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DECEMBER 2019 Vol 10, Issue 12 Prefer to provide free rides to women, instead of buying Rs 191 crore-plane: Arvind Kejriwal takes jibe at Gujarat CM

New Delhi: Taking a veiled dig from October 29. at his Gujarat counterpart Vijay The move coming a Rupani, Delhi Chief Minister few months before Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Delhi Assem- that instead of buying a Rs 191 bly polls due early crore-plane for himself he preferred next year has been to provide free ride to women in criticised by the public transport buses. BJP as a “freebie” for political gains. He said that opposition parties Inaugurating con- were getting “uncomfortable” by his struction of roads government’s schemes for facilitat- in Rohini under ing people. “We allowed free travel Rithala Assembly brought down by reusing old road to women in public transport buses constituency, Kejriwal said opposi- material. He said the new roads and the opposition raised noise tion parties were not happy with will be constructed by digging up over it. People ask where did the his government’s schemes for the the old ones and reusing the dug money for it come from. The chief people. up material. He said the technique minister of a state bought a plane will save 30 per cent of construc- worth Rs 191 crore for himself. I “We made 200 units of power tion cost. The technique which will did not buy a plane and instead consumption free and opposition overcome the problem of uneven made travel free for my sisters,” leaders are opposing it. Their MPs road surface, was available earlier Kejriwal said at Rithala here. get free 4,000 units free, but if a but was not employed due to cor- The women in Delhi have been al- driver gets it, they are pained,” he ruption, he said lowed free travel in public transport said. The chief minister said that buses by the AAP government cost of road construction will be Saudi, UAE discuss $70 billion crude re- finery project in India

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed a planned refinery in the western Indian state of Maharashtra that will cost at least $70 billion, a figure that exceeds the initial $44 billion estimate previously announced.

The new figure came from a

The statement said the two sides discussed the initia- read-out of a meeting in tive, first announced in 2018, to develop the refinery and the UAE between Saudi petrochemicals complex, which would secure the supply Crown Prince Mohammed of 600,000 barrels per day of Saudi and Emirati crude oil bin Salman and Abu Dhabi for India’s market. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on The project, which would be run by a consortium that Wednesday evening. includes Saudi Aramco and ADNOC, has yet to begin or secure land.

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Asia Times US is Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has an opponent in his published monthly 2020 Primary election bid, as Doctor Inam Hussain has filed to run for Copyright 2019 the seat in Illinois’s 8th Congressional District. All rights reserved as to the entire content During a public meeting, which was held on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 at Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Dr. Hussain said, “I am a Asia Times US does not candidate to represent that has community First. I have been living necessarily here for over 50 years and spent the most of part of my life to serving endorse views the needs of this community. Now I am challenging congressman Raja expressed by the authors Krishnamoorthi for Illinois 8th Congressional District. I believe I am in their articles the best candidate to beat Raja in March Primary election. I will be the voice of marginalized communities. Equality for all individuals. District 8 need a strong voice to fight for them in Washington. They need leaders that work for all of us.

Asia Times US Mr. Hussain continued, “I emphasized various beliefs. I want to be a compassionate Democrat to bring American Values of equality, dignity and justice. He said, “I will be focusing on supports the Medicare for All and prevent gun violence and drug epidemic. I represent myself and my American values, but I am a strong supporter Climate Change and Green New Deal resolution, which is reach emergent proportion.”

He further said, “I’ve never had an interest in politics. I’m running because of Raja. He is neglecting important issues in his congressional district 8th. I believe Congressman Raga is working in USA to spread Kashif Siraj to promote Indian government interests. His presence in “Howdy Director of Marketing Modi” event and sharing the stage with President Trump betrays com- Dallas Region mon democratic voters. Raja is not accessible and easy to get in touch with the community.

As a physician when I become a congress member. I will support reduce drug prices. I will be focused on freedom, education, tax cuts, individual liberties, charity, industry and families.

Hussain concluded by sharing his opinions on, “I will work very hard every day to defend our Community, our values, rebuild America and repair broken system.”

Other issues that Hussain views as important to the 8th Congressional District of Illinois, especially in fixing our broken criminal justice system and raising the minimum wage.

When elected, he will be the Pakistani American in Congress.

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NEW YORK PAGES NEW YORK PAGES INTERNATIONAL PAGES Eeucationist Dr Mohammed Anwar, honoured by the British Parliament, UK:

Dr Mohammed Anwar, chairman M.A.Ideal Chain of low cost private schools honoured at the house of common, Parliament UK, London on 20th November 2019 by Spirtual Guru Sri Gour Gopal Das Garu, Ms Seema Malhotra (M.P house of common) and Lord Dubbs ( M.P. House of Lords). Eventually this honour is given to those individuals who have played their significant roll in the field of education since 30 years. Dr Anwar has been making special coopera- tion to provide quality education for the disadvantage students of the society. Dr Anwar given this award in the category of education and innovator. Dr Anwar thanks to Mr Bajaj trustee, Intelligent Mind Trust New Delhi and spl thanks to Seema Malhotra M.P. House of common, London, UK.

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marriage ceremony of grand Daughter of Janab Mehmood Ali bhai Home Minister of TELANGANA State at Kings Functions Hall, Hyderabad.

Yuva Kalha vani cultural event celebrating 44 years of its existence at NTR Telugu University stadium , public garden hyderabad. Seen in pic are Mr Venugopal Chary TELANGANA state permanent representative to Delhi , Saripally Kondal Rao , Y K Nageswara Rao YK , Mohd Rafi and others. Iftekhar Shareef was honored at this event

Grand opening of Kakaji City Center at Khilwat opposite to Chow Mahella Palace , Charminar , Hyderabad. Seen in pics are the owners and their sons along with Ehtesham Quadri , Ghani bhai , Naser, Lateef , Syed Mohd Aslam Quadri , Sajid and others .

Ms. K Kavitha ex Member of Parliament daughter of our Chief Minister Honourable KCR ji at her residence. Invited the family for the grand wedding of Asad Mo- hammad cricketer S/O Mohammed Azharuddin the Hamid Kamal’s Yaad E Rafi and Yaad e legendary former India’s cricketer captain. Mehdi Hasan at Ravindra Bharati. Guest includes Dr K. Lakshman TELANGANA State BJP President, Quayum Anwar T-News , Rounaq Raunaq Yar Khan , Abid Bhai Maq- doom Brothers , Noor Syed , Waseem Ali , Mumtaz Ali Akram , and others . Performers include singer Lawyer UMA MANTRAVADI of Houston Texas , Ali Ghani of MUMBAI, Mohammed Mohd Osman Singer , Hamid Kamaal , and others CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 11

From Mr Waliuddin: It was an honor to meet the great poet Javed Akhtar and Ambreen Haseeb Amber and have them signed their books for me and Roshan.It was at the Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Mushaira Chicago.

From Pradeep Shukla: ASARP- Association of South Asian Real Estate Professionals celebrated fourth Annual gala on November 22nd. My personal thanks to all the board mem- bers, guests and the sponsors, for making the event great. Special thanks to Hon Shree Sudhakar Dalela, Consul General of India and our speakers Dan Wagner and Lynn Madison. The event was also graced by the presence of valuable guests like Nimesh Jani, Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly, Timpthy Heneghan, Sunil Shah, Vandana Jinghan, my MORe and MRed colleagues. Talent Troupe and Mona Bhalla presented great cultural performances. Special thanks to my colleagues Raj Patel, Shirin Marvi, T. Paul S. Chawla, Al Haroon Hu- sain, and Kanti Patel, Tom Krettler, and Marsha Collins CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 12 Amreen Gafoor Weds Absar Najam Absar Najam & Amreen Gafoor daughter of Singer Abdul Gafoor’s grand reception took place at Waterford in Elm- hurst Illinois. Prominent personalities from Chicagoland area attended the ceremony and blessed the couple.

Guests Mohammed Shawkat from Dallas along with many others from out of state and India and Pakistan also attended.

Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) temple celebrates Annual Dance Festival Asian Media USA © Chicago IL: Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Aurora, IL conducted their Annual Dance Festival this past Sunday, November 17th 2019. The festival has been a yearly tradi- tion for the past several years at the Balaji temple and has been known to be the only dance festival in Chicagoland that showcases pure classical Indian dance forms for the entire event. India, a culturally rich and diverse nation has several traditional dance styles across various regions like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak etc., Over 125 performers trained in some of those dance forms from various dance schools in and around Chica- goland including Peoria participated in the event.

The program started with a Solo Bharatanatyam perfor- mance by a senior dancer, Hemalatha Vijayakumar who trained in Bangalore, India and is currently residing in Chicago. The solo performance was followed by a couple Shiva’s power and beauty. There were several enthralling Shiva and his Consort Shakti as Ardhanarishvara, the Bharatanatyam presentations from senior dancers at Bharatanatyam presentations by students of Nrithyan- form that represents the synthesis of the masculine and Noopura Dance Academy and Nrityanant Performing jali School of Dance, Mudra Dance Academy, Nrithya feminine energies of the universe and concluded with a arts who presented a Raagamalika called Nadi – on the Sangeeth, Nrithya Sanjivini, Kalakriti school of dance and brilliant Thillana in the praise of Lord Muruga. 5 major rivers in Maharastra. Dancers from Kuchipudi Kalapriya foundation. Dancers from Samskriti foundation Natya Vihar and Ananda Dance Theater presented items presented items from both Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam The entire event was a musical and visual treat that cap- choreographed by Guru Padmabhushan Dr.Vempati dance styles. tivated and enthralled the audience of all ages. Sri Balaji Chinnasatyam in the Kuchipudi dance style. Students of Temple administration and the Cultural committee finds Utkalaa Center of Odissi dance presented a Pallavi-Nritta The highlight of the program was the featured it to be privilege and an honor to organize such events set in multiple ragas in the Odissi dance style. Lakshmy Bharatanatyam duet by Nandini Bhamidipati and Krithika that help promote and encourage traditional art forms Balachandran from Parvathy Dance school presented a Varsha students of renowned classical dancer and chore- and provide a platform to all the educators and students Thillana in the Mohiniattam dance form. Dancers from ographer Dr.Ananda Shankar Jayant of Shankarananda in the region. Mythili Dance Academy, Peoria presented a vibrant Kalakshetra, Hyderabad India. Their presentation started Thillana with complex Nritta that mesmerized the audi- with a Pushpanjali, an offering of flowers to the lord and Photographs and Press release by: Asian Media USA ence. Shruthi Mothkur of Kuchipudi Natya Vihar present- paying the dancer’s respects to the guru, orchestra and ed Shiva Tandava Stotram, a hymn that describes Lord the audience. Followed by Shivoham which depicts Lord DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 13 Birth Day of Prophet Muhammad celebrated in Des Plaines with Full Religious Zeal by Bazm-e-Naat - Syed Ullah Well-known non-profit and non-Po- litical organization of the Chicagoland Bazm-e-Naat organized a Program in connection with the Annual Milad Shareef Conference (Birth Day of the last Holy Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) 2019 at ICCD mosque in Des Plaines last Saturday, 16th 2019.

The birthday of Prophet Muhammad, also known as Mawlid or Milad, is being celebrated across the Chicagoland area. Many distinguished guests, community members from Chicagoland area and representatives of different segments of society were present. Renowned local and international poets recited incisive verse after verse and exquisite poems to the delight of poems lovers. Renowned Naat Khawans recited Naats to express their love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

The program was well planned and orga- nized by the team of Bazm-e Naat. The Rashid Hassan, Muhammad Khalid ganize different Naat-e-Rasool Maqbool program. event was moderated and emceed by Siddiqui, Ismail Siddiqui, Muhammad recitation programs in monthly basis Muhammad Shabbir. He is a well-known Hassan and Habib Ahmed Ansari and locally.” At the end of the program Syed Fasihud- emcee in Chicago land area. The Pro- other. The organizer of the event and Syed Fasihuddin Suhrawardy is a world din Suhrawardy offered Salaam and it gram began with a recitation from the In-charge Bazm-e-Naat Habib Ahmed popular Naats and Nasheeds reciter turned out to be the most captivating Holy Qur’an by Habib Ahmed Ansari Ansari welcomed the guests and briefed from Pakistan with thousands of fans part of the evening’s proceed. At the end followed by a presentation of Hamd-e- the audience about the brief Introduc- of his voice. He was the Chief guest and of the event Dua was Performed by Syed Bari Ta’alla and Naat-e-Rasool Maqbool tion and activities of Bazm-e-Naat in main reciter on the event. He recites Fasihuddin Suhrawardy after Dua very by Habib Ahmed Ansari. In the naat Chicago. many Poems like Manqabats, Hamd and delicious Food and Sweet was served. khawani session the following Ashiqan- The Ansari continued, “Bazm-e Naat Naats in several languages such as Urdu, e-Rasool presented their Naats Syed committees have also been formed to or- Punjabi and Arabic languages in the

Friday prayers started at Hoffman Estates Park District lead by Imam Hafiz Qari Mohammed Waheedullah Khan who was recently Imam at Masjid AlHuda CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 14

