Weak or Strong
From the Blog iabhopal I know you are weak. But the things that show your weak side are also the same ones that make you stronger in the long run. It is all about taking whatever life throws at you and learning from it. pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Reflections on fascism, autocracy, media and the democratic political process
From the Blog beenasarwar *[image: fullsizeoutput_153]PRINCETON BLOG: Something I wrote for my class blog at Princeton University where I taught a journalism seminar this past semester, based on a lecture soon after the US Presidential elections, by Egyptian journalist Yasmine El-Rashidi, a fellow visiting Ferris Professor of Journalism with the University's Council of Humanities* *America is a democracy and Donald Trump is no military dictator. But some elements of what we're seeing in America today feel eerily familiar* to those who have lived through fascist regimes and dictatorships. Also familiar is the renewed activism determined to counter oppression. Yasmine El-Rashidi from Egypt, a fellow visiting Ferris Professor of Journalism with the Council of Humanities, Princeton University, brought thesepakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Pakistani Music Maestro Teams Up With Grammy-Winning Producer
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* In perhaps one of the most exciting developments in the global music sphere, a Pakistani classical music giant, Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, will be collaborating on a multi-CD album with Ian Brennan, an Irish-American record producer who won a Grammy Award in 2011 for the Best World Music Album. "[Saami] is a world class vocalist, both virtuosic *and* soulful at the same time…and that is a rare feat," stated Brennan, who has worked with musicians from Romania, Italy, Cambodia, Rwanda and Mali. "Beyond that, he has devised a new micro-modal system that is incredibly complex, but in no way feels complicated. It is so inherently musical, that through it, the majority of listeners could find access to new sonic vistas without realizing how far afield they have beenpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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