Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "south_asia"

Hindu nationalist organization seeks legislative ban on religious conversions

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:19 GMT

More evidence that "freedom of religion" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere in the world, at least not according to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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Rethinking Religion in India - a five-year conference cluster, New Delhi

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:26 GMT

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Holy war strikes India - Asia, World - The Independent

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:24 GMT

An extremely disturbing short piece on the tremendous surge of violence against Christians by Hindus in Orissa province, where around 20% of the population -- mostly scheduled castes and scheduled tribes -- are Christian converts.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Ainslee Embree, "How religion gets mixed with violence," The Immanent Frame (Dec. 30, 2007) (on Benazir Bhutto's assassination)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:17 GMT

Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssrc.org%2Fblogs%2Fimmanent_frame%2F2007%2F12%2F30%2Fhow-religion-gets-mixed-with-violence
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Losing the Yeti in Forgotten Nation of Bhutan | LiveScience

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:16 GMT

An interesting piece of research showing that traditional beliefs in the Yeti have been disappearing -- or, more precisely, are more and more often linked with backwardness and ignorance -- with modernization, even in relatively remote areas of Bhutan.
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Meera Nanda, "Rush hour of the gods," Eurozine (March 11, 2008) - on de-secularization among Hindu elites

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:14 GMT

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Hunting Al-Qaeda From the Skies - washingtonpost.com

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:09 GMT

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In Hunt for Bin Laden, a New Approach - washingtonpost.com

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:41:09 GMT

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American Sikh immigrants fear their tradition is slipping away

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:50 GMT

Many Sikh temples in the U.S. are alarmed at the relative absence of young people (mostly immigrants' children), who don't speak Punjabi and aren't interested in the old-country traditions.
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R.D. Burman (comp.), "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha," from 1942: A Love Story (soundtrk.)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:47 GMT

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Suicide bomber attacks Indian Embassy in Kabul

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:42 GMT

If India is drawn into direct or proxy conflict with the Taliban (and by extension Pakistan's ISI), the results could be very explosive.
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"The Clay Bird" (film)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:17 GMT

Well-reviewed film (orig. title: "Matir Moina", French-Bangladeshi co-production). I haven't seen it, but I want to. It just came out on DVD.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

New BJP head stresses religion's importance

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:17 GMT

The new head of India's conservative Hindutva party makes a public pronouncement on the importance of religion to Indian identity, connecting this idea to Vivekananda.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Muslim cricketers in Pakistan

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:14 GMT

An odd little story about the fact that the Pakistani national cricket team is mostly made up of devout Muslims. Reminds me of the Colorado Rockies.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

India security agency thinks Pakistan ISI behind Mumbai blasts

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:15 GMT

India's NSA chief claims to have strong evidence that Pakistan's ISI was involved with the recent explosions in Mumbai.
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The Hindu : International / India & World : Now coming to India: a Muslim woman comic

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:13 GMT

UK Muslim comedienne Shazia Mirza goes to India.
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More world music for free: PakistaniMusic.com [2]

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:12 GMT

An incredible website. Listen online to a massive collection of works by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and other classics, plus more contemporary music. Currently featured: video of Musharraf on the Daily Show.
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More world music for free: PakistaniMusic.com

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:12 GMT

Free Bollywood music

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:13 GMT

Play your favorite Bollywood hits online for free. Songs play in the in-page Flash player. I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds very cool. Via snurl.com/10t7z
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Nepalese Chamunda image

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:56 GMT

Amazing image.
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Musharraf's speech defending martial law

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:06 GMT

You probably know that Musharraf declared martial law on Nov. 2 against the strongly expressed wishes of U.S. and other Western diplomats. The irony is that he claims (quite plausibly, in my view, but I don't know that much about it) to be doing it in ord
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Another view of Musharraf's latest move

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:04 GMT

Musharraf's proclamation of "emergency" rule indicates that he feels he has no real need to worry about U.S. posturing about "freedom and democracy" in the region. He knows Bush needs him and he intends to take full advantage.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Tariq Ali on Bhutto's killing and the PPP

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:49:56 GMT

Ali, who was both a friend and critic of Bhutto, argues that the time has come for the People's Party to recreate itself as a genuinely democratic alternative. Sounds like wishful thinking to me -- but maybe he's right.
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