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Dance and Music in Differen Religious Contexts
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Bhubaneswar :: India | updated 2011-01-28 06:58:00 -0800 | arts-culture-news
A cultural system can have absolutely opposite connotations in different social and religious context. When we look at Hinduism and Islam, dance and music have exactly opposite connotations in these two religions, but there have also been efforts in history...
What Happened to the Women's Hajj Theatre at Makka?
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Mecca :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2011-01-28 07:09:41 -0800 | arts-culture-news
Makka and the Hajj were not always as they appear today - multitudes of crowds in a modern city with technologically monitored Hajj, removed of all the creativity that the people expressed and buildings pushing each other out of the...
Death Sentence to 26/11 Bombay Terrorist
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Mumbai :: India | updated 2011-01-28 07:12:13 -0800 | disasters-news
After a long an open trial, Muhammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, a 22 years old Pakistani national has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Bombay court. He however, has the right to appeal tot he higher court and even...
Fear Mongering or a Democratic Defense?
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2012-11-02 19:18:06 -0700 | political-news
The following link was sent to me by a friend in the mail. Though it is about half a year old, it shows that people in the West are increasngly becoming apprehensive about the growing Islamic presence amongst them -...
Mai Yamani - Portrait of a Saudi Woman
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2012-11-02 09:30:34 -0700 | humanitarian-news
When we think of a Saudi woman, we normally think of a woman completely veiled in black - an image popularised by the media and to a large extent true for common Saudi women in public, though not in all...
BIGGEST HERITAGE THEFT OF SOUTH ASIA THIS CENTURY
Posted by: ArchanaVerma
Shimla :: India | updated 2012-11-02 12:30:58 -0700 | arts-culture-news
The Viceregal Lodge in Simla is an important heritage momument. Built between 18814-1889, this was the building from where the British Empire in India was ruled for eight months from April to November, when the plains were too hot. Placed...
