Year: 2024

A new crop of designers from the region and abroad are pushing the envelope by employing Arabic calligraphy in innovative ways. Clothes designers across the Middle East are increasingly using Arabic calligraphy in their designs ,which some see as a way to keep their language and culture in fashion. Arabic letters inscribed on shirts, scarves, handbags, necklaces and bracelets are worn today by many, in a practice linked with preserving local culture. Mostly women from middle east says that  it is “incredibly important” to wear clothes that “maintain our culture.”.They…

A few days ago, one million lamps were lit in Ayodhya. Because after five hundred years, a Maha mandar was inaugurated on the birthplace of Rama. Looking at the scenes of Ayodhya, it seems that it is a gathering of intellectually blind people who are not only intellectually blind but also dumb and deaf. The construction of a temple on the site of a historic mosque. In the Indian city of Apudhya (Uttar Pradesh), during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Babur in 1528-29, three separate mosques were built in…

Many provinces in Afghanistan see an exceptionally cold winter in every winter season , with temperatures dropping to as low as -21 degrees Celsius (-5.8 Fahrenheit) in Kabul.. Most Afghans live in remote valleys where connecting roads are often blocked by heavy snowfalls. They purchased some coal at the start of the winter, but in this [cold] weather, their supply is almost over, and they cannot afford any more. At on the foot of the formidable Hindu Kush mountains, town is no stranger to harsh winter. In fact, the heavy…

After independence from the British rule on 14 August 1947, the western and eastern parts of Pakistan started the journey of independence together. However, in the next 10-12 years, the social and economic gap between the two sections widened. The per capita, income of West Pakistan was 32% more than the per capita income of residents of East Pakistan and in the next 10 years this difference went up to 81%. On December 16, 1971, when East Pakistan came into existence in the form of Bangladesh, at that time there…

As Bangladesh gets ready to hold general elections on 7 January, the role of its giant neighbour India is being intensely discussed in the country. India’s interest in Bangladesh’s politics is rooted in historical, geographical, cultural, and economic factors. Here are some key reasons Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking a fourth consecutive term and her win looks inevitable as the main opposition parties are boycotting the election. As Bangladesh approaches an election and the United States turns heat on the Bangladesh government to hold a free and fair election,…