South Asia Citizens Web

Dawn, 7 November 2013
by Nadeem F. Paracha
Ali’s Sword
On the eve of Pakistan’s war against India in 1965, some newspapers in the country reported that people in Karachi and Lahore had witnessed a startling phenomenon.
Quoting eyewitness accounts, the newspapers claimed that a bright light had appeared in the night sky that looked like ‘Ali’s Sword.’
According to Islamic tradition, Ali Abu Talib was the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law and was also famous for being a man of immense (…)

It’s not a university’s responsibility to encourage women to become mothers. University should encourage women to become dignified personalities, independent and respected human beings. It is totally women’s personal matter whether they want to reproduce. Like a conservative patriarchal guardian Calicut university crossed the university boundary and entered women’s private bedrooms. It is alarming.

Press Release: Concerned citizens sent Letter to The Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest and State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, with a demand - To seek detailed environmental scrutiny of project called ‘Statue of Unity’ planned inside Narmada River, 3.2 Kms. downstream of Sardar Sarovar Dam and Shoolpaneshwar Sanctuary

A clash of civilizations is unfolding in Muslim Bangladesh, where the forces of radical jihadi Islamism are trying to topple a liberal democracy, and no one in the West seems interested.

For unorganised or informal workers, who constitute 92% of the workers in Gujarat, there are some labour laws that are not comprehensive in their coverage of job and social security for the workers but at least cover some aspects of their working conditions. These are : Minimum Wages Act, Contract Workers Act, Inter-State Migrant Workers Act, Child Labour Act, etc.