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Portrait of a woman – Farida Kahlo

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:12:17 +0000

Born near Mexico City in 1907, Frida Kahlo lived in the shadow of her renowned muralist husband for much of her married life. Her paintings were labeled “surrealistic” because they dealt with intense and very personal images her childhood bout with polio, a bus accident that nearly claimed her life, and her tumultuous marriage to Diego Rivera.

Mumbai Terror Attack Documentary

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:03:56 +0000

The untold story of 2008′s terrorist attack, in the words of its victims and the gunmen. The programme contains graphic images and descriptions of the atrocity which may upset some viewers. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dan Reed

Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys!

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:11:36 +0000

In the Caribbean, Vervet Monkeys have developed a taste for alcohol and can regularly be spotted stealing cocktails from humans on the beach

Ahmed Rashid: The war against Islamic extremism

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:59:30 +0000

Journalist and author Ahmed Rashid talks about his latest book – Descent Into Chaos – How the War Against Islamic Extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia

Insight with Benazir Bhutto: Pakistan on the brink

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:43:18 +0000

Benazir Bhutto talking at the Frontline Club London in a program moderated by George Arney of the BBC World Service

Musharraf on Frost over the world

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:29:20 +0000

Veteran interviewer David Frost talking to Pakistan’s former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf for Al-Jazeera’s program Frost over the world

“Truth about generals and Nawaz Sharif” – 2

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:06:41 +0000

Frontier Post’s owner-editor Rehmat Shah Afiridi giving his version of the events that led to his prosecution for drug smuggling

“Truth about generals and Nawaz Sharif” – 1

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:57:35 +0000

Frontier Post’s owner-editor Rehmat Shah Afiridi giving his version of the events that led to his prosecution for drug smuggling

Pakistan, the Eye of the Storm

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:25:55 +0000

Justin Webb anchoring debate on Pakistan at London’s Frontline Club. Among the participants are Maria A. Ressa, Amir Ghauri and Owen Bennett Jones

Why nations should pursue “soft” power

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:42:12 +0000

India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor — not just through trade and politics, but through “soft” power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the long run it’s not the size of the army that matters as much as a country’s ability to influence the world’s hearts and minds