Indian seniors of Chicago Group celebrate annual function in Bensenville Mandir - Hema Shastri CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 15 A remarkable annual meeting of Pakistani-Descent Physicians Society had tremendous Successes The PPS Annual meeting discussed on the importance and Dr. Naseem Shekhani President APPNA was attend- programs for PPS. of delivering health care throughout all social, cultural, ing the event. medical and humanitarian goals in USA and Pakistan. Other speakers included President Elect for 2020 Dr. The evening included a social hour, dinner, and a brief Amin Nadeem, President APPNA-Dr Naseem Shekhani, Report & Pictures: Syed Khalil Ullah meeting with reports from past and current activities. Elected Secretary APPNA 2020-Dr Haroon Durran, Prominent Pakistani Physicians from Chicago area like The annual meeting of the Pakistan Physician Society Welcome and opening remarks were conducted by Dr. Dr Teepu Siddique Dr. Rahat Sheikh, Dr. Asif Syed, Dr. (PPS) for 2019 was held on Saturday, November 23rd, Amin Nadeem. It was followed by Dr. Samina Hijab who Sameer Shaf, Dr. Naveed Anwar, Dr. Nureain Mirza, Dr. 2019 at the grand ballroom of Embassy Suites Naperville, introduced the 2019 PPS executive body to the attendees Waseem Kagzi and others. IL. The Pakistan Physicians Society (PPS) of Illinois is as a Chair of the Event. a part and local chapter of the Association of Pakistani Lifetime achievement and humanitarian award were pre- Physicians of North America (APPNA). The Pakistan Physician Society is the well-known or- sented to several doctors and Physician. Who had proven ganizations of Pakistani Physicians in Illinois have no in his field and achieved goal in humanity also participate The master of ceremony was Dr. Samina Hijab. The pro- political affiliation or connection with any political party in medical relief and other charitable activities in Paki- gram began with the recitation of verses from the Holy or agenda in Pakistan and USA. This organization that is stan. PPS donates a large amount of fund to The Hu- Qur’an talented Student of local college Umar Nisar. The totally non-profit and is working toward the promotion of man Development Foundation to promote and continue proceedings began with national anthems (American and social, cultural, educational and humanitarian goals. Led support of health, education, and welfare in Pakistan and Pakistan) Ms. Ania Shahid sang the national anthem of by the Board of Trustees, the office bearers of the Execu- Thar water Project. Dr. Naheed M Qayyum Chairperson the USA. Pakistani anthem was played on piano by 11- tive Council and our volunteer leadership. of HDF received the Check. year by Hamza Mehmood. Dr. Amera Rahman current president of PPS made her A scrumptious dinner and an elaborate dessert were This sold-out event was a hit with more than 400 at- speech and highlighted the achievements of PPS for the served to all. Musical Entertainment was performed tendees. The attendance was so large and impressive. The year 2019. Dr. Javed Bangash, Dr. Khalid Riaz and Jesse famous Shazia Manzoor. official business meeting started with the presentation of White also address on the event. The keynote speaker was reports by the treasurer and the secretary. The theme of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White including others re- Photographs and Press release the PPS Annual Meeting was Mera Rangla Punjab. The ceived awards. The awards recognize who has made great Chief guest was the Secretary of State Mr. Jesse White. notable contributions to the Chicagoland also community by: Syed Khalil Ullah Consulate General Pakistan Chicago Mr. Javed Umrani provides the highest quality of services and innovative DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 16

Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel INTERNATIONAL PAGES in 1994 peace accord AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Jordan’s king minate the annexes,” the Israeli Foreign announced that his country is retaking Ministry said. “full sovereignty” over two pieces of land leased by Israel, reflecting the cool rela- The announcement marked a new blow to tions between the neighboring countries relations that, after the treaty, began with as they mark the 25th anniversary of their great optimism but have steadily dete- landmark peace deal. riorated. Jordan’s agreement is only the second peace deal between Israel and an King Abdullah II had said last year that Arab country, following Egypt. he wouldn’t renew the parts of the 1994 treaty that gave Israel a 25-year lease of the The accord remains a vital strategic asset two small areas, Baqura and Ghamr. Even for both countries, which maintain tight amid mistrust and a looming deadline, Is- security cooperation and joint economic rael was hoping a solution could be found. projects. But Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and its policies in east Jeru- But in a speech to parliament, the king ap- salem, where Jordan has custodial rights peared to put an end to that. over Muslim holy sites, have repeatedly raised tensions over the years. “Today, I announce the expiration of the Peace Treaty annexes on Ghamr and In Jordan, where over half the population al-Baqura and the imposition of our are believed to be Palestinian refugees full sovereignty over every inch of those or their descendants, public opinion has lands,” he said. remained largely against normalized rela- tions with Israel. territory that Israelis can visit. The Israeli and Jordanian foreign minis- Baqura, in the northern Jordan Valley, tries announced that Israeli farmers would Just two weeks ago, Jordan recalled its was captured by Israel in 1950 and covers But the site also has a painful history. In be allowed to harvest this season’s crops ambassador to Israel in protest against the around 200 acres. Ghamr, near the city of 1997, a Jordanian soldier opened fire at an in Ghamr, known in Hebrew as Tsofar. detention of two Jordanians for suspected Aqaba in southern Jordan, was seized in Israeli crowd, killing seven schoolgirls on They also said that Jordan would respect security offenses. They were released last the 1967 Mideast War and encompasses a class trip. private land ownership rights at Baqura, or week after being held for two months. around 1,000 acres. Neither area is inhab- Naharayim in Hebrew. They were detained while entering the ited. The late King Hussein visited Israel shortly West Bank from Jordan through an Israeli- after the attack to personally apologize But Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said farmers controlled crossing. The leases were incorporated into the Oct. to the families of the victims. The king INTERNATIONAL PAGES would require a visa and have to enter 26, 1994, peace deal as symbols of peace remains a beloved figure in Israel for what through the country through official bor- Baqura and Ghamr were leased to Jewish and friendship. was seen as a courageous act. der crossings, instead of the former system farmers early last century. https://news.yahoo.com/ in which they could simply enter the areas Baqura’s spot on the Jordan River had freely. They became part of Jordan after the king- made it a popular tourist site for Israelis dom gained independence from Britain in and included a small park and picnic area “Israel regrets Jordan’s decision to ter- 1946. as well as an “island of peace” in Jordanian Pakistan to restore, hand over 400 Hindu temples

The Pakistan government wants Singh is set to be restored. to reclaim temples and hand them Hindus had stopped visiting over to the Hindu community. The the shivalaya (shawala) after a mob attack during Babri government has decided to reclaim mosque demolition protests and restore 400 temples to the in 1992. In Peshawar, the Hindu citizens of Pakistan. Pakistani courts had ordered Pakistan’s federal government has decided reopening of the Gorakhnath to reopen Hindu temples across the coun- Temple and it’s been declared try in phases, fulfilling the longstanding a heritage site. demand of the minority Hindus that their places of worship be restored to them. From now on, two to three When most Hindus left Pakistan dur- such historic and heritage ing Partition, many temples were lost to temple complexes will be encroachment; even in places where some restored by the government of Hindu families stayed back, local strong- Pakistan every year. men muscled in and occupied temple land. Many temple complexes ended up Earlier, the All-Pakistan being used as a common facility and some Hindu Rights Movement conducted a survey across the even became madrassas. 2019. croached or converted to madrasas country and the result shocked everyone. Pakistan recently agreed to open the Pakistan will start restoration process from The survey found there were 428 Hindu Now the Pakistan government wants to Kartarpur Sahib corridor to facilitate pil- Sialkot’s Jagannath Temple temples at the time of Partition and 408 of reclaim temples and hand them over to the grimage to Guru Nanak’s birthplace from 408 of 428 Hindu temples in Pakistan were them were turned into toy stores, restau- Hindu community. The government has Punjab on the Indian side. The Pakistan converted into toy stores, schools etc after rants, government offices and schools after decided to reclaim and restore 400 temples government has also approved a proposal 1990 to the Hindu citizens of Pakistan. 1990. to establish a corridor that will allow https://www.indiatoday.in/ Hindu pilgrims to visit Sharda Peeth, an According to a recent government esti- The process will begin with two historic ancient Saraswati temple in Pakistan- mate, at least 11 temples in Sindh, four in shrines in Sialkot and Peshawar. Sialkot Occupied Kashmir. Punjab, three in Balochistan and two in has a functioning Jagannath Temple and HIGHLIGHTS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were operational in now the 1,000-year-old Shivalaya Teja Many temples in Pakistan were en- DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 17

Still teaching at 95, Jimmy Carter draws INTERNATIONAL PAGES devotees to church PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The pilgrims arrive October. early and from all over, gathering hours John and Sarah Dyer packed their four before daybreak in an old pecan grove that daughters, ages 2 through 12, into their As recently as last year Carter surrounds a country church. They come, Honda Pilot for the 1,700-mile (2,736-ki- would stand during his 45-min- they say, for a dose of simple decency and lometer) round trip to Plains from subur- ute lesson, but he now uses an devotion wrapped up in a Bible lesson. ban Chicago. electric lift chair at the front of the sanctuary as a concession to The teacher is the 39th president of the “To see a man who was once on top of the age. He breaks into that familiar United States, Jimmy Carter. world choose to spend his twilight years smile when he raises the seat so he lifting the world higher was inspirational can see the crowd over a wooden Nearly four decades after he left office and to my family and I,” John Dyer wrote to lectern. A cross made by Carter, despite a body that’s failing after 95 years, the church’s pastor in a letter shared with a longtime woodworker, adorns the nation’s oldest-ever ex-president still The Associated Press. the choir loft. He also made the teaches Sunday school roughly twice a wooden offering plates, which bear month at Maranatha Baptist Church in Carter faced mockery for his Southern his initials on the bottom. his tiny hometown of Plains in southwest Baptist faith in 1976 when he said in a Georgia. His message is unfailingly about Playboy magazine interview that he was Carter’s lesson this day was on his belief in The crowd on the first Sunday in Novem- Jesus, not himself. guilty of adultery in his heart because life after death. He ended the same way he ber included Chet Mulholland, an evan- he lusted after women. The soul-baring always does, by challenging class members gelical Christian from Wisconsin, and Joey The church has only 30 or so members, sentiment paralleled Jesus’ words in the to do one nice thing for somebody over and Sabrina Fretwell, faithful churchgoers but as many as 450 people attend any Sermon on the Mount, but it came across the next month. from conservative Mississippi in the heart week Carter teaches. About 200 people fill as odd and narrow-minded to many. of the Deep South. The couple’s daughter the sanctuary, with pale-green walls and “That’s what I think would make America attended a Trump rally in Tupelo, Missis- stained glass windows, and others gather These days, with a twice-divorced presi- a better country. It would make you a bet- sippi, just two days before they drove to in side rooms where the lesson is shown dent who curses in public and once said ter person, right? And a better Christian,” Plains to see Carter. on TVs. he’d never asked God for forgiveness, Carter said. “Well, that’s the essence of my

