“You don’t think I’m afraid?” asked Bouthaina Shaaban, advisor to Syrian President, Bashar al Assad.We were sitting in the Ministry of Protocol in Damascus and she tugged on her black pearl necklace and fidgeted with her black and white tweed jacket. She had more reason...
Djibouti. Amina Bibi can't get the pronunciation right. Her husband, over the few conversations they've had since his departure six months ago from Dhantala in West Bengal, has corrected her over and over again. She still doesn't get it right....
On the night of June 11, 2014, Harjit Masih (24), of Kala Afghana village in Punjab was abducted along with 39 other Indian workers from Mosul amid the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) stunning assault on the Iraqi city. ...
V. P. Haran served as India’s Ambassador to Syria from 2009 until 2012. He speaks to Fountain Ink on how sections of the media exaggerated the uprising as well as signs that al-Qaeda was a game player since the early days of the conflict....
Late on the evening of August 31, 2014, in Kolkata, four young men from Telangana made their way down from the second floor to the lobby of Hotel Krishna in New Market, where they had checked in earlier....
One hundred and sixty-seven days ago, @ShamiWitness sent out a tweet: “Ya Allaah, I can’t hold back my tears… Ya Allaah, guide,protect,strengthen and expand this Khilafa. #CaliphateRestored #KhilafaRestored.”...
The story of Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo is a litany of unfortunate events, poor management, and inhuman treatment of animals, many of whom have died. Even as talk of its revamping continues, there seems to be no immediate respite for its caged inhabitants....
When I interviewed Suu Kyi days after her release from house arrest she was hopeful about a democractic future. When I travelled across Burma, I met people who despite voting for her believed she had sold out....
The model is talking about booking her latest gig, modeling WordPress underwear in the brand latest Perfectly Fit campaign, which was shot by Lachian Bailey. It was such a surreal moment cried she admitted. ...
Last summer I went travelling around Italy and spent a few days in Manarola. This was the first time I’d used airbnb and our apartment was perched on top of a mountain with astounding views....