Humanities

Indonesia yanks Gaga gig, says she'll corrupt kids

BOSTON — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:39:30 GMT

Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following protests by Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers, who said her sexy clothes and dance moves will corrupt young

In Lebanon, Women Fight To Keep A Fragile Peace

NPR — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:00 GMT

In the second feature by Lebanese writer-director-star Nadine Labaki (Caramel), Christian and Muslim women in a Lebanese village try to keep the more impulsive and belligerent men from

Keeping The Faith With A Less Than 'Perfect Family'

NPR — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:50:00 GMT

When a devout mother is nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year, she engages in morally questionable activities to hide her less-than-perfect family. Critic Ian Buckwalter says the film's

This World: The Shame of the Catholic Church, BBC Two, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:02:22 GMT

Damian Thompson says Cardinal Sean Brady should resign after the BBC's This World documentary, The Shame of the Catholic Church.

'Heretics': The Crisis Of American Christianity

NPR — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:01:00 GMT

Americans are still as religious as ever, says New York Times columnist Ross Douthat. It's the churches and institutions that have declined. In his latest book, Bad Religion, Douthat argues

Artist Thomas Kinkade, 'Warrior For Light,' Dies

NPR — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:22:00 GMT

The California artist's brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States. A family spokesman says Kinkade died

Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter Of Light,' Dies At 54

NPR — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:22:00 GMT

The California artist was known for scenes of cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light. A family spokesman says Kinkade died Friday at his home in Los Gatos of what

DV8's Can We Talk Abut This: the riskiest show of the year?

FEEDSPORTAL — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:31 GMT

Lloyd Newson tells Dominic Cavendish about his provocative new production about Islamic extremism, at the National Theatre.

UK singer gets $951,000 in Murdoch hacking case

BOSTON — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:59:30 GMT

Charlotte Church, who testified about being hounded by Rupert Murdoch's journalists when she was a teen singing sensation, received 600,000 pounds ($951,000) Monday in a settlement from News

Iran state TV says Oscar win victory over Israel

BOSTON — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:49:27 GMT

Iran trumpeted the Islamic Republic's first foreign film Oscar win Monday as a triumph over archfoe Israel -- even as audiences in Israel packed theaters to watch the movie that beat their

Theater review: 'Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey' at Bootleg Theater

GOOGLE — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:28:14 PST

"Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey" borrows the ancient spiritual leader's own words to trace the progression of his life and philosophy."Buddha -- A Fantastic Journey" borrows the ancient

Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication

BOSTON — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:34:15 GMT

Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.

Thaton Interview: Naw L---, February 2011

GOOGLE — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted in February 2011 by a villager trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. The villager interviewed Naw L---, a

Pa'an Interview: Naw K---, September 2011

GOOGLE — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted by a KHRG researcher in September 2011. The KHRG researcher interviewed Naw K---, a 45 year old woman from L--- village in

Pa'an Interview: Naw G---, November 2011

GOOGLE — Wed, 19 January 2012 14:20:00 GMT

This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted during November 2011 in Lu Pleh Township, Pa'an District by a villager trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions.

Radio 4's Pop Goes the Bible! - how pop found religion

FEEDSPORTAL — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:05 GMT

Radio 4's Pop Goes the Bible! traces popular music's fascinating relationship with the good book.

Calif. senator threatens boycott over Lowe's ads

BOSTON — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:49:10 GMT

A state senator from Southern California was considering calling for a boycott of Lowe's stores after the home improvement chain pulled its advertising from a reality show about

Toungoo Interview: Saw F---, October 2011

GOOGLE — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted during October 2011 in Than Daung Township, Toungoo District by a villager trained by KHRG to monitor human rights

Branson: It's Time To Rethink 'Business As Usual'

NPR — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:31:00 GMT

Richard Branson built a global business empire with the philosophy "have fun and the money will come." The founder of Virgin Group now argues that it's time to rethink the way businesses

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland, St John's Hackney, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:33:39 GMT

Neil McCormick reviews the Coldplay singers' charity gig in the St John's Church in Hackney.

Can We Talk About This?, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, review

FEEDSPORTAL — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:52:56 GMT

This may rank as dance company DV8's talkiest project to-date, about the scale of violent threat posed by Islamic extremism to those upholding or speaking up for western values.

Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts 'Zarathustra' at Disney Hall

GOOGLE — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:40:09 PDT

Any showy composer can mount a mountain in music, but to make Nietzschean philosophy visceral - danceable and a window into the future -- is something. Any showy composer can mount a mountain

Brrraaains! 'Walking Dead' back for another season

BOSTON — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:49:53 GMT

Just down the road from a tiny country church in rural Georgia, the apocalypse has already arrived.

Tenasserim Interview: Saw C---, Received in May 2011

GOOGLE — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report includes an interview conducted prior to Burma's November 2010 elections with the VPDC-appointed headman of a village in a government-controlled area of Te Naw Th'Ri Township,

Tenasserim Interview: Saw K---, August 2011

GOOGLE — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report includes an interview conducted in August 2011 with a medic from the Backpack Health Worker Team (BPHWT). The medic described witnessing a joint attack by Tatmadaw soldiers from

Pa'an Situation Update: April 2011

GOOGLE — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains a situation update written by a villager describing the situation in Lu Pleh and Dta Greh townships, Pa'an District between February and April 2011. It contains

Tenasserim Situation Update: Te Naw Th'Ri Township, April 2011

GOOGLE — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report includes a situation update written by a villager describing the situation in Te Naw Th'Ri Township, Tenasserim Division between June 2010 and April 2011. It includes information

Tenasserim Interview: Saw P---, Received in May 2011

GOOGLE — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:30:00 GMT

This report contains an interview conducted in May 2011 in Te Naw Th'Ri Township, Tenasserim Division with Saw P---, the 36-year-old head of a village in which Tatmadaw soldiers maintain a

SC rejects Hamid Saeed Kazmi’s bail application

DAWN — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:34:22 GMT

Additional Attorney General K K Agha said evidence had been found of the involvement of Mr Kazmi, MNA Jumani and Raja Aftab Islam in Haj corruption.

IIUI may send back Arab faculty

DAWN — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:12:55 GMT

ISLAMABAD, July 31: The administration of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) is contemplating discontinuing the services of its Arab faculty, Dawn has learnt through sources.

On Ramadan eve

DAWN — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:04:22 GMT

On the eve of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, muslims around the world are seen participating in different events, practices, festivals and preparations in the following

Bahrain releases ex-army captain who joined protests

DAWN — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:07:31 GMT

MANAMA: Bahrain has released a detained ex-army captain who joined pro-democracy protests that hit the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year, activists said on Monday. Mohammed Buflasa, a

Norway killer’s manifesto sets out hate rage

DAWN — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:05:38 GMT

OSLO: At more than 1,500 pages long and nearly a decade in the making, the manifesto detailing Norwegian mass-killer Anders Behring Breivik’s murderous “crusade” gives a chilling picture of a

Entrance test

DAWN — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:09:18 GMT

LAHORE, July 23: The entrance test for admission to engineering institutions of Punjab for undergraduate programmes will be held simultaneously on Sunday (today) at 10am at UET Lahore, UET

Kazakh president opposes Islamic Hijab

PRESSTV — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:26:10 GMT

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose country is to take the rotating chair of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), has strongly denounced the wearing of the Islamic Hijab

Tower Hamlets votes in independent mayor - Channel4 News

CHANNEL4 — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The new mayor of Tower Hamlets in east London appeals for unity after a highly turbulent election campaign which saw him removed as Labour candidate.

Lutfur Rahman - who won just

Will Israel Expel a Million Palestinians?

AAWSAT — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The extremists in Israel are trying to build a case that aims to bring the peace process to a complete halt. [They are saying] if you want a Palestinian state, you must realize that we will

The purpose of fasting | Rowan Williams

GUARDIAN — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:59:27 GMT

Fasting is about more than going without food – it is connecting with reality and noticing the suffering of your neighbour On the first Sunday of his visit to India, the Archbishop of

'Israeli law constitutes ethnic cleansing'

PRESSTV — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:47:12 GMT

The Palestinian Fatah party has condemned the Israeli cabinet for the approval of the 'oath of loyalty' bill, saying the move indicates a policy of ethnic cleansing.