Carter’s approach to life — with his wife Sunday school lesson. Not anything fancy Sabrina Fretwell, 46, doesn’t really remem- It’s nearly impossible to separate even an of 73 years, Rosalynn, by his side — seems to it. Just some personal things to think ber Carter’s presidency, but she recalls ex-president from politics, and some come especially appealing to fans. a b out .” hours spent listening to her grandparents because they’re Democrats who recall talk about Carter when she was a girl. voting for Carter when he was elected in They say they admire Carter’s work to Visitors that day included people from That’s one reason she wanted to see the 1976. Almost uniformly, they’re dismayed eradicate disease and monitor elections multiple U.S. states plus Venezuela and former president, she said, to somehow INTERNATIONAL PAGES by the tone of President Donald Trump worldwide; the time he has spent helping Ecuador. Rarely a week goes by without honor that time. and his Republican administration. build homes as a volunteer with Habi- someone from overseas in the crowd, said tat for Humanity; and his advocacy for the Rev. Tony Lowden, Carter’s pastor. “I remember that warm feeling of sitting But Trump has only been in office since food programs and rural health care in and listening to their conversations, and 2017 and Carter has been drawing crowds his home county. Many were touched by The church was formed in 1977 from a not being old enough to grab what they for years. Those who attended Carter’s photos of a bruised-but-smiling Carter split when another church refused to ac- were talking about but knowing it was most recent lesson on Nov. 3 said they just performing volunteer work after he fell cept blacks as members. Lowden was hired still important to them and knowing they wanted to be in the presence of someone and hit his head in October. in March as Maranatha’s first black pastor. admired the things he was doing,” she said. who seems kind, humble and godly despite On any given Sunday, Lowden said, the having been a world leader. So they flock to Plains any week Mara- congregation is a “mix of everything.” Associated Press religion coverage natha Baptist posts on its website or Face- receives support from the Lilly Endow- “He’s a role model and an inspiration for book page that Carter plans to teach. “It’s a melting pot of people who are look- ment through the Religion News Founda- both of us both in public service and in ing for faith and looking for something tion. The AP is solely responsible for this faith,” said visitor Doug Kluth. He and Fray and Susan Carter of Russellville, that they can believe in,” Lowden said. content. his wife Ramona drove 2,400 miles (3,862 Alabama, slept overnight in their car in After a cancer diagnosis in 2015 and three kilometers) round trip from their home the church parking lot to get a front-row falls this year, it’s unclear how much longer in Columbus, Nebraska, to see Carter in view as Carter taught on his first Sunday Carter can continue to teach, but Lowden person. back after falling and breaking his pelvis in said he’s welcome as long as he’s able. Ilhan Omar pleads for compassion for man who threatened her life Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has a mes- passion for Carlineo. to hate is not more hate; it is sage for the judge who will decide the fate compassion,” she wrote. of the man who threatened to kill her: she In a two-page open letter, Omar began by wants restorative justice. stressing the seriousness of his crime. Omar suggested that com- munity integration and social Patrick Carlineo called Omar’s office in “As someone who fled a war zone, I know services would serve Carlineo the middle of the day on 21 March and got how destabilizing acts of political violence better than a long prison through to one of her staffers. On the call, can be. That his threat of violence relied sentence or a hefty fine. If Carlineo is said to have accused Omar of on hateful stereotypes about my faith only convicted, his alleged crime being a terrorist, before saying: “Why are made it more dangerous … It was a threat could carry a sentence of up you working for her, she’s a (expletive) ter- against an entire religion, at a time of ris- to 10 years in prison, and a rorist. Somebody ought to put a bullet in ing hate crime against religious minorities $250,000 fine. and exclusion is not the solution. She her skull. Back in the day, our forefathers in our country,” she said. quoted Nelson Mandela, who once said: would have put a bullet in her (expletive).” Noting that those who commit acts of vio- “Punishing the defendant with a lengthy “People must learn to hate, and if they can (US attorneys removed the actual exple- lence have often been victims of alienation prison sentence or a burdensome financial learn to hate they can be taught to love.” tives in their filing.) and neglect themselves, Omar said that fine would not rehabilitate him. It would compassion, not retribution, might be the not repair the harm he has caused. It She ended by pleading with the judge: Carlineo pleaded guilty to the offense only way to rehabilitate him: would only increase his anger and resent- “I ask you to show compassion in your today. ment,” wrote Omar. sentencing.” “We must ask: who are we as a nation if In a letter to Judge Frank Geraci, who will we respond to acts of political retribution She ended by saying that although acts of decide on the case, Omar pleaded for com- with retribution ourselves? The answer political violence are increasing, that anger DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 18 INTERNATIONAL PAGES

Dec 2019 Safety Share - Winter Driving Awareness

Winter driving brings its own set of The stopping distance required on ice at enough to make the wheels hazards which can be avoided by slowing 10°F is twice the amount required above lock, you will feel the brake down and following safe practices. 33°F. Slow down ... Your vehicle pedal vibrate and pulse back Remain aware of the hazards of steering speed should be based on current condi- against your foot. The

and braking requirements while driving in tions regardless of posted speed limit. system is working as it was wintery conditions. Sudden braking can lead to loss of designed to work. Do not • Slowdown in snow, sleet, icy and wet control. pump the pedal or remove conditions. Buckle up, cruise control off • Black Ice - You can rarely see it ... but it your foot from the brake. and turn lights on for safety. could exist in shady spots, on bridges and Skids Steering overpasses and in Skidding occurs when you

Steering is safer than braking at speeds intersections. Ice is most likely to form in apply the brakes so hard that opposite direction. INTERNATIONAL PAGES above 25mph because less distance is these areas first or be the most slippery. one or more wheels lock or if you press required to steer around an object • Enhance Focus Based on Conditions hard on the • Front Wheel Skids - The best way to re- than to brake to a stop. Ensure you keep - Focus your attention as far ahead as pos- accelerator and spin the drive wheels. gain control if the vehicle has front wheel your hands at 3 and 9 o’clock on the steer- sible, at least 20 to 30 seconds Skids also occur when we are traveling too or 4-wheel drive starts to skid ing wheel. ahead of you. When the conditions fast for conditions, on a curve or is: • Push-Pull-Slide-This method is per- change, so does your braking space re- encounter black ice. There are two groups 1. Continue to look where you want to go. formed over fixed hand steering by shuf- quirement. You will need to lengthen of skids - front wheel and rear wheel. 2. Steer in the direction you want the front fling your hands so that neither hand your following distance and increase your • Rear Wheel Skids - If the rear wheels of the vehicle crosses over the imaginary line between 12 space cushion. lose traction resulting in over steering, use to go. and 6 o’clock. Since the arms never cross, • Braking without Anti-Lock Brakes - these steps to regain control. 3. Avoid slamming on the brakes, brake you can provide Threshold braking ... keep the heel of your 1. Continue to look at your path of travel gently. continuous adjustments in either direc- foot on the floor and use the ball down 4. Wait for the front wheels to grip the tion. of your foot to apply firm, steady pressure the road. road again. • Fixed Hand Steering - This method al- on the brake pedal to the threshold of 2. Steer in the direction you want the front 5. When the front wheels have regained lows for rapid 180-degree steering to either locking your brakes. of your their grip, steer condition, but it has one Remember to keep your heel on the floor vehicle to go. the wheels gently in the desired direction shortcoming. This method is confining. to prevent using your thigh muscles which of travel. Your arms may be locked together as you are incapable of the finer 3. Avoid slamming on the brakes, brake 6. In non-ABS vehicles use the threshold attempt to steer past 180- control offered by using your ankle. gently. braking technique. degrees, leaving you in an awkward posi- • Braking with Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) - 4. When the rear wheels stop skidding, tion to make further fine adjustments. Do not remove your foot from the brake. continue Braking When you apply the brakes hard to steer to avoid a rear wheel skid in the ‘Missing MP’: Gambhir’s trolling for bunking Parl committee on Delhi pollution goes offline

‘Missing’ posters of cricketer-turned- with Gautam Gambhir eating jalebis, politician were seen in Delhi’s ITO area Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi However, Gambhir days after the newly elected MP from tweeted saying, “Our Hon’ble MP claims wasn’t the only one east Delhi was criticised for missing an he skipped a meeting on air pollution missing from the important meeting of the parliamen- in order to earn a living. In the same crucial meeting. tary committee on the capital’s health breath, he says he pledges his salary as From the 29-member emergency. an MP for his constituency. Going in committee, only four circles like a jalebi to defend the inde- turned up for the The poster read, “Have you seen him? fensible”. meeting which led He was last spotted having jalebis at the to the cancellation Indore cricket stadium. The entire Delhi Within minutes, the internet was flood- of the meeting. DDA is looking for him”. ed with reactions and questions by other vice-chairman Tarun politicians and citizens questioned the Kapoor and all three MCD commis- Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was one. Soon after former Indian cricketer, V new MLA about his priorities and how sioners didn’t turn up for the meeting. https://in.news.yahoo.com/ V S Laxman shared a picture on Friday focused is he on his job as an MLA. Among the four who did come, AAP’s DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 19 INTERNATIONAL PAGES

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HEALTH INTERNATIONAL PAGES If you are happy and you know it… you may live longer Plenty of research suggests optimistic peo- of optimism were associated with a longer view the negative aspects of the situation. researchers noted that optimism is related ple have a reduced risk of heart disease, life span and “exceptional longevity,” Also, they consider these aspects stroke, and declines in lung capacity and which the researchers defined as surviv- unchangeable. To reframe a function. Optimism is also associated with ing to 85. The study controlled for factors difficult situation, search for any a lower risk of early death from cancer like chronic physical conditions (such positive aspects or silver linings. and infection. And now a new study links as hypertension or high cholesterol) and Is there anything you can learn optimism to living a longer life. health behaviors (such as smoking or from the situation? Is there alcohol use). anything you can teach to others What does this new research on optimism about the situation, after you tell us? There were several limitations to the study resolve it? The study in Proceedings of the National results. For example, participants were Set goals. Set achievable goals Academy of Sciences found that people largely white and had higher socioeco- for each day and adjust those who had higher levels of optimism had a nomic status than the general population. goals as needed. Be specific and longer life span. They also had a greater These factors may limit whether the find- realistic. For example, rather chance of living past age 85. The research- ings apply to a wide range of people. than a broad goal, such as “clean ers analyzed data gleaned from two large house,” identify specific areas that you to strong social networks. A strong social population studies: about 70,000 women So why might optimism affect longevity? plan on cleaning (wipe down counters, network can include spending time with from the Nurses’ Health Study and about The study wasn’t designed to explain this, scrub kitchen sink). Research suggests that close friends, or participating in regularly 1,400 men from the Veterans Affairs Nor- but the researchers had several thoughts. setting goals and having the confidence to scheduled group or community activities. mative Aging Study. While one component of optimism ap- achieve these goals is related to optimism. Joining new groups or scheduling time pears to be heritable — that is, tied to our Set aside time to focus on the positive. At to see friends and family and engage in The Nurses’ Health Study used items genes — our environment and learning a set time each day (perhaps at bedtime), activities strengthens these relationships. from the Life Orientation Test to assess also shape a significant portion. One think about the positive aspects of your Focus on spending time with positive and optimism. The measure asks respondents takeaway is that we can all learn ways to be day. What went well? What are you happy supportive people. to rate their level of agreement to several more optimistic. about? What are you proud of? Practice the half-smile. A psychotherapy statements about optimism. The Norma- Practice gratitude meditations. Gratitude technique to cope with sad feelings is to tive Aging Study relied on the Optimism- How can you become more optimistic? meditations focus on giving thanks for practice smiling for a few minutes each Pessimism Scale, administered as part of a Whether you’re naturally optimistic or the positive aspects of your life, which can day. If a full smile is not possible, a half- personality assessment. This scale exam- not, you can take certain steps in that include family members, friends, or pos- smile works as well. Notice any impact on ines the positive and negative explanations direction. sessions, among other things. You can find your thoughts, mood, and level of opti- people give for events in their life. numerous scripts and guided meditations mism. Reframe situations. When some people available online. INTERNATIONAL PAGES For both men and women, higher levels confront difficulties, they tend to only Strengthen social relationships. The Best Brain Foods Brain foods are those rich in antioxidants, ingredient in guacamole. of the highest concentrations. vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats. They Broccoli Walnuts nourish both the body and the mind and Broccoli is high in both choline and Walnuts are rich in minerals, vitamins, help boost energy levels without caffeine vitamin K. These nutrients contribute to and antioxidants. Snacking on walnuts can or other stimulants. The best brain foods memory function and focus. The veg- increase memory, alertness, and concen- help produce hormones that increase gie also has a lot of vitamin C and fiber. tration. Studies show including walnuts alertness and attention span while help- High levels of fiber help the body feel full regularly in one’s diet could help decrease ing the mind process new information. quickly, reducing the amount of food it the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Walnuts Science proves these foods increase focus, needs to be satisfied. Adding broccoli to make a healthy snack on their own or, for making them great snacking options when stir-frys, stuffed chicken, or creamy cas- a treat, add them to cookies or use them to studying for a big test or preparing for an seroles is a great way to get more of this top ice cream. important meeting healthy vegetable. Blueberries Beets Dark Chocolate Blueberries protect the brain from toxins, Beets are high in antioxidants and nitrates. Dark chocolate increases blood flow to the degeneration, and stress. They have one of The former can prevent cancer and help brain, which improves all-around cogni- the highest antioxidant levels of any food the liver detoxify the blood, while the tive function. It is high in flavonols and and can help ward off certain cancers and and other age-linked conditions. It con- latter increase blood flow to the brain. all their anti-inflammatory and antioxi- aging, as well as protect against environ- tains carnosic acid, an antioxidant that Beets help the brain to think clearly and dant properties. To reap all the benefits mental toxins. Blueberries are also high guards against chemical-free radicals that increase attention span. Additionally, beets of chocolate, opt for varieties that are at in fiber and vitamin K, the latter of which lead to degenerative disease. This savory naturally increase energy levels and help least 70% cocoa. Milk chocolate and white regulates calcium in the bones and brain. herb can also protect against stroke and boost athletic performance. This root veg- chocolate are too high in refined sugars Turmeric decrease macular degeneration and other etable can be eaten raw in salads or alone, and other highly processed ingredients to Turmeric has strong healing and anti- vision problems. Rosemary has these and also makes a great addition to roasted provide the same health benefits as dark inflammatory properties, thanks to the benefits, whether consumed fresh, dried, vegetable medleys. chocolate. compound curcumin. The root has been or as an oil. Avocado Salmon popular in folk remedies for centuries, Coconut Oil Avocado is a superfood high in mono- Salmon is very high in omega-3 fatty praised for its ability to heal wounds and Coconut oil is a diverse superfood. It has unsaturated fats. These healthy fats keep acids, which can help reduce brain fog ease illness. In the western world today, powerful anti-inflammatory properties blood sugar at a steady level and help keep and increase memory and concentration. we mostly use turmeric to season foods, and can boost memory and cognitive skin, hair, and nails looking and feel- Studies show consuming foods high in but even as a spice, these powers prevail, function. Replacing the fat in baking ing healthy. More importantly, avocados these fatty acids could help reduce the boosting overall immunity and oxygen or cooking recipes with coconut oil is a are rich in folate and vitamin K, which symptoms of ADHD and lower the risk intake in the brain, which increases alert- simple way to incorporate it into one’s diet. improve cognitive brain functions such as of developing certain cancers. All types of ness and focus. Applying it topically can help dry skin, concentration and memory. This diverse salmon are high in omega-3s, but fat- Rosemary stretch marks, and eczema. fruit can be added to smoothies for a tier fish sub-species will have more. The Rosemary protects the brain from the creamy texture, but are also delicious on research on this varies, but some studies effects of neurodegeneration, which can their own, spread on toast, or as the main suggest Pacific chinook salmon have one cause or exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 21

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were later reconciled. In 1611, Jahangir married Mehrun- nissa (later known as Nur Jehan), the widow of Ali Quli Khan (Sher Emperor Afgan), one of his Persian emirs. Her father, the Persian born Itimad-ud-daula, Jahangir became his closest advisor-cum- minister, her brother Asaf Khan (the father of the future emperor, Shah Jehan’s wife Mumtaz Mahal) was one of (1569 - 1627) his most successful generals and Nur Jehan herself in a short period of time began to wield great power over Jahangir Nur-ud-deen Muhammad Salim, later known as Jahangir and (born August 31, 1569 in Fatehpur Sikri, India and died eventually became the supreme soverign during periods October 28, 1627 while enroute from Kashmir to Lahore, of imperial incapacity. Nur Jahan influence should have Pakistan) was the fourth Mughal Emperor of India and extended into the next reign. Her brother, Asaf Khan, ruled from 1605 to 1627. He was born to Emperor Akbar’s stood by Shah Jahan and duly became his closest advisor first Hindu wife, Jodha Bai (also know as Harkha) when he succeded. Nur Jahan cast her lot with Prince daughter of Raja Bharmal of Jaipur. Before Salim, all of Shahriyar, one of Shah Jahan’s brohers and rivals, who Akbar’s children had died in infancy, and it was his great was married to Ladli Begum, her daughter from her first desire to have a son. Every year Akbar paid a visit to the marriage. On Jahangir’s death, Shahriyar, aided by Nur shrine of Moinuddin Chisti at Sikri. During this period, Jahan, Shaikh Salim Chisti, the venerable sage whose saintliness made his bid for power. He was outwitted by Asaf Khan, and austere penances drew to him may admiring then defeated and murdered. Nur Jahan’s days as the disciples from far and near also lived in Sikri. On August power behind the throne were over. Instead, she concen- 31, 1569, Jodha Bai gave birth to a boy, it was commonly trated on charity work and on erecting a tomb for her believed that this was due to the supplications of Shaikh father, Salim Chisti. The child was named Salim after the saint, though, Akbar always addressed him as Shaikhu Baba.The terms. Itimad-ud-daula, who had died just before Jahangir. Nur blessings of Shaikh Salim Chisti so filled the heart of Campaigns against Ahmadnagar, initiated under Akbar’s Jahan also designed her own and Jahangir’s tombs in Akbar with gratitude that he decided to leave Agra and rule, were continued fitfully, with Mughal arms and Shahdara, in Lahore (Pakistan). move his court to Sikri. Here, in the course of time a large diplomacy often thwarted by the able Habshi (slave), Ma- Jahangir is one of the most interesting figures in Mughal city grew up; however, it was eventually abandoned. lik Ambār. In 1617 and 1621, however, Prince Khurram history. The ordinary view that he was a sensual pleasure Salim became estranged from his father and revolted in (later Shah Jahan) concluded apparently victorious peace seeker and a callous tyrant does him less than justice. All 1599 while Akbar was engaged in the Deccan. Father and treaties. Jahāngīr, like his father, was not a accounts agree that he was intelligent, shrewed and son later reconciled and Akbar confirmed Jahangir as his strict Sunni Muslim; he allowed, for example, the Jesu- capable of understanding the most complex problems of INTERNATIONAL PAGES successor on his deathbed in October 1605. Jahangir its to dispute publicly with Muslim ‘Ulema’ (theologians) state without any difficulty. His vices included consuming ascended the throne on October 24, 1605 in the midst of and to wine and opium from an early age which entually lead to great rejoicings. His liberal education, his natural make converts. Among his four sons, Khusrau, Parwiz, his early demise. shewedness and his strong commonsense well qualified Khurram (Shah Jahan) and Shahryar, Khusrau caused the him to carry on his father’s liberal policies. Soon after this most problems and constantly rebelling against his father accession he caused the famous chain of justice to be fas- and committing atrocities in the process, He was tened between the Shaahburj in the Fort of Agra and a eventually captured and thrown in prison. Prince Khur- pillar on the bank of the Jumna. A war with the Ra- ram also rebelled against Jahangir in 1625, but father and jput principality of Mewar was ended in 1614 on generous son DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 23

Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, INTERNATIONAL PAGES and Service for Nation Building

Dr. Manu K. Vora, Chairman & President, Business Excellence, Inc., USA Fulbright Specialist, U. S. Department of State, USA Adjunct Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of

Technology, Chicago, USA Adjunct Faculty, School of Professional Studies, Northwestern University, USA Visiting Faculty, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Fulbright Specialist Proj- ect, U. S. Department of State, USA

Visiting Faculty, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, GIAN Program - MHRD, INTERNATIONAL PAGES Government of India, India Abstract Chicago Increases Election Judge Pay The Guest of Honor Address will focus on Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Service for Nation Building. The Chicago Election Board is increasing pay for Election Judges Dr. Vora will examine the above four facets with respect to ground reality and desired to recruit state in India. The current Higher Education System in India needs to address key gaps in learning methods, academic curriculum, quality of education, faculty knowl- full panels for every precinct and reward poll workers for their edge, industry participation, and alumni engagement to foster Innovation and en- service. courage Entrepreneurship. A special emphasis on integrating seven key skilling areas in the existing curricula to address the issue of unemployment/underemployment will “Our election judges perform challenging and rewarding work. be addressed. A successful case study of delivering soft skills and quality management They make knowledge using technology to over 50 institutions in India with an outreach of over sure their fellow citizens are able to participate in our democ- 675,000 people will be highlighted. A case study of healthcare project will be shared helping over one Million blind people in India. racy,” said Election Biography Board Chairwoman Marisel A. Hernandez. “We’re trying to re- Dr. Vora received his B.Tech. (Honors) in chemical engineering from IIT (BHU) in ward them on two 1968, M.S. (1970) and Ph.D. (1975) in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and MBA with Marketing Management (1985). He is a Past fronts: increasing their pay – and providing new voting equip- VP of ASQ and ASQ Fellow. He is a sought-after speaker on business excellence and ment that will be quality management with 920 presentations in 17 Countries across 5 Continents and published 70 scholarly articles. He has written 50 blog posts on quality management. easier for the Election Judges to set up and easier for voters to In 2013 he delivered two TEDx Talks (IIT BHU and IIT Chicago). In 2016 he was u s e .” appointed as a Fulbright Specialist by the U. S. Department of State and completed Election Judge pay for the 2020 Primary will be: his first Fulbright Specialist Project in 2018 at IIT (BHU). In 1968, he received Tata Scholarship for graduate work in the US.  $255 for returning election judges who were previously trained Dr. Vora is the Chairman and President of Business Excellence, Inc., a global qual- and who ity management firm with over 44 years of leadership experience in guiding Fortune 500 companies with the US Baldrige Performance Excellence framework. For over 26 complete training on the new voting equipment and serve on years as an Adjunct Faculty he has taught Operations Management courses at various Election business schools globally. He offered “Project Management for Organizational Excel- Day on March 17. lence”, a GIAN course approved by the MHRD-GOI in August-September 2016 at IIT (BHU). He is connected with 80 educational institutes world-wide. Since 2013 he has  $230 for new judges and for the returning judges who were not taught soft skills using technology to 675,000 people. previously trained and who complete the training on the new He was a Senior Examiner for the Asia Pacific Global Performance Excellence Award Program from 2004-2017. He is bestowed with 5 medals from American Society for voting Quality (ASQ). He received 2018 NRI of the Year Award in Philanthropy, Mumbai, equipment and serve on Election Day on March 17. 2017 Life-Time Achievement Award from Association of IIT BHU Alumni, New Applications are being accepted now at www.chipollworker.com Delhi, 2015 BHU Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2015 & 2000 Paul Harris Fellow Medal from Rotary International, 2012 IIT Chicago Alumni Medal, 2011 Ellis Island This will mark the second pay increase that Election Judges will Medal of Honor, and 2010 US President’s Volunteer Service Award. Since 1989, he is have the Founding Director & President of Blind Foundation for India and his team has raised over $4 million to serve one million blind people in India. received since March 2018. Guest of Honor Address at URJOTSAV 2019, RGIPT, Jais Campus, Amethi, UP, India, 2nd November 2019

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YOUR HOROSCOPE DECEMBER 2019 INTERNATIONAL PAGES Aries (March 21st – April Cancer (June 21st – July speak, or write about. It is also a favorable you have artistic or healing time for expanding business horizons. A talents this is a great time to 20th) 23rd) favorable, creative aspect from Neptune to expand them or consider turning them Plenty of raw energy is available this Your Sun sign is the site for Saturn’s ret- Jupiter on the 1st supports these activities, into a career. Whatever your dreams and December 2019, but it will be up to you rograde transit. The next several months but Mercury retrograde in your commu- aspirations in career might be, don’t put to refine it and define how it affects you will involve personal inventory taking nication house may have you tongue tied any limits on them now. Just allow them and those around you. Jupiter reaches to decide which beliefs and patterns are or at least muddled in your thinking for to percolate and let the miracle unfold the midpoint of your house of relation- ‘keepers’ and which are not. Don’t hesitate a brief period. Once Mars enters the 3rd on its own. Miracles happen by allowing ship this month. Jupiter offers the energy to dream, but ‘a day at a time’ is what house on the 26th, you can more easily them to happen and not by making them of expansion and good fortune, but with you need to focus upon. Your houses of turn thoughts into written words or ac- happen. Saturn’s retrograde transit to your the potential for pushing too hard and romance and relationship are highlighted tion. If you are looking for an opportunity 7th house puts relationship rebuilding in loss of perspective. Keep this in mind this month. There is some uncertainty or to transform your relationship with your the spotlight through March, 2020. This as the South Node enters your house of confusion that needs to be sorted out. Is family the last week of the month could transit is not so much about tension with relationship on the 27th. Issues may crop someone not being straightforward about hold an opportunity for breakthrough. others as it is about acknowledging and up around an old, unwelcome relation- their needs or acting ‘needy?’ There is There is an old issue or two to lay to rest so understanding mutual needs and renovat- ship pattern. Patience with others may passion there, but let it be used for blissful that you can restore much needed peace ing the relationship accordingly. Around not be easy this month, but it will come. experiences rather than ‘crabbiness.’ The and harmony within yourself. the 27th you will likely get more perspec- Mercury retrograde in your 9th house 12th to 14th may be the toughest days in tive on this. tangles communications and undermines this regard. Scorpio (October 22nd – understanding until the 20th. Mars enters As Christmas approaches home life – Aquarius (January 19th – the same house on the 25th giving you an your favorite area – and relationships are November 21st) opportunity to choose tolerance over self- positively supported. The Full Moon this The transit of Mars and Venus through February 19th) importance. month happens the day after Christmas in your Sun sign is already in progress as the New talents and interests are beginning to your Sun sign. Be with family. Take care month begins. This has ignited your in- percolate now to be revealed and will be Taurus (April 20th – May of others. Feed and revel with friends. You tensity and passion. Neptune now sharply revealed in their fullness over time. likely to meet interesting new friends or aspects these two – the God of War and 21st contacts before month’s end Goddess of Peace and Love. All this makes Your 6th house… health and healing as As the month begins, Neptune, the planet for a disorienting entry into the merri- well as job and life direction… is high- of delusion and confused thinking, forms Leo (July 23rd – August est month of all. Actually, this period can lighted this month. Saturn retrograde in a harsh angle to willful Mars and materi- be a wonderful lesson in tolerance and this house until March asks you to con- alistic Venus in Scorpio who are opposing 23rd) understanding of others if you don’t take sider these areas of your life more deeply. your Sun. This is the astrological recipe for things too seriously. Are you looking for This will be a great period to problem passion but not necessarily the kind you Expanded thinking and communication more disillusionment or joy during the solve health issues, to develop a preventa- might be hoping for.It would be more apt are major themes this month as Jupiter holidays? tive health approach, to focus on diet, to to call this ‘passionate upheaval.’ The en- continues through your 3rd house. There is great power to heal and uplift in start an exercise routine, and so on. On ergy crescendos somewhere between the Not only is this a good period to take the what you have say and share with others. the other hand, uncertainties about your morning of the 8th and noon on the 10th lid off of limited thinking, the Sun, Mars, You are at a turning point in accessing the job may surface. Because Saturn rules your when the Moon transits through Scorpio and Venus transit of your 5th house is self-trust that will allow to more freely 12th house of spirit it is important to go INTERNATIONAL PAGES which is its sign of debilitation. Oh, tena- likely to inspire your creative self. Venus’ express that part of you. Whether you cel- within for solutions. Events or realizations cious one, check your ego at the door and presence here bolsters the possibility of ebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanza in the last days of the month will help you leave your passive aggressive self at home. romantic encounters mid-month and with your tribe, it will be a very special to see things with greater clarity. Social- Fortunately, retrograde Saturn is in your afterwards. Asteroid Chiron in the last time for you. ize some at month’s end. You never know third house of communication helping degrees of your 6th house , December what important connections you might you to find a new way of articulating what 2019 provides the opportunity to expand Sagittarius (November 21st make. Read that new inspiring book you you believe and what is important to you. your knowledge of healing or to consider a heard about to stoke the fire in your belly. Jupiter’s transit of your 6th house is favor- healing practice. Any health issues should – December 21st) ably aspected by Neptune and may have be tended to now with professional advice Happy Birthday to visionary, fun loving Pisces (February 19th – you thinking and dreaming about your Sagittarius! Jupiter, the ruler of your Sun, future. There is something special in the Virgo (August 23rd – Sep- is now arriving at the midpoint of your March 21st) air, but the uncertainty of change may be house of friends. This is your time to mix scary. Read a book or go to a workshop tember 23rd) and mingle and inspire others with your Themes of freedom and creativity abound, that supports you in a new, more relaxed, Benefic, expansive Jupiter, now at the heart ‘big picture’ view of life. In the first week but perhaps not according to your ideal. less defended state of mind. of your 2nd house of money, will be joined of the month Neptune’s favorable relation- Saturn’s retrograde passage in your 5th by the South Node on the 27th. ship to expansive Jupiter guides you to house of creativity is about developing Gemini (May 21st – June Start early to examine spending and sav- envision things as they could be and say strategies for your creative part. Not to ing habits that might be taking you in “Why not!” That being said, do remember worry, Saturn, the lesson bringer of the 21st) the wrong direction. There is plenty of that Saturn… the lesson bringer of the zo- zodiac, will ultimately bring you what you Mercury, the ruler of your Sun sign, is inspiration at the beginning of the month diac… is lurking from your powerful 8th are looking for as you get closer to Spring. retrograde in the 7th house of relation- to consider developing new talents or house of change, reminding you that the For the time being it guides you within to ships. Communication with your signifi- skills that can add to your creative fulfill- best strategy for inspiring and being in- do whatever you need to do to make room cant other or clients is not what it could ment. While you may love order and spired is to keep your feet on the ground. for the fulfillment that will come. Still, be. There is lots of conversation but not shun surprises, this is a magical time for Saturn is retrograde so it is important to there is magic afoot for you. In the first enough understanding. Saturn casts an spontaneity of creative expression. Your reality check your plans and ideas. week of the month, Jupiter forms a helpful, aspect on Mercury which will help you thoughts and words carry a lot of passion Fiery, energetic Mars moves into Sag on creative aspect to Neptune who is ruler of get to the root of the situation, however. this month. With Mercury retrograde, the 25th ratcheting up your intensity, so be your Sun and located in your 12th house Allow your heart to become your organ of however you need to be satisfied in your cognizant of your impact on those around of spirit. speech and hearing. Saturn is retrograde own wisdom and truth without expecting you. There is a Full Moon in your 8th in your 2nd house of talents, self-esteem, others to ‘get it.’ Be patient… particularly house of transformation on the 26th. You There are healing energies and opportuni- and money. Between now and Spring, later in the month and especially with are in store for a powerful shift in the last ties all around you. Use your sensitivity for create a game plan to bring forth those tal- family members. week of the month. healing and magic rather than sweating ents that are more at the core of who you the small stuff you have no control over. really are. Decide what would help you Libra (September 23rd – Capricorn (December 21st – Jupiter in Libra in your 8th house offers a to feel free and whole and let it percolate. choice to expand your intuition or get lost Money conservation and budget scrutiny October 22nd) January 19th) in the drama so choose with awareness. Philosophical, probing Jupiter is reaching are important now. Jupiter’s 5th house In the first week of the month, benevo- the halfway mark in your Sun sign where B transit continues to raise the possibility lent, expansive Jupiter transits the heart it will spend another 10 months. Jupiter for romance as well as creative expression of your 10th house of career and receives rules your 3rd house of communication particularly from the 16th onward. great support from the Sun and Neptune. and the mind and helps you to formu- Creative opportunities are abundant. If late whatever you might want to teach, DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 25

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From: MUBARAK RISHTE Email: [email protected] DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 27

Having Begun Life as Bus Conductor’: AIADMK’s Reminder for INTERNATIONAL PAGES Rajinikanth After His Dig at CM A day after Rajinikanth referred to “won- The party was miffed by Rajinikanth’s two years now. Miracles and der and miracle” as the reason behind the speech on Sunday at an event to celebrate wonders happened yesterday, survival of the Palaniswami government, actor Kamal Haasan’s 60 years in Indian they are happening today and the AIADMK on Tuesday hit back at the cinema. they will happen tomorrow actor-turned-politician. t o o.” In a clip that went viral, Rajinikanth The AIADMK, in its party mouthpiece said: “Miracles and wonders do happen The AIADMK had recently ‘Namadhu Amma’, said: “You [Rajini- in politics. Who would have thought lashed out at both Rajini- kanth] would not have dreamt to become that Edappadi Palaniswami would have kanth and Kamal Haasan for a Superstar. Having begun your life as a become the CM? Even after he became their political ambitions and bus conductor.” The article added that the CM, most people said his government said they would meet a fate Edappadi K Palaniswami was not a reel would topple in 20 days or one month… similar to that faced by actor but “real leader who has won elections and some said it won’t last for more than four Sivaji Ganesan in politics. state. only then got the chief minister’s position”. to five months. But due to some miracle The attack came after Rajinikanth said https://www.indiatoday.in/ and wonder, he is the chief minister for there was space for new leadership in the Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected Sri Lankan president: Narendra Modi congratulates ex-defence secretary, says he looks forward to deepening ‘fraternal ties’ After former Sri Lankan defence secretary in ending a bloody civil war but feared dhist nationalist clerics who Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared victori- by minorities for his brutal approach, is demanded the resignation of ous in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on the brother of former president Mahinda Muslim Cabinet members and Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Rajapaksa. governors they claimed were congratulated him and the people of Sri interfering with the investiga- Lanka and expressed a wish to deepen Gotabaya has pledged to restore security tion of the Easter attacks.

“fraternal ties to the Indian Ocean island nation still Gotabaya responded, “I thank Prime recovering from Islamic State-inspired at- Flanked by Buddhist monks Minister Narendra Modi and the people tacks last Easter. at campaign events, Gotabaya of India for your warm wishes. Our two focused his message on Sri nations are bound by history and common Gotabaya’s victory marks the return of a Lanka’s majority Sinhala Bud- beliefs and I look forward to strengthen- family ousted from power in 2015 elec- dhist population, who comprise

ing our friendship and meeting you in the tions amid constant reports of nepotism, about 70 percent of the island’s INTERNATIONAL PAGES near future.” skimming off development deals with citizens. China and alleged human rights violations Gotabaya pledged to appoint as prime Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential can- during the end of the decades-long war Gotabaya’s victory will also be a blow to minister his brother Mahinda, who was didate, Housing Minister Sajith Prema- with the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009. the post-civil war reconciliation process briefly installed as prime minister last dasa, earlier conceded defeat to Gotabaya, and truth-seeking on alleged wartime year, when outgoing President Maithripala saying he would honor the decision of the Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. and abuses by both government troops and Sirisena fired the sitting prime minister people. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson the Tamil Tiger rebels. In the lead up to Ranil Wickremesinghe over political dif- Mohammed Faisal also congratulated the election, Gotabaya said that he would ferences. Gotabaya, a former defense official revered Gotabaya: not honor a United Nations human rights https://www.indianeagle.com/ by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role Gotabaya accepted support from Bud- resolution to investigate alleged abuses. Ilhan Omar pleads for compassion for man who threatened her life

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has a mes- stressing the seriousness of his crime. or a hefty fine. If sage for the judge who will decide the convicted, his al- fate of the man who threatened to kill “As someone who fled a war zone, I know leged crime could her: she wants restorative justice. how destabilizing acts of political vio- carry a sentence lence can be. That his threat of violence of up to 10 years Patrick Carlineo called Omar’s office in relied on hateful stereotypes about my in prison, and a the middle of the day on 21 March and faith only made it more dangerous … It $250,000 fine. got through to one of her staffers. On was a threat against an entire religion, at the call, Carlineo is said to have accused a time of rising hate crime against reli- “Punishing the Omar of being a terrorist, before saying: gious minorities in our country,” she said. defendant with “Why are you working for her, she’s a Noting that those who commit acts of a lengthy prison (expletive) terrorist. Somebody ought to violence have often been victims of alien- sentence or a bur- put a bullet in her skull. Back in the day, ation and neglect themselves, Omar said densome financial our forefathers would have put a bullet in that compassion, not retribution, might fine would not her (expletive).” (US attorneys removed be the only way to rehabilitate him: rehabilitate him. It the actual expletives in their filing.) would not repair they can learn to hate they can be taught “We must ask: who are we as a nation if the harm he has caused. It would only to love.” Carlineo pleaded guilty to the offense we respond to acts of political retribution increase his anger and resentment,” wrote today. with retribution ourselves? The answer to Omar. She ended by pleading with the judge: hate is not more hate; it is compassion,” “I ask you to show compassion in your In a letter to Judge Frank Geraci, who she wrote. She ended by saying that although acts sentencing.” will decide on the case, Omar pleaded for of political violence are increasing, that https://www.indiatoday.in/ compassion for Carlineo. Omar suggested that community integra- anger and exclusion is not the solution. tion and social services would serve Car- She quoted Nelson Mandela, who once In a two-page open letter, Omar began by lineo better than a long prison sentence said: “People must learn to hate, and if DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 28

US Government Proposes Steep Fee Hikes for Citizenship, INTERNATIONAL PAGES Legal Permanent Residency, I-131 Form Travel Document

As the year 2019 is approaching its end, seeks an 83% increase in the fees associat- (Deferred Action for Child- the Trump administration is hardening ed with the citizenship application process hood Arrivals) program for a its stance towards citizenship and legal and a 79% increase in the costs associated significant increase in the fees, permanent residency for immigrants in with the legal permanent residency, under from $495 to $765, for their the US. In October 2019, the US govern- the pretext that current fees fall short of protection renewal applica- ment revised the fee waiver policy for US recovering the costs of providing adjudica- tions. citizenship applicants, which have left tion and naturalization services. thousands of green card holders unable The US citizenship application fees would Removal of certain fees, such to become citizens. As a result, the US now jump from $640 to $1170, which as the cost for obtaining one’s Citizenship and Immigration Services about 40% of applicants may not be able to fingerprints (biometrics) has announced a change to the Form I-912, afford. On the other hand, the fees for the been proposed by the Trump which low-income legal permanent resi- legal permanent residency filing process administration. On the other dents can use to apply for US citizenship would leapfrog to $2195. Also, the cost of hand, the Form I-131 or Ap- USCIS, opined that the proposed fee hikes without paying the $725 filing fee. applying for marriage-based green cards plication for Travel Document that those would help the underfunded agency run within the US would increase by 56%, on the green card wait list need to travel its operations without any financial ob- Notably, one out of every seven Indian-or- from $1760 to $2750. abroad would no more come for free, stacle. USCIS is underfunded by USD 1.3 igin legal permanent residents lives below under the new proposal. Anyone traveling billion a year, according to him. Notably, the federal poverty line. The Trump administration has also abroad while awaiting the green card will 95% of the revenue for USCIS comes from proposed introducing a fee for asylum have to pay $585 for the Form I-131. various application fees. On top of the change to the Form I-912, seekers. Those applying for asylum in the https://www.indianeagle.com/ the Trump administration has officially United States would now have to pay $50; While Trump’s critics and immigration proposed a steep hike in the costs for im- this makes the US one of the 4 countries advocates find the fees-increasing proposal migrants to become legal permanent resi- to take fees from asylum seekers. The pro- a fresh measure to restrict legal immigra- dents or citizens in the US. The proposal posal also targets recipients of the DACA tion; Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of Punjab: Dalit labourer who was beaten up, ‘forced to drink urine’ dies

