By Puneet Sidhu on March 31, 2012 in Africa, Asia, India, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Photos, Syria, Turkey
Following is a link to a 50-minute film by William Dalrymple. Introduced to it by Folk Punjab, the film is a personal journey that he undertook into the mystical and musical side of Islam as...
After an afternoon visit to Highgate Cemetery, wander down Swains Lane towards Parliament Hill and you’ll come across a small estate of gorgeous Gothic houses. This is Holly Village.
Erected in 1865 for philanthropist Baroness Angela...
When I was ten years old my brother was sixteen and learning to drive. I sat in the back of the car and chuckled rather maliciously as he nervously clutched the wheel readying himself for...
My eyes open slowly unable to focus, closing again with the weight of a dumbbell. Seconds, minutes, days are interchangeable in this state. I flow in and out of consciousness. My breathing is long-drawn-out like...
Jonathan Bloom recently discussed his book, American Wasteland at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, MD. The book highlights the economic and environmental costs of food waste, and how consumers and policymakers can play their...
When I traveled off the beaten path in Africa, I craved anonymity. My 5’10 height coupled with a white face and long straight hair, made it impossible to fly under the radar. Men would walk...
Women Deliver—a global advocacy organization for women and maternal health—is offering scholarships to its third global conference, Women Deliver 2013. The conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 28 to 30, 2013....
“Play with me. Please, I beg!”...
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