BBC watch, Honest Reporting, UK Media Watch, Camera – these are all organisations set up to tackle misinformation – in the understanding that bias or non-factual articles in newspapers influence readers. CIF Watch was originally set up just to monitor the Guardian. How many readers did the G...
Many people do not practice yoga because they believe it belongs to a different religion. A hundred years ago many people in Europe and USA believed that the practice of yoga was harmful to mental health. Sometimes, you may come across people who may not even hide their resentment if you d...
This is followed by the day of Holi, or Rangwali Holi, when people take to the streets to throw coloured powder and spray coloured water over each other — the image that many non-Hindus think of when the festival is mentioned. It's a day of fun and enjoyment, when traditional social ...
It is our priority to win the hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir. That could only be achieved through development and their welfare. We have a responsibility to see that people of the state are prosperous. We are not talking about Hindus or Muslims, but the people of Jammu and Kashmir...
One such prominent Hindu pilgrim destination in India is Ayodhya. Ayodhya has been an important religious destination for Hindus for ages and many devotees travel to Ayodhya for its history and religious importance. But for the past few months, Ayodhya has been in the spotlight for the grand ...
It’s now the 21st century’s all-purpose container for every form of other: black, brown, migrant, woman, queer. But the definition is also always changing, while the expulsion impulse stays constant – just ask Polish Jews, Iraqi Kurds, Bengali Hindus, Turkish Armenians, Japanese Americans...
The same bright sparks who think it a good idea to hammer China about Tibet, which ordinary Chinese have the same proprietary feelings towards as Hindus have to Kashmir and Sikkim and Goa. (An issue largely ignored by Westerners, along with many other regions that in an ideal world might ...
“IS IT GOOD FOR THE JEWS?”was a question I constantly grew up with. Having been raised in an upper middle class Jewish environment whenever a presidential campaign took place the question asked by the Jewish Community was, “Is he good for the Jews?” Never was the question asked, “...
A lot of the time wedding dates are chosen for such practical reasons as climate, location, budget, and availability. However, cultures throughout the world from the Chinese to the Jewish, Hindus, and Japanese rely on age-old traditions for choosing auspicious wedding dates. ...
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