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Wednesday 29 September 2004 (14 Sha`ban 1425)

Veiling in Contemporary Art

Veil is a major international travelling exhibition and publication that brings together the work of over 20 contemporary artists of Muslim and non-Muslim backgrounds whose work examines the symbolic... Full Story


Weaving Words Into Music


 
Saudi poet Muhammad ibn Abud Al-Amoudi, known in the poetic world as ibn Abud, started out reciting poetry. Within a few years of his launch in the world of poetry his lyrics became very popular among... Full Story


The Rickshaw Drivers of Calcutta


 
Tourists love photographing them. You can recognize them by their appearance — sunken cheeks, skinny legs, blood-shot eyes (usually from consuming country liquor called, ‘tari’), worn out. They look... Full Story




Overweight Travelers: Do They Have to Pay for an Extra Seat?

Traveling with overweight luggage regularly happens and can be easily remedied by paying a surcharge. Supposing you are the over weight you are required to pay extra for accumulated fat? That is decidedly... Full Story


I Dare You to Read This Column

When you’ve been writing a column for as long as I have — six billion years this Tuesday — you get used to receiving a certain type of letter. It’s known, in journalism, as the “I Dare You To Print... Full Story


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