Posted on 05 January 2011 by editor
A rally in Karachi in support of the blasphemy law. Credit:Fatema Tabassum
By Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI, Jan 1, 2011 (IPS) – In the face of protests and a nationwide strike called by hardline religious parties against any changes to the blasphemy law, Pakistani Christians have had little to cheer about over the Christmas and New Year season.
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Posted on 02 November 2010 by admin
Kashmir's schools and colleges have been deserted for months now. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS.
Por Athar Parvaiz
SRINAGAR, India, nov (IPS/TerraViva) – Todo lo que quiere Shabnam Khan es un día de pausa en las continuas huelgas y manifestaciones para que su hija pueda probar suerte e intente ser admitida en una escuela de primera en ésta, la capital de la Cachemira india.
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Posted on 01 November 2010 by admin
Kashmir's schools and colleges have been deserted for months now. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS.
By Athar Parvaiz
SRINAGAR, India, Nov 1, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – All Shabnam Khan wants is a one-day break in the ongoing strike, so that her daughter can try her luck and get admission in a topnotch school here in the capital of Indian- administered Kashmir.
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