NINE DAYS after he was allegedly beaten When I asked Rinku to give me water, he rated, he was taken to a nearby hospital. up and forced to drink urine, Jagmale went to the bathroom, urinated, and made “Police came to know about the incident Singh (37), a Dalit labourer of Changali me drink his urine,” Jagmale said in his on November 10, when Jagmale was taken Wala village in Sangrur district of Punjab, statement. to hospital,” said SSP Garg. succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. According to the FIR, the medical report Jagmale gave his statement to the police on INTERNATIONAL PAGES All the four accused — Amarjeet Singh, noted that the injuries were caused by a November 13, and a case was filed. his son Rinku, and the latter’s friends, blunt weapon. Lucky and Binder — have been arrested. “On October 21, my husband had an alter- Jagmale, meanwhile, was first shifted to The four, all residents of the same village, cation with Rinku, Binder and his friends. Rajindra Medical College, Patiala, and tee, an organisation which fights for the had reportedly targeted Jagmale following However, the matter was resolved. But on later to PGIMER, Chandigarh, where rights of Dalits, has demanded Rs 25 lakh an altercation on October 21. All of them November 7, Rinku, Binder and Lucky his legs were amputated on Friday. “The as compensation to Jagmale’s family and belong to the Jat Sikh community. took my husband to Amarjeet’s house and victim came to PGI on November 13. The a government job for his wife. “Atroci- beat him up,” Jagmale’s wife, Manjeet Kaur doctors amputated both his legs as the in- ties against Dalits are continuing, as the “We arrested Amarjeet, Rinku and Lucky (32), told The Sunday Express. The couple fection had spread... Subsequently, his vital upper caste people are not punished... We on November 14, while Binder was arrest- have three children — a 15-year-old son organs also got infected,” said an official at will block the Jakhal-Sangrur highway on ed on November 15. On questioning, they and two daughters aged 9 and 6 years. PGIMER. Sunday if the government is not ready to claimed that the victim had abused them,” give in to our demands,” Mukesh Malaud, said Sangrur SSP Sandeep Garg. The four “He was tied to a pole and beaten up. His “A couple of years ago, Rinku had beaten president of the organisation, said. accused have been booked for murder and legs were broken after being hit with rods me up as well... Both my arms were bro- under the SC/ ST Act. and sticks, and injuries were inflicted with ken... I am still not able to work properly,” “We are shocked to hear about the inci- a screwdriver. Acid was poured on his said Jagmale’s brother, Gurtej Singh. dent... we recommend financial help to the According to Jagmale’s statement to injuries. When he asked for water, he was family,” Tejinder Kaur, chairperson of the the police, as quoted in the FIR, he was forced to drink urine,” alleged Jagmale’s “Police are taking action against the cul- Punjab SC/ST Commission said. taken to Rinku’s house and beaten up on nephew, Gurdeep Thandiwal. prits. The Department of Welfare of SCs Saurabh Prashar, Raakhi Jagga November 7. “I was tied to a pole for two- and BCs gives Rs 8.25 lakh as compensa- three hours. Beeta alias Binder had a stick After being beaten up, Jagmale was report- tion in such cases,” said DC Ghanshyam The Indian Express https://in.news.yahoo.com/ in his hand, Rinku was holding my arms, edly left on a street near his house. He Thori. while his father Amarjeet was carrying a remained at his house for three days. On small rod. They beat me up mercilessly... November 10, as his condition deterio- The Zamin Prapati Sangrash Commit- Bihar: Man declared dead in mob lynching returns home

Patna (Bihar) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): ter about three months, Krishna returned son actu- Krishna Manjhi, who was declared dead A person was beaten to death by a mob home alive to utter surprise and happiness ally killed in a mob lynching case reported in August on August 10 in Mahmatpur village on of his family. in the mob this year, has returned to his home around charges of child theft. lynching. a week back. “A mob lynching case was reported on An enquiry The deceased was then identified as August 10, 2019, under Naubatpur police has been “I was not able to identify his body. It was Krishna Manjhi, a resident of Nisarpura station. The family of Krishna Manjhi had ordered in a decomposed state when the incident village of Rani Talab police station. His identified the body. The recent develop- into the of mob lynching took place three months family had reported to the police that he ment is that Krishna Manjhi has returned case which back. The villagers confirmed the body had been missing for a long time. home,” said Garima Malik, Senior Super- will be con- was of my husband as he was wearing intendent of Police, Patna, while talking to ducted by SP, Patna West,” added Malik. similar clothes. Now, my husband has After the post-mortem examination, the reporters. (ANI) returned alive,” said Rudi Devi, wife of body was handed over to Krishna’s family. Krishna Manjhi. The family duly cremated the body but af- “We will now investigate who was the per- DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 29

Children grow up happier with grandparents by their side INTERNATIONAL PAGES

Having grandparents living nearby has part of raising their grandchildren. and refuge for their grandchildren and act always been a source of great social wealth. In fact, Professor Buchanan of the Uni- as a pillow on which they can always lean While, they, instead, concentrate more on versity of Oxford, after studying the cases and rest, sheltered from everything. This is Today, more than ever, both for children the playful part, with games, and satisfying of about 1600 children between 11 and 16 because grandparents greatly alleviate the and for their parents, grandparents are the “whims” that their grandchildren lov- years old, says that growing up with grand- burden of those parents who are perhaps precious because, in addition to the af- ingly manage to extort from them. Indeed, parents who live nearby provides greater working full-time and therefore prefer to fectivity they transmit, they are a reliable those who grew up with their grandpar- security in respect to those children who entrust their children to their care rather source of free and responsible help in the ents still have the scents and memories of only grow up with their parents. than strangers. daily management of their grandchildren. that time in their eyes. Grandparents are able to transmit great Moreover, grandparents offer concrete and A study confirms that children who are For example, family rituals such as the de- emotional security to their grandchildren affordable help based on care and attention lucky enough to have grandparents who licious Sunday dinner meat sauce and hot and have a positive impact on all aspects of that is full of sincere affection. live nearby, grow up more serene and milk in the evenings, holidays with grand- their lives. happy. parents, and extra money for ice cream. One thing is certain, having grandpar- Think of their importance even in the ents on hand is good for children and, of This is because grandparents are present Grandparents represent the roots of the presence of divorces or family conflicts. course, also for their mom and dad. and loving. And moreover, they often del- family, that part that will always accom- Often in these situations, the grandparents egate to the parents the more educational pany you along the course of your life. are those who most function as support China Defends Crackdown on Muslims, and Criticizes Times Article BEIJING — The Chinese government on ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang Global Times, a newspaper owned by the Democratic presidential race. Former Monday portrayed the country’s crack- region of northwest China, pointing to the Communist Party, reported that its own Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said the down in the western region of Xinjiang as Times report. reporters had visited the relatives of those treatment of the Uighurs was “among the a great success against terrorism, trying to Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, Mr. Pompeo cited and found them living worst abuses of human rights in the world counter renewed international criticism said the documents were “a handbook happily in Xinjiang. t o d ay.” prompted by a New York Times article for this Orwellian campaign to effectively “They are ashamed of the scum among detailing the internal deliberations that erase a religious and ethnic minority in a their families,” the report said, referring to Given the sensitive nature of the subject led to the mass detention of Muslims in region that is supposed to be legally dis- the Uighurs now living abroad. — and the source — China’s state media re-education camps and prisons. tinct from the rest of China.” He added the The Chinese efforts have not tempered made little other mention of the issue. The A spokesman for the Ministry of For- campaign was “chilling” and “systematic.” international criticism. Times’s website is blocked in China, but eign Affairs, Geng Shuang, criticized the Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of A group of 12 United Nations human there were signs that the disclosures had newspaper’s report, published on Sunday, New York and the minority leader, wrote rights experts has presented the Chinese filtered through the country’s so-called saying the article smeared China’s efforts in a twitter message that “the documents government with a scathing critique of its Great Firewall, as they received unexpect- against extremism. But he did not dispute obtained by the @NYTimes show top counterterrorism laws and de-radicaliza- ed expressions of support. INTERNATIONAL PAGES the authenticity of the leaked internal doc- officials in the Chinese Communist Party tion regulations, warning that they flout uments that confirmed the coercive nature directed a brutal & repressive campaign binding obligations under international One user on Weibo, one of China’s most of the measures used against Uighurs and against the Uighurs and religious minori- law and risk stoking the extremism they prominent social media platforms, singled other Turkic Muslims in western China ties. While this should surprise no one, it are said to be intended to prevent. out an official cited in the documents, over the past three years. exposes the Chinese Communist Party’s In a 21-page letter addressed to Foreign Wang Yongzhi, who had been assigned A statement from the Xinjiang regional lies.” Minister Wang Yi, the experts said that to oversee the city of Yarkand, a cultural government of China was far more stri- The documents, provided by a member of laws and regulations that provide the legal capital of the Uighurs. Mr. Wang, part of dent, saying the Times article had been the political establishment in China who is framework for China’s mass incarceration the Han ethnic majority in China, initially “completely fabricated by hostile forces concerned about the crackdown, showed of Uighurs and other Muslims are “neither put in place many harsh measures, but be- at home and abroad” and calling it “total the direct involvement of senior officials necessary nor proportionate.” came increasingly concerned about their nonsense and a pack of lies, with sinister in conceiving and ordering it. The papers While cognizant of the security situation effectiveness. When he quietly ordered the motives behind it.” The regional govern- included internal speeches by China’s that China may face,” they said, “we are release of more than 7,000 camp inmates, ment’s statement did not specifically deny leader, Xi Jinping, that laid the philosophi- deeply concerned that the approaches he was arrested. the authenticity of the documents on cal groundwork for the policy. taken in the counterterrorism law not which the article was based, but repeat- Mr. Geng, the foreign ministry spokes- only violate fundamental rights but also “History will not forget this person and edly attacked what it described as fictitious man, was asked about the article at a may contribute to further radicalization of this page of paper,” wrote the user, identi- reporting by The Times. regularly scheduled briefing. persons belonging to the targeted minori- fying himself as Still Your Old Yang. Oth- “Concocting fake news to attract eyeballs “It is precisely because of a series of pre- ties, creating major and growing pockets ers expressed support for the official who is a habitual trick of America’s New York ventive counterterrorism and de-extrem- of fear, resentment and alienation.” leaked the documents. Times, and this newspaper suffered a crisis ism measures taken in a timely manner But Mr. Geng, the Foreign Ministry of credibility for its fakery,” the statement that Xinjiang, which had been deeply The letter added that “multiple laws, spokesman, said that Xinjiang had become said. “This time, America’s New York plagued by terrorism, has not had a violent decrees and policies, in particular those a model for counterterrorism efforts. Times has again fabricated and concocted terrorist incident for three years,” he said. concerning national security and terror- “The New York Times not only shut its fake news about Xinjiang. This is noth- The Communist government once flatly ism, deeply erode the foundations for eyes and ears to the above-mentioned ing more than getting up to its old tricks, dismissed reports on the mass detentions the viable social, economic and political facts,” he said, “but even use the clumsy and is completely unworthy of refutation. of as many as one million Muslims as fab- development of society as a whole.” tricks of grafting flowers and twigs to tak- This despicable conduct will surely be met rications, but since evidence of the camps ing out of context and hyping the so-called with the contempt of wiser minds in the has become irrefutable, it has stepped up The chilling details contained in the docu- internal documents to smear and discredit international community.” attempts to defend its actions as justifi- ments obtained by The Times — such as China’s antiterrorism and de-extremism In a statement, a spokeswoman for The able steps to stamp out a national security Mr. Xi’s description of Islamist radicalism capabilities in Xinjiang.” Times, Danielle Rhoades Ha, said: “Our threat. as a virus or a drug addiction that required story is based on more than 400 pages of Xinjiang has experienced violent attacks, “a period of painful, interventionary treat- Nick Cumming-Bruce contributed report- leaked internal Chinese documents that but their extent remains unclear, in part ment” — prompted new condemnations ing from Geneva and Edward Wong from provide an unprecedented inside look at because the authorities censored reports from Western politicians. Washington. the crackdown on ethnic minorities in the on them at the time and continues to https://www.indiatoday.in/ Xinjiang region. This type of journalism is restrict independent reporting. Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, core to our mission to seek the truth and After The Times published its report, called the disclosures disturbing, as did help people understand the world.” China’s state media tried to rebuff criticism several American politicians, including Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of from ethnic Uighurs in the United States, Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Repub- Kentucky, spoke on the floor of the Senate whose criticism has been highlighted lican, and Elizabeth Warren and Pete on Monday about the threat to Muslim by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Buttigieg, two leading candidates in the DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 30

Baaghi Sher………Sahir Ludhianvi INTERNATIONAL PAGES By M.A.Waheed

Rebelling, revolting and renounc- forget the evergreen lyrical duet ing his father in Court, in sup- on screen between Devanand and port of his deserted Mother, Sahir Sadhana in Hum Ludhianvi as a teenager pro- Dono…..abhi na jao chod kar. claimed loud and clear his fear- Till date the song kindles flashes less persona and advocacy for the of love in the young and meek and weak. At the age of not so young with equal yearn- 22, he composed an ensemble of ings for the beloved. Whether Urdu poetry Talkhiyan country or courtship, Sahir (sarcasm) which almost matched was in full form. Ghalib’s talent. Throughout his Insaf ki dagar pe, illustrious poetic journey, Sahir Bachchon dikhao chalke enabled the disabled, infused Yeh desh hai tumhaara hope in the hopeless and stood Neta tumhi ho kal ke for those who could not stand. In a multicultural mileu, Sahir He was sensitive to the waves of mirrored the sentiments of the cross-currents the poor and reflected their love, fundamentalists could exploit aspirations and frustrations as and therefore the hymn from only he could have composed. Hum Dono with music Visualize this sentiment……. director Jaidev….Allah Tero Ek Shahenshah ne banwake has- Naam is played and replayed in een Taj Mahal temples and secular homes Hum gharibon ki mohabat ka around the country. udaya hai mazaak In today’s world of hypocrisy and Even though he moved to Paki- anti-intellectualism, Sahir’s bold stan for a brief period, the son of stance is a roadmap Ludhiana’s soil was for tranquility, transparency and back to base and tested the waters topography for a peaceful world. in the celluloid ocean. Very soon, M.A. Waheed is a free-lance razor sharp poetic journalist based in Upstate New lines espousing the downtrodden York, USA. pierced the bastions of the rich and ruthless. While the revolutionary sentiment INTERNATIONAL PAGES burned, the romantic flash was not far behind……who can How far would you travel for free college?

Germany, Norway, and Iceland offer The Technical University of Munich universities offer courses in tuition-free degrees – even to American University of Heidelberg English. Norwegians also students – and the education is world- The Free University of Berlin are the third-best non-native class. Some of the universities are among The largest national economy in Europe is English speakers in the world, the top 100 global schools. also known for public universities offer- so most people you meet will Studying permanently abroad in those ing tuition-free degrees for international understand you. countries means fewer burdensome col- students. And one of these schools ranks But watch out: Living costs in lege loans after graduation, potentially sav- among the top 50 worldwide. Norway are higher than other ing you tens of thousands of dollars. The What’s more, not all degrees are taught in European countries. Rent can average cost of tuition and fees in the U.S. German. There are over 1,000 programs in range between $1,100 and is $36,880 per year at private colleges and English, according to Blöss. Many are for $2,000 a month, Neghina said. $10,440 at public universities, according to graduate students, but there’s a significant There’s also a small mandato- College Board. offering for undergrads as well. ry tax that students in Norway “It’s actually very surprising not just for You only pay a fee of $100 to $400 to must pay each semester. Less Along with tuition-free degrees, Europe is American students but also for others support the student government and than $100, it entitles students to sit for also home to many high-ranking universi- that you can study at the world’s leading student clubs, but, in return, you receive exams and finish for the semester. But it ties that cost less than $5,000 a year. universities essentially for free,” said Gerrit a local transportation ticket for the entire also gives discounts for public transporta- Austria: about $1,700/year Blöss, CEO of Study.eu, a portal for inter- semester. tion, museums, cultural events, and access France: about $3,100 to $4,200/year national students in Europe. The application deadline for German uni- to sports facilities, Neghina said. Greece: about $1,700/year You don’t have to speak the local language, versities is around July 15. Keep in mind Iceland Hungary: about $1,700/year either, so there’s no need to sign up for in- that there’s stiff competition, Blöss said, University of Iceland Poland: about $2,200/ year tense foreign- language courses. Speaking and German universities get to pick the University of Akureyri Austria, the fifth-most popular destination English is enough. best candidates. Holar University College for U.S. students, is home to the University “The number of English-taught programs Norway Another Nordic nation that makes the of Vienna, which is among the top 150 col- in Europe has been increasing rapidly over University of Oslo tuition-free list is Iceland. The island is leges worldwide. the past years,” said Carmen Neghina, a University of Bergen home to 360,000 people and happens Until recently, France also had a tuition- marketing analyst at Studyportals, an in- Norwegian University of Science and to be a popular school destination for free system for international students. But formation portal for international students Technology Americans — it’s much closer to the states the tuition fees the country implemented in Europe. “What started as a trend for Welcome to Norway, home to glaciers, compared with the rest, Blöss said. remain affordable compared with U.S. graduate programs is now also expanding coastal fjords, Vikings and free tuition at Iceland’s public universities don’t have tu- options, according to experts. France also at the undergraduate level.” its public universities regardless of your ition, but there is an annual registration or offers more scholarships to international Here’s a list of high-ranking foreign uni- country of origin. administration fee of around $600, which students than it did in the past. versities that are tuition-free. Don’t speak Norwegian? Ikke bekymre all students pay. Germany deg – or don’t worry. The majority of these Other affordable options DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 31 Cookies INTERNATIONAL PAGES

optional Beat on high until stiff peaks form, Ingredients Directions Cream butter and brown sugar until light 4-5 minutes. Thin 3/4 cup butter, softened with cream to de- 1 cup packed brown sugar and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking sired consistency. 1 large egg If desired, tint with 3/4 cup molasses soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; food coloring. 4 cups all-purpose flour Pipe onto cookies 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda shape each into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to and decorate as 1/4 teaspoon salt desired. (Keep un- 2 teaspoons ground ginger roll, 4 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured used icing covered 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon at all times with a 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8- in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-1/2-in. damp cloth. If nec- ROYAL ICING: essary, beat again 4-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar sweater-shaped cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. on high speed to 1/3 cup water restore texture.) Let 4 teaspoons meringue powder Bake cookies until edges are firm, 8-10 fat), 9mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 22g minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool com- cookies stand at room temperature several carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar hours or until frosting is dry and firm. 1/8 teaspoon salt pletely. protein. Place first five icing ingredients in a small Nutrition Facts 1 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 1 cookie: 113 calories, 2g fat (2g saturated Food coloring and assorted sprinkles, bowl; beat on low speed just until blended. Kastoori Boti

Ingredients: Pepper Powder, Lemon Juice, Ginger Gar- 500 gm Chicken lic Paste, Cumin Powder, and Green Chili 1 TSP White Pepper Powder Paste in a bowl, then mix it well and rest 1 TSP Black Pepper Powder for the 15-20 Minutes. 2-3 TBSP Lemon Juice Then Fry Ginger Garlic Paste in a pan by

1 TSP Ginger Paste adding cooking oil & butter, Salt, Gram 1 TSP Garlic Paste Flour. Then add marinated chicken in this 1 TSP Cumin Powder pan & cook it for 5-8 Minutes 2 TSP Green Chili Paste Pin up the marinated chicken at wooden 2 TSP Cooking Oil sticks. Spread the cheddar cheese 2 TBSP Butter It’s time to oven bake for 5-6 Minutes at

2 TBSP Gram Flour 180 degree Celsius. The second option is INTERNATIONAL PAGES Salt (As Needed) pan fried method (Add Oil in a pan and ½ Cup Cheddar Cheese grill it) Preparation: Your kastoori Boti is ready to serve Prepa- Add Chicken, White pepper Powder, Black ration Time: 25 Minutes Serve: 3 People Hyderbadi Marag

Meat with bone 1/2 kg think ur mutton is stiff its better to mar- tom. Ginger-Garlic paste 3Tbsp rinate because Marag tastes best when the Turmeric powder 1/4th Tsp mutton is tender. Onion 1 medium For Soft & Tender Meat Marriante the Pour Green chilli paste 1 Tsp mutton with some Raw papaya paste & 1 milk in Curd 3 Tbsp tbsp curd for 2-4 hours it and Milk 200ml cook Cream 2-3 Tbsp Dry roast cashew, coconut & chirongi, and for Coriander powder 1 Tsp grind them to a paste with some fresh cor- Cumin Powder 1Tsp riander leaves Garam masala powder 1Tsp Black pepper powder 1-2 Tsp Saute whole garam masala in hot ghee for 3 mins until the spices release a heavenly Coriander leaves 1 bunch aroma, Mint leaves 1/2 bunch then add onions and cook for 5-7mins Salt to taste Khopra(dessicated coconut) 2Tbsp Roasted Cashew nut (handful)- 4Tbsp When onions turn pink, add Turmeric, Our Hyderabadi Marag is ready serve it Roasted Chirongi 1Tbsp ginger-garlic paste & green chilli paste 5-10mins on medium flame hot with Lacha paratha, Tandoor roti or Ghee: 3-4 Tbsp Saute for 2-3 mins. Naan.

Whole Garam Masala Pour the cashew/coriander paste and cook 1/4tsp shahzeera Now add mutton, salt, curd, mint leaves for 10-15 mins or till oil seperates Diet tips: 1 star anise and pressure cook on medium flame till Dilute with Hot water till u reach required 2 cinnamon sticks the mutton is tender consistency. Use low fat butter instead of ghee 1 bay leave Replace whole milk with skim milk or 4 green cardamoms buttermilk 5 cloves After opening the lid, add corriander/ Then add garam masala powder, pepper Avoid cream, to make Hyderabadi marag 10-15 peppercorns cumin powder and cook till the gravy is powder & some cream. healthier. thick. Cook on low flame till oil seperates How to make Hyderabadi Marag: Cook on high flame by stirring contini- Note: I didnt marriante my meat, but if u ously so that gravy doesnt stick to the bot- DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 32

Gay Saudi journalists detained in Australia after asylum bid INTERNATIONAL PAGES Two gay Saudi journalists who sought One of the men -- who worked for Saudi asylum in Australia after being threatened Arabia’s media ministry and regularly as- In August, one of the men received a She said poor conditions in the centre at home over their relationship have been sisted visiting international news organ- phone call from a relative warning they and the uncertainty surrounding their held for weeks at an immigration deten- isations -- said they came under pressure knew of their gay relationship and if it it case have proved “psychologically very tion centre, their lawyer said Wednesday. from authorities after a dissident leaked wasn’t ended his partner would be killed. difficult”. sensitive documents to foreign media. The couple arrived in Australia in mid- Police followed that up with separate calls “Them speaking up is actually their right October on tourist visas but was singled “I was called into a prison on the out- asking them to come in for questioning, -- there’s no reason we should remain out by airport customs officials -- then skirts of Riyadh by the state security,” he which led to their decision to flee. silent about human rights abuses in Aus- taken into detention -- when they admit- told ABC, adding they “hinted that they tralia,” she said. ted plans to seek asylum, lawyer Alison realised I was in a relationship with my Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia Battisson told AFP. partner and that I should stop working and punishable by death. The home affairs department, which with the foreign media”. oversees immigration matters, and the “Australia being very well known for be- Battisson says the two men have been Australian Border Force did not respond ing... a safe place for LGBTI people, they Battisson said the men had not leaked any separated in detention as one is receiv- to requests for comment. were incredibly surprised and distressed,” documents, but were swept up in a wider ing medical treatment, while the other is https://www.indiatoday.in/ she said. crackdown by Saudi authorities in the housed with convicted criminals awaiting wake of Khashoggi’s murder. deportation. Saudi king touts reforms, Aramco IPO in annual address RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi global demand. serious choices and King Salman touted his country’s reforms that for each there in his annual address Wednesday and The kingdom plans to sell 1.5% of the are consequences to stressed the importance of his govern- company on the local exchange next bear,” King Salman ment’s decision to publicly list shares of month, but the success of this offering is said, adding that the state-run oil giant Aramco. He also heavily dependent on the contribution of his country does used his speech to warn rival Iran against local Saudi investors and funds. The king’s not seek war but is further aggressions. son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed prepared to defend bin Salman, has touted the IPO as a way itself firmly against Two key Saudi Aramco processing sites to create new streams of revenue for large any aggression. were targeted by drones and missiles in scale projects that can create thousands of September, knocking out nearly 6% of jobs for young Saudis. On Yemen, where daily global crude production. The attack Saudi Arabia has was claimed by Iranian-backed Houthi Saudi Arabia is looking to raise as much been at war for INTERNATIONAL PAGES rebels at war with Saudi Arabia in Yemen. as $25.6 billion from the sale, potentially nearly five years, The U.S. and Saudi Arabia, however, blame becoming the most-valuable initial public King Salman ex- residents or small authorized tour groups. Iran for the attack — an allegation denied offering in history. pressed hope that a recent power-sharing by Iran. agreement reached in the south of the The monarch’s 8-minute-long speech was King Salman reiterated in his speech Saudi country “will open the door to broader broadcast on Saudi state TV and delivered King Salman said Saudi Arabia’s ability allegations that Iran was behind the attack peace talks.” before the consultative Shura Council, to quickly recover and meet global oil on Aramco, as well as others targeting oil senior clerics, ministers and princes. demand after the attacks prove “its leading tankers around the Persian Gulf over the Separately, the monarch also commended Batrawy reported from Dubai, United role in ensuring the security and stability summer. his government’s decision to expand tour- Arab Emirates. of global energy supplies.” ist visas this year, describing the move as ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA He said Saudi Arabia “adhered to wisdom a way to attract investments, create jobs BATRAWY Saudi Aramco is the kingdom’s oil and gas in confronting these cowardly acts.” and showcase Saudi heritage and culture. Associated PressNovember 20, 2019 producer, pumping more than 10 million Previously, visit visas were largely restrict- barrels of crude oil a day, or some 10% of “Iran must realize that it has before it ed to religious pilgrims, direct relatives of DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 33

