Britain
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What makes Shakespeare so fascinating?
A scene of the church from Much Ado About Nothing Photo: Alfred W. Elmore , via Wikimedia Commons A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But...April 23, 2022 2876 1 -
Claire Chambers – Making British-Pakistani connections through literary pursuits
In her intellectual curiosity that has taken her to lands and peoples far from her home, Dr Claire Chambers reflects the spirit of the British scholar-adventurer in the last century that drove the likes of Gertrude...October 28, 2018 1418 0 -
What spirits be these in the town of Newton and Hawking!
The River Cam from the Green Dragon Bridge, Photo: FinlayCox143/Wikimedia Commons In the town of Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, and Stephen Hawking, there dwell strange spirits, and there are strange happenings, that science cannot fully explain....June 2, 2018 1166 0 -
Pakistan origin politician Sajid Javid picked as Britain’s Home Secretary
Photo: Policy Exchange/Wikimedia Prime Minister Theresa May has picked Sajid Javid, a Pakistani origin Briton, as the Home Secretary after his predecessor Ms. Amber Rudd resigned following the Windrush immigration scandal. Javid, a former Communities Secretary,...April 30, 2018 976 0 -
U.S. should use military pressure toward a political solution to the Syrian conflict
The United States, Britain and France have launched coordinated military strikes against Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria in reaction to the use of chemical weapons against civilians. President Donald Trump has described the actions as...April 14, 2018 1151 0 -
Britain is treating attack on Muslims as terrorism
An aerial view of the site of thee attack in Finsbury Park, London Photo: Screenshot/BBC Britain is treating attack on people outside a mosque as an act of terrorism directed toward Muslims, with the top political...June 19, 2017 1287 0 -
Roger Moore, the inimitable James Bond
Photo by Allan Warren/Wikimedia Commons Roger Moore, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89, was a worldwide fascination. An impeccably handsome British secret agent James Bond, who would do seemingly impossible things to...May 24, 2017 1538 0 -
Britain ready to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Sost Pakistan Customs and Chinese trucks Photo By Anthony Maw, Vancouver, Canada via Wikimedia Commons Britain is the latest major country to express readiness to join multi-billion dollars China Pakistan Economic Corridor – widely considered to...April 7, 2017 1301 0
