Art and passion: Creative secrets of the Kiswa calligrapher on July 31, 2020With a steady and sturdy hand, a calligrapher’s passion and commitment to the art of the written word can be displayed through various mediums, but none more honorable than displaying that passion on the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa (curtain). Mokhtar Alim Shokder, a calligrapher at the Kiswa Factory of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, fell in […]
WHO warns partying youngsters not to ‘let down guard’ on COVID-19 By: Agencies on July 31, 2020Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID-19 cases in some countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. A fresh jump in cases in parts of Europe, the United States and Asia has fuelled fears of a second wave of new coronavirus infections, […]
Indian cinemas to remain closed all summer due to the coronavirus By: Agencies on July 31, 2020Indian cinephiles will have to wait until at least August 31 to hit their favorite movie theaters, according to a statement from Amit Shah, the Indian Home Minister, on Wednesday, July 29. The decision comes as more than 50,000 new cases were declared in the country in 24 hours. India will enter phase three of […]
Plush toys, jewelry, dance lessons — Broadway’s side hustles By: Agencies on July 30, 2020Broadway seamstress Amy Micallef hasn’t put her talent on hold while theaters are shut. She’s been making plush toys – unusual plush toys. Micallef, who has worked in the wardrobe departments of “Hamilton,” “Waitress” and “Frozen,” makes gleeful representations of COVID-19, complete with a pair of eyes and faux fur. Each one goes for $23 […]
Egyptian woman jailed for 3 years over TikTok videos By: Agencies on July 30, 2020An Egyptian court Wednesday jailed the sixth woman in a week over TikTok videos, deeming the clips in which she dances and lip-syncs to popular songs to be “inciting debauchery”, a judicial source said. The sentencing of Manar Samy to three years imprisonment is the latest such ruling against popular female social media users in […]
Israeli artist mocks Netanyahu in ‘Last Supper’ installation By: Agencies on July 30, 2020An Israeli artist mocked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in a re-enactment of “The Last Supper” installed in central Tel Aviv, a day after people protesting against him in the city were beaten and bloodied. Artist Itay Zalait said the piece in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, featuring a Netanyahu likeness perched over a long […]
Researcher pinpoints location of Van Gogh’s last painting By: Agencies on July 30, 2020The exact location where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his last work has been pinpointed after being hidden in plain view for years among a tangle of roots next to a rural lane near Paris. Experts say the discovery sheds new light on the anguished painter’s mental state on the day he is widely […]
Plan to get more bikes on road wobbles as UK tackles obesity By: Agencies on July 30, 2020A plan by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get more Britons cycling has got off to a rocky start, with a website offering bicycle repair vouchers crashing at launch. The “fix your bike” vouchers worth up to 50 pounds ($65) are offered as part of the government´s 2-billion-pound plan to boost active travel. Johnson […]
Get me a sofa! Spain sees post-lockdown furniture boom By: Agencies on July 30, 2020Spain’s furniture manufacturers say they are overwhelmed by demand after sales boomed at the end of lockdown in June, potentially erasing most of the year’s losses. Sales of household equipment, including furniture and home appliances, jumped by 9.9% in June, rebounding from three months of losses that included a 59.2% fall in April. The overall […]
Mushtaq Butt — the unsung hero of Punjabi language By: By Dr Amjad Parvez on July 29, 2020Mushtaq Ahmad, known as Mushtaq Butt in literary circles was one unsung hero who worked for the promotion of Punjabi language in 1970s. He was born in Lahore in Mochi Gate on December 07, 1925 in a middle class family. His father’s name was Ghulam Qadir Butt. He obtained LLB degree from the University of […]