cooked, as if somehow gazing at my mother preparing family delicacies would magically make the time fly by.
23. The real Taj Mahal?
Asian News, Thursday 25 September 2008THE "truth" behind the real Taj Mahal was the centre of conversation during a talk at the Geeta Bhavan Temple in Manchester.
24. Let the Qur'an define itself
Asian News, Wednesday 24 September 2008IN the Arab world, it is held as an unadulterated truth that the Qur’an is best read in its original classical Arabic. But is keeping it closed off to further translation supporting God’s will or suppressing it?
25. Seven years after the 'war on terror'
Asian News, Wednesday 24 September 2008IT is seven years since that terrible day of 11 September, 2001 when terrorists killed 3000 Americans, triggering a massive global response by the United States. As President Bush’s term comes to an end, it is time to assess the prudence of his policies.
26. Gandhi stamps go on show
Asian News, Wednesday 24 September 2008A UNIQUE collection of stamps on Gandhi and Jainism is to be exhibited The Nehru Centre in London later this month.
27. Action, not lip-service, for Pakistani women
Asian News, Wednesday 24 September 2008US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson has made it clear that one of the United States’ primary goals in Pakistan is the empowerment of women.
28. India’s most famous world peace leader on UK tour
Asian News, Tuesday 23 September 2008INDIA'S most famous world peace leader, His Holiness Sri Vasanth Gurudevji has arrived in the UK for the forthcoming Millennium Development Goal and World Peace Festival 2008.
29. Islamabad bombing condemned
Asian News, Monday 22 September 2008COMMUNITY organisations in the north west have condemned the recent terrorist attack at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.
30. Lost war and a lost cause
Asian News, Thursday 11 September 2008On the anniversary of tragic events of 9/1, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia.