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‘Very Early in My Career, I had Decided I Would Never Play Subservient Women’

November 21, 2015 admin Interview

MUHAMMED NOUSHAD meets SHABANA AZMI at her Juhu residence in Mumbai and interviews on a range of issues – her perspectives on acting in film and theater, selection of roles, Bollywood and women, India’s changing political scenario, feminism, social work and family life. Madhyamam annual supplement in 2010 carried this interview in Malayalam. You have always been very proud of your parents: Urdu poet

The Story of Kareem and the Forest He Created

November 15, 2015 admin Ecology, Profile

This is an enviable saga of a single man’s continuous hard work and dedication to bring about great changes in the lives of a village in North Kerala. He created a 32-acre forest in a barren rocky wasteland, a sheer environmental miracle now acknowledged worldwide. It has bettered the climate of the place, improved the standard of living, and served

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5 comments Aforestation, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, featured, Forest, Kasaragod, Spirituality

Justice V. Khalid: An Immaculate Judicial Career

November 6, 2015 admin Profile

MUHAMMED NOUSHAD profiles Justice V Khalid, renowned Supreme Court judge and veteran jurist, a man of integrity and knowledge. Certain human beings mark a place in history with their impeccable professional decorum and striking humility that springs forth from profound knowledge. Even after long years of service at the highest offices of the world’s largest democracy, they remain incorruptible, refusing

Pilgrimage: Beyond Destination

November 5, 2015 admin Film Review, Spirituality

Ismael Ferroukhi’s film Le Grand Voyage takes the viewer on a pilgrimage of soul, through subtle and striking transformations, writes MUHAMMED NOUSHAD. There isn’t a thing called way; rather it is what you make when you walk, goes an Urdu saying. Le Grand Voyage is about the paths one is bound to take in a lifetime. Not in the obligatory sense

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Leave a comment Generation Gap, Hajj, Mecca, Migrant Muslims, Road Movie

‘Co-existence is the Only Way Ahead for Jews & Arabs’

November 4, 2015 admin Interview

SUSAN NATHAN is a British born Israeli writer, counsellor and peace activist. Her book The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish -Arab Divide analytically describes her experiences of living in an Arab village inside Israel. She brings into notice the discrimination within Israeli society and advocates peace and co-existence between Jews and Arabs. Her book was translated into Malayalam, by Dr. Abdulla

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Leave a comment Arabs, Co-existence, Israel, Jews, Other Books, Palestine, Peace, Tamra, Zionism

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