‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial | Crime News
Novelist Salman Rushdie has described the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him in a frenzied attack that left him […]
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Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying? | Arts and Culture
Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring […]
Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying? | Arts and Culture
Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring […]
From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory | Arts and Culture News
Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby […]
Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection | Islamophobia News
Hadi Matar, 26, is accused of repeatedly stabbing the elderly writer during a 2022 lecture. The trial of a man who attacked Indian-British author Salman […]
Does ‘cancel culture’ help or hinder free speech? | TV Shows
Today on The Stream: Has the line between accountability and censorship blurred with the rise of cancel culture? While some see cancel culture as a powerful […]
The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925 | History
When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on January 20, 1925, his worst […]
With France’s military influence in Africa gone, can it rely on soft power? | Politics News
After more than six decades, French troops completed their withdrawal from Chad this week before a January 31 deadline, the latest blow to France’s shrinking […]
Chinese Lunar New Year starts as millions celebrate the Year of the Snake | Arts and Culture News
The Chinese New Year festivals and prayers have marked the start of the Year of the Snake. Hundreds lined up in the hours before midnight […]
The Battle for the Soul of Angkor Wat | Arts and Culture
People & Power investigates the mass evictions of thousands of residents at the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, or “City of Temples”, […]