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Pakistan: Women and Fiction Today

by Uzma Aslam Khan

With three acclaimed novels behind her, writer Uzma Aslam Khan undoes formulaic assumptions of her homeland. Read More »

"We felt suffocated by the nervousness about our appearing in public, but also by the cruel irony that some of the nervousness was justified."

White, dark, or middle tone? Who are you?

by jap21 | August 16, 2009 at 8:53 AM

In today’s world you only need to be whiter or darker than someone to be hated by half Indians, half negroes or half muslims, or viceversa. … Read More»

War- thoughts.

by Sharese | July 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM

So recently I watched "Shooting Dogs" a movie that is based on the genocide in Rwanda. I cried. Angry tears. It is amazing how humanity can be so terrible. … Read More»

Nation Building in the Mist of Destruction

by dr edonna | June 24, 2009 at 2:24 AM

When you as a woman is called to go to war, consider this allternative involvement in war and conflict zones. … Read More»

Nigeria Needs New Make-Up Kit

by olutosin | May 24, 2009 at 10:50 AM

Our leaders initiate this war Young men fight the war Women and children die in this war … Read More»

Withholding "Love" in Times of War

by Cultural Corres... | May 15, 2009 at 1:10 PM

Just last week, I read an interesting article about a one-week sex boycott taking place in Kenya by a local women’s movement called the Gender 10 (G10). … Read More»

Spotlight on Afghanistan: Raping Women of their Freedoms

by Cultural Corres... | April 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM

It wasn’t long ago that the women of Afghanistan were prisoners in their own country. … Read More»

Sri Lanka is NOT silent, it speaks to those who will listen

by Manori | April 15, 2009 at 12:53 AM

A link on the World Pulse homepage led me to an article by Indian author Arundathi Roy, … Read More»

Human-made intentional disasters, who are responsible, who suffer, who will solve?

by nasima_7776 | April 13, 2009 at 11:34 PM

What makes enormous challenges in the world? I will not say challenge, I would say INTENTIONAL DIFFICULTIES. If you think how we make our lives miserable doing some intense inconsiderable work. … Read More»

Talking about violence, I dont need answers, I need some good questions

by Xthina-Avila | April 7, 2009 at 5:52 PM | Café México

Talking about that that the Mexican government calls “The war against narcotraffic” … i have been thinking that its a very dangerous language… after all, the drug traffickers are also Mexican, isnt!? … Read More»