1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (581+ words) BAMIYAN (AFP) : With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan. "Spring flowers, tailoring and embroidery," reads a sign outside Alavi's small store, which opened…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1528+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of women and girls working in restaurants in Kabul city'ranging from management roles to waitressing and cleaning'have not only created a calm and safe environment for female customers, but are also helping meet the economic needs…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (906+ words) MUSCAT : If you haven't visited Muscat yet, add it to your travel list. Simply put, the three M's " majestic, magical and magnificent " best describe it. A city of peace and tranquillity, embedded in the humility and justice of its rulers…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (677+ words) LONDON : High above the bustle of central London, perched like a green crown on the city's northern edge, Hampstead feels more like a countryside village than part of the capital. Cobbled streets curve around Georgian townhouses, ivy tumbles over garden…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (637+ words) SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AFP): Bullet holes still pockmark many'Sarajevo'buildings; others threaten collapse under disrepair, but street artists in the Bosnian capital are using their work to reshape a city steeped in history. A half-pipe of technicolour snakes its way through the…...

9+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (533+ words) ROME : There are moments when art doesn't just move you, it elevates you. Not metaphorically, but truly, physically, emotionally, existentially. Standing in the grand neoclassical hall of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, I felt just that:…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1147+ words) Dilek Yalcin Periods of intense societal rupture, such as war, political oppression, or global health crises, are often accompanied by an instinctive return to the arts. Contrary to the assumption that art is a luxury or nonessential pursuit, history has…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1159+ words) Lots of risk-taking, lots of very impulsive behavior growing up," Didier said. As the magazine described, she'd excelled in school but gotten in trouble for talking too much. She'd amassed too many speeding tickets as an adult. She turned to…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (283+ words) ISTANBUL (AA): On June 19, the Istanbul Research Institute opened a captivating photo exhibition titled "The Photography Studio of An Adventurous Architect: Arif Hikmet Koyuno'lu 1893-1982." The exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the early Republican era's architectural and social transformations through…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (775+ words) F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan this week said it strongly opposes a proposed move to transfer endangered snow leopards from northern Pakistan to Moscow in Russia, calling on the government to strengthen its rehabilitation center…...