Tag: love

Now Israel is Occupying the Hearts of Lovers in the Palestinian West Bank

JUAN COLE Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a creepy policy out of a Kafka or Joseph Heller novel, Israeli authorities have decreed that if a foreign visitor to the Palestinian West Bank develops a romantic relationship with a local Palestinian, they must report the relationship to the military Occupation authorities within 30 days. So reports the… Read More Now Israel is Occupying the Hearts of Lovers in the Palestinian West Bank

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On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past

Pankaj Mishra and Ali Sethi In a remarkable document from the 13th century, a Sufi writer records his epiphany about the prophet Muhammad granting permission to music in India. Quoting an enigmatic utterance of the prophet (“I sense the breath of the Merciful coming from Yemen”), he speculates that the “Yemen” in question is not just the… Read More On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past

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On the eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan

By Beena Sarwar and Priyanka Singh un ka jo farz hai wo ahl-e-siyasat jaanenmera paigham mohabbat hai jahan tak pahunche  Let politicians do what they think they mustMy message is that of love, let it reach where it can – Jigar Moradabadi On a muggy Friday afternoon three weeks ago, three men from Pune walked… Read More On the eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan

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Dr Gabor Maté on toxic culture and its relationship to mental + physical health

Dr Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author; sought after for his expertise on drug addiction, stress and childhood development. Here is his speech on interpersonal relationships and health Dr. Gabor Maté on The Connection Between Stress and Disease Gabor Maté: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts #GaborMaté #ToxicCulture CREDIT: Speaker: Dr Gabor Maté… Read More Dr Gabor Maté on toxic culture and its relationship to mental + physical health

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Seema Chishti’s book on her parents’ interfaith marriage, is a compendium of notes from another India

What can an interfaith love story from an India in another time teach us today? That, in order to get married, it is enough to be in love; that families might not only not object but welcome such a union; that far from being a hurdle to this type of marriage, the state can actually… Read More Seema Chishti’s book on her parents’ interfaith marriage, is a compendium of notes from another India

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Sondeghar village of Maharashtra: Hindus and Muslims signed a 100-year agreement to stop riots

Sondeghar is a small village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The place the inhabitants is barely one thousand. Folks of all castes and religions stay collectively on this village. The village has unanimously taken a historic resolution in order that there needs to be no spiritual or communal dispute. Folks of all religions collectively within… Read More Sondeghar village of Maharashtra: Hindus and Muslims signed a 100-year agreement to stop riots

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Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz review – life-changing moments of love and death

Just as every grief narrative is a reckoning with loss, every love story is a chronicle of finding,” writes Kathryn Schulz in her eloquent and tender memoir, Lost & Found. “And so, much as my father’s death made me wonder about the relationship between large losses and smaller ones, falling for someone made me think about… Read More Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz review – life-changing moments of love and death

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The good news – Karnataka: Belur temple continues tradition of starting festival with Quran recitation / Hindus protected mosque during Ramnavmi procession in Bihar / ‘This is Hindustan’: Hindu woman protected Muslim shopkeepers during riots in Rajasthan

“Reading excerpts from the Quran is a tradition but this year, there was a confusion as the temple authorities had initially issued a notice barring Muslim traders from setting up stalls. However, the endowment department took the suggestion of various priests and decided to go ahead with the tradition,” an official from the Endowment department… Read More The good news – Karnataka: Belur temple continues tradition of starting festival with Quran recitation / Hindus protected mosque during Ramnavmi procession in Bihar / ‘This is Hindustan’: Hindu woman protected Muslim shopkeepers during riots in Rajasthan

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