The rise of the Pakistani all girl comedy troupe on July 13, 2017Pakistan is a country filled to the brim with a variety of cultural diversity, ethnicities and lots of undiscovered talent. Like any newly developed sovereign state, Pakistan has had its share of political and historical strife, both external and internal and we still have a long way to go when it comes to our education, […]
On this day in history, Harrison Ford is born in 1942 on July 13, 2017Born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, as the sun of an advertising agent and a stay at home mother, Harrison Ford did not start off with dreams of becoming an actor. As a child, he was bullied but showed great inclination towards the social sciences and went on to study Philosophy and English […]
Bill Cosby, celebrated actor or alleged rapist? on July 12, 2017Bill Cosby is a name that has always sparked up a lot of debate and that has garnered media attention when thirty years ago he starred in and produced a show that revolutionized how the world of television perceived African-American people. Born on this day, on July 12, 1937, Cosby is an American stand-up comedian, […]
This day in history, Sherlock Holmes author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle passes away on July 7, 2017Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author most famous for introducing the world to Sherlock Holmes was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland to a prosperous Irish-Catholic family. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was a moderately successful artist, who was also a chronic alcoholic. Due to his father’s excessive drinking, the family was always […]
This day in history, Louis Armstrong dies aged 71 on July 6, 2017Born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Louis Armstrong is most famous for his bluesy trumpet style and his outrageously unique vocal abilities. The singer of “What a Wonderful World” fame had a very difficult childhood as the lack of both parental figures caused him to end up in a delinquent boy’s home […]
On this day, Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi is born on June 30, 2017Syed Sadeqauin Ahmed Naqvi was born on this day in history to a family of calligraphers in Amroha, India in 1923. He is regarded as one of Pakistan’s finest calligraphers, muralists and painters with over 15,000 pieces in his repertoire, consisting of giant calligraphic murals, figurative art and drawings and not to mention, several thousand […]
This day in history: Pablo Picassos first major art exhibit on June 24, 2017Pablo Picasso is one of the main revolutionaries of modern art, and is cited as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He not only introduced the world to a new style of artistic expression, he also did away with the modern notion that artwork needed to represent reality in order to […]
Taj Mahal – monument of love or lies? on June 17, 2017Today marks the 386th death anniversary of the iconic historic figure Mumtaz Mahal, the infamous wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The love story is regarded as the epitome of undying love and has been immortalized through the creation of the Taj Mahal which tourists from around the world flock to, in order to relive […]