From the International Stage: Salman Ahmad
A “Pioneer of Pakistani Pop Music,” Salman Ahmad has been in not one, but two, of Pakistan’s most successful rock bands. Vital Signs, best known for their patriotic song “Dil Dil Pakistan (also dubbed...
View ArticleArizona Bans Ethnic Studies: A Reason For Worry Among South Asian Americans
Today Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s controversial piece of legislation putting a ban on all Ethnic Studies in the state (HB 2281) takes into effect. The Arizona Daily Star reports that today the TUSD...
View ArticleTop 10 News Stories for South Asia in 2010
It was a year of triumph and tragedy, a period that was as progressive as it was marred by political turmoil. Thousands of lives perished in Pakistan floods, and an estimated 20 million people were...
View ArticlePunjab Governor’s Assassination a Sign of Larger Problems
Salmaan Taseer, the outspoken secular governor of Punjab, was shot dead by one of his guards Tuesday in Islamabad. More than a murder, Taseer’s assassination speaks to the political climate engulfing...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Intense Flooding Devastates Sri Lanka, Groupon Moves into India
Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in South Asian business and politics. UN to Provide...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup – No Changes to Pakistan Blasphemy Law, Bihar Lights Up
Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in South Asian business and politics. Pakistani PM...
View ArticlePakistani Americans Must Combat Radicalism, Not Just Complain
My green passport requires standing in a separate immigration line once my plane lands at Boston’s Logan Airport. The ‘special attention’ from Homeland Security, although polite, adds an extra two to...
View ArticleThis Week in the World: Mubarak Steps Down, Indo-Pak Talks Peace, Bangladesh...
Hard to keep up with the plethora of news that does the daily rounds? Never fear, Divanee is here! Allow us to recap what you missed this past week in politics and global issues. Hosni Mubarak Steps...
View ArticleShabana Rehman: Homeland Insecurity Comedy Tour
Shabana Rehman is Pakistani-Norwegian comedian who is notorious in Norway, where her infamous stunts of public nudity and controversial religious and political statements have made her so well-known....
View ArticleGrowing Up Muslim in a Post 9/11 World
SAN FRANCISCO — For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either way, it hasn’t been easy. Bullying...
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