Monthly Archives: May 2013

Tropical cyclone in Andaman Sea threatens thousands of refugees from Myanmar

Originally posted on The Extinction Protocol:
May 11, 2013 – MYANMAR – A tropical cyclone in the Andaman Sea is headed close to an area in Myanmar where tens of thousands of victims of ethnic and religious violence are living…

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Re-Modeling Iqbal: Why Iqbal is too important to be given up!

Originally posted on Realm of the SCENSCI:
Dr Muhammad Iqbal wrote one of the major national songs of India, has been declared the national poet of Pakistan, and served as one of the intellectual influences for Iran’s  revolutionaries. However, over…

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Appy Agriculture

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
By Joel Macharia John Mwangi stands in his wooden shed counting bags of maize neatly bundled in burlap. The 90kg bags sit on slats raised two feet off the earthen floor, protecting the maize from damp…

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The Political Parties of Pakistan: Saim Saeed

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
A Pakistani soldier loads ballot boxes into a van in Rawalpindi. Authorities hope the app, combined with a fully revised voter list and an unprecedented level of public scrutiny, will help ensure…

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