The wall begins where the land stops answering to its own laws. It snakes across the scrub like a concrete serpent, folding hills and dry riverbeds into its embrace, swallowing entire villages in its arc. It ignores the maps in government archives, preferring the ones it drafts itself. Inside, the air feels rehearsed. Fountains rise […]
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WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY 2020
Year 2020 advances towards end and with that, it brings about 71st anniversary of World Town Planning Day. The concept of world urban planning day has been reformed from a day to a week in which every day, a new aspect of urbanization is marked and pondered upon. One of those days is known as […]
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
The case of Hadat, a once-Christian Lebanese town that bars Muslims from buying or renting property, has sparked a national outcry. It reflects the country’s rapidly changing demographic make-up against the backdrop of deep-rooted sectarian divisions that once erupted into a 15-year civil war that left more than 100,000 people dead. Lebanese Christian communities feel […]
The town of Singanisar lacks playground facilities
Singanisar is a town near the second biggest city of Balochistan, Turbat. The town needs grounds for sports activities. There is a famous proverb, “Health is wealth,” but unfortunately the concerned authorities don’t realise the importance of youth’s health and for them to be fit and fine. Because of the absence of grounds, the youth […]