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Endgame In Afghanistan: ‘It’s Taken A Year To Move 20km’(0)

August 22, 2010

As the war in Afghanistan enters its final chapter, Sean Smith’s brutal, uncompromising film from the Helmand frontline shows the horrific chaos of a stalemate that is taking its toll in blood.

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Sundered Hindu-Muslim, Indo-Pak-Kashmiri Family Cries for Reunion

Although I have received email confirmation from the sorting centre in Srinagar, Muzaffarabad is adamant on a ‘dispatch date’ in order to locate the files. My Nani, in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and her 2 siblings, on the Indian-administered side, are ailing, and 63 years of separation will not withstand the test of time for much longer [...]

Thank you, Mr Advani, but I won’t log in

  By Sidin Vadukut Dear Mr L K Advani, Many thanks for the recent email from your communications team asking me to be a part of the ‘Bloggers for Advani’ programme. Your team then clarified that all I had to do was host a nice, round orange badge on my blog to convey that I supported [...]

When Islam meets Bridget Jones

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, first posted on Monday, 20 October 2008 at 10:44 GMT, UK Muslim India A romantic telling of the life of one of the wives of Islam’s prophet has caused controversy among some Muslims – and its publication has been indefinitely postponed in the UK amid fears of a violent reaction. But is [...]