Immigration Advocacy Initiative - L. I. F. E ‘19, National convention INTERNATIONAL PAGES of Federation of Malayalee Association of America launched! Asian Media USA © Chicago IL: FOMAA the federal umbrella platform Pitroda’s birthday. retary Mr Jose Abraham, of NY on his welcome address of Kerala Associations in the USA, proudly ventured narrated the vision & commitment to persuade favoring into the desperate but prudent initiative ‘Legal Immi- Dr. Pitroda, a Scientist & Social - Gandhian activist; this genuine cause. grants Federation (L.I.F.E) highlighting, advocating and who’s merited with 100+ patents of inventions in elec- educating community members on the perspectives and tronics, assertively reminded the audience how India This well organized and conducted event was chaired by challenges licit, legit & documented Employment-Based historically harboured the Mughals, the British, the Mr Subash George, of Chicago, IL; Mr. Sam Anto, Mr. immigrants are faced up with the insane Green Card Portuguese, the Spaniards on their trade quest; hosted the Babloo Chacko, of Nashville, TN; Mr. Girish Sasankas- backlog of 150+ years of wait time due to the Country Iranian Zoroastrians while they were fleeing persecution; ekhar, of Columbus OH; Mr. Cap birth origin nationality quota system of US immi- fostered the Polish when they escaped Nazi persecu- gration. This insane injustice happening to the academi- tion; currently the Tibetans and the Bangla Rohingyas Anil Augustine, of Atlanta, GA; Mr. Sudheep Nair, of cally and professionally merited, professionals in the GC crediting India - the First Nation in the world be a truly Philadelphia, PA; Mrs. Smitha Thomas, Mr. Vishakh backlog were an eye-opener for many US citizens who prudent “Melting pot”. The diversity that India is blessed Cherian, of Indianapolis, IN and Mr Venkatram Reddy of attended the event in large numbers. FOMAA leadership with is the true factor that helped India to produce the Chicago, IL. is genuinely credited and appreciated for identifying this best-educated talent pool the global economic power- grey area of immigrant life and coming together to ad- houses could tap into. The FOMAA executive meeting after the convention dressing it to the elected US representatives. The initiative summoned by National General Secretary Mr. Jose was together in partnership with Illinois immigration Dr. Pitroda encouraged everyone to involve actively in Abraham, and Regional Vice President Mr. Bini Philip, Forum (IIF) and Chicago Cosmopolitan Club. the political process that, unless without participation no resolved to proceed with continued affirmative action’s changes can be expected in our favour; however desper- strengthening the movement. The idea put forth by Mr. This bipartisan initiative was well attended by elected ate and genuine be our cause! John Paattapathi, on gathering US citizens’ of IL constitu- officials of both Republican & Democratic parties, is of ents’ signature and submitting an appeal to Hon. Senator much significance. Hon. Congressman Krishnamoorthi as well stressed Richard (Dick) Durbin, who is the only Senator oppos- upon the fact that a community that participate/vote, ing the bill S.386 “Fairness for High Skilled Act of 2019” Republican State Chief Mr Tim Schneider, Honorable only will be counted & reckoned. This was in a way an ap- which has already passed the US House with historic (365 Representative Mr. Tom Morrison, of District 54 together peal to the community from the Hon. Congressman urg- Yeas / 65 Nays) majority, was overwhelmingly approved. with Mr Nimesh Jani, City Council member attended the ing all community members the importance of exercising Also was resolved to gather support from other diaspora convention. their votes during the upcoming elections. communities’ support and cooperation for this genuine cause favoring our brethren.

Honorable Congressman Mr Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mr State Republican Chief Mr Tim Schneider, highlighted Pr. Matt Flamm, together with Ms Laddi Singh, area leaders Trump’s policies favouring licit and legit merit-based im- The program was professionally emceed by Mr. Philip represented the Democratic Party at the event. migration. Rep. Morrison, being an educator by profes- Nangachiveettil and Mrs. Shana Mohan. The melodious sion underlined the alarming shortage of skilled STEM trills of Mr. Vijay Dadsena, and Mr. Sreeraj Raj added Dr. Sam Pitroda, the absolute Indian icon of immigrant professionals in the USA & promised to represent our cultural vibrance to the event. success in the Americas was the chief guest and enlight- cause to the party higher-ups.

ened the participants with his eloquent thoughts. It was INTERNATIONAL PAGES double sweetened for attendees that a surprise birthday The convention was well attended by US citizens of In- celebration was organized by FOMAA as it was Dr. dian diaspora from across the Nation. FOMAA Gen. Sec- DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 34

Racist trolls targeted a Somali refugee’s campaign. INTERNATIONAL PAGES She still managed to pull off a historic victory. By first two Muslim women in Congress, Rep. for a “fresh perspective” in city Antonia Noori Farzan Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida government. Some saw that as With just a week to go before the election, Tlaib (D-Mich.). Every aspect of Khalid’s an attack on older, wealthier Safiya Khalid was in tears. She had spent identity was weaponized, she told The white people, she said on Tues- the past six months knocking on hundreds Post, and she was attacked for being black, day, but that wasn’t how she of doors in Lewiston, Maine, the city Muslim, a woman and a refugee. At times, meant it. where she arrived as a refugee more than she admits, “I honestly thought, ‘What did “Any local government needs to a decade earlier, and where she hoped to I get myself into?’” be reflective of the community,” be the first Somali American to win a seat Khalid is used to facing challenges. She she said. on the city council. Suddenly, online trolls fled war-torn Somalia with her mother from as far away as Alabama and Missis- and two younger brothers at the age of 7, It was only in the campaign’s sippi were hurling vile abuse at her, telling arriving in an unfamiliar land where they final stretch that things turned her that Muslims had no place in Ameri- didn’t speak the language and knew no ugly. During the last week of ning for a position in a governmental role can government and she should go back to one. In an interview with the Bangor Daily October, videos appeared on YouTube, for the town of Lewiston, Maine,” said one where she came from. News, Khalid recalled that a social worker showing what Khalid’s opponent claimed tweet that was shared nearly 4,000 times who helped her family to resettle in New was an attempt at intimidation and harass- in the lead-up to the election. “Make her “I just couldn’t take it,” Khalid told The Jersey filled their refrigerator with pork ment. They had been filmed in August, go viral.” Washington Post on Tuesday night. “I was products, not realizing that the food was shortly after Walter “Ed” Hill decided to crying so bad. My eyes were completely off-limits for Muslims. join the race, and appeared to show people Even though she knew it would make re d .” ringing his doorbell and knocking on his campaigning harder, Khalid temporarily Before long, Khalid’s mother decided to door, then calling him “cowardly” and deleted her personal Facebook account Khalid, a Democrat, was unsettled by the move the family to Maine. Somali refugees “pathetic” when he didn’t answer. “for my own sanity,” she told The Post. It fact that someone had posted her address had started migrating to Lewiston, a for- was crunchtime for the election, so she on social media. But she was also worried mer mill town, in the early 2000s, drawn Hill, also a Democrat, told local news didn’t report the threatening messages and the hate-fueled attacks would become a by the abundance of cheap housing, good outlets that the culprits were members harassment to the police, even though she distraction. So she deleted her Facebook schools and low crime rate. Today, Khalid of the Lewiston Democratic Committee, started to get nervous when someone from account, asked friends to look out for says, roughly a third of the city’s popula- who were angered by his decision to run a neighboring town posted her address on worrisome comments and went back to tion is Somali. against Khalid and showed up to demand Facebook. pounding the streets with her leaflets and an explanation. Because he was recovering her clipboard. Khalid embraced her new home, working from surgery and on painkillers, he had “I probably should have taken that step,” she won her race by a significant margin. for the area’s best-known employer, L.L. been unable to get up and answer the door, she said on Tuesday, “but with the elec- The victory, she told supporters, showed Bean, as she made her way through Lew- he said, telling the Bangor Daily News that tion in a few days, I felt like all my energy “community organizers beat Internet iston High and the University of Southern he felt “scared and pretty vulnerable.” needed to be at the door with voters.” trolls.” Maine. While still in college, she unsuc- Khalid’s campaign has repeatedly con- cessfully ran for a seat on the school board. demned the incident and said it had noth- When results came in on Tuesday, Khalid INTERNATIONAL PAGES At 23, Khalid may be the youngest person Her desire to hold public office, she told ing to do with it. But, as Mainer reported, learned she had defeated Hill with nearly to ever serve on the Lewiston City Coun- The Post on Tuesday, came from watching the story soon spread to local right-wing 70 percent of the vote. The decisive win cil, as well as the first Somali immigrant. city leadership remain stubbornly white Facebook groups. Commenters began showed that Lewiston residents didn’t see She became an American citizen when she as the city grew increasingly diverse. So mocking Khalid’s hijab and suggesting eye-to-eye with the online trolls and had was 14. Her win on Tuesday night was one when a seat on the Lewiston City Council people in Lewiston should send her back a different vision of the city’s future, her of several historic firsts across the country opened up earlier this year, Khalid didn’t to Somalia because “we are slowly losing campaign manager, Jacob Nishimura, told in local elections. In Virginia, Muslim have to think hard about entering the race. our city.” The Post. “I still feel numb,” Khalid told women were elected to the state senate and She was tired of hearing anti-immigrant The Post later that night. “It’s still unbe- the Fairfax County School Board for the rhetoric from President Trump and former Before long, trolls with no apparent con- lievable that it actually happened. first time. Nadia Mohamad, 23, became Maine governor Paul LePage, a Lewiston nection to Maine were falsely claiming Watching a high school photo used to ar- the first Muslim woman and first Somali native who once claimed that asylum seek- Khalid wanted to institute sharia law in gue that she was unfit for office cemented elected to the city council in St. Louis ers brought diseases and were the biggest Lewiston and spamming her campaign’s Khalid’s belief that young women who Park, Minn., while Chol Majok, a 34-year- problem facing the state. Facebook page with racist comments and enter politics are subject to extra scrutiny. old who fled violence in South Sudan, outright threats. Many, the Sun Journal But knocking on more than 1,000 doors became the first refugee elected to public “Minority people were being attacked and wrote, were “too graphic and inappropri- and giving up her nights and weekends to office in Syracuse, N.Y. felt invisible, because they did not feel rep- ate to be published.” the campaign taught her another lesson. But as Khalid’s experience demonstrates, resented in positions of power,” she said. running for office can be complicated Campaign volunteers went into overdrive Over and over again, she said, people told when you’re a minority several times over. After finishing up at her day job as a trying to delete and report the worst of her they would be voting for her because Though only about 36,000 people live in youth mentor at a nonprofit that helps the attacks, but the harassment didn’t stop. she had gone to the trouble of showing up. Lewiston, her campaign drew unwanted immigrants, Khalid would hit the streets Trolls got hold of a photo taken when The race was won door by door, she said, national attention as a photo from her for hours of door-knocking before it grew Khalid was a 15-year-old high school “not on the Internet. dark. Her campaign focused on pragmatic student, which showed her making a goofy high school days was shared thousands https://www.washingtonpost.com/ of times, and white nationalist blogs issues like building more affordable hous- face and giving the finger to the camera, invoked fearmongering claims about the ing and addressing lead contamination, and plastered it across social media. though she frequently spoke of the need “This is a pic of a young lady whom is run- Pakistan leader asks PM Modi for asylum London The founder of Pakistan’s MQM ing terrorism. party, Altaf Hussain, who is living in exile But just give me, along with my colleagues, in the UK, has urged PM Modi to grant “If PM Modi allows me to come to India a place to live in India and I request you to him asylum in India or at least some and provides me asylum, I will readily grant some Baloch, Sindhis whose name I financial assistance to take his case to the do so because my grandfather is buried give, asylum as well,” he said. International Court of Justice. there, my grandmother is buried there; my thousands of relatives are buried there, in In his plea to India, the MQM leader said Promising that he would not interfere in India. his house and offices have been seized any politics, Hussain took to social media leaving him with no means to “fight for last week to relay a new speech in which I want to go there, to their graves. I want justice” against the Pakistani regime he also welcomed the Ayodhya verdict. to pray,” said Hussain, in a speech dated https://in.news.yahoo.com/ The 67-year-old is due to stand trial in the November 9. I am a peace-loving person. I UK charged with an offence of encourag- will not interfere in any politics, I promise. DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 35

22 Surprising Facts About The Early Humans INTERNATIONAL PAGES Early Humans Left Africa from animals that had already died from Considering our faces have evolved in Hawkes. Really, the reduction in size prob- natural causes or had been left behind by order to receive a punch to the face - it ably correlates with our decreased physical Over 1 Million Years Ago other larger predators. But the discovery makes sense that the part of our body used size. Less mass means less brain needed to Homo sapiens, the ancestors of modern of hunting and eating tools suggest our for delivering the punch would have had control it. man, originated in Africa. The “Out of ancestors maybe have been more intellec- to evolve as well. The notion that evolu- Africa” theory suggests that our ancestors From Four Legs to Two tually developed than originally thought. tion shaped our hands, not for dexterity, Why humans became bipedal is still a left the continent and migrated to Europe but to form fists, recently emerged from a mystery — some say it is to allow our chest and Asia. In doing so, they began replac- Fire As we know, there are a few things that study of anatomical changes in humans. room to breathe when we run — but the ing earlier examples of the human species set us apart from our animal counter- The study suggests that at about the same move from four legs to two marked the - the Homo Erectus. parts - these include walking on two legs, time we started walking upright, our hominid’s first break from our ape ances- creating and using stone tools, and being hands became short and square with op- tors. This migration took place approximately able to manage the natural element of fire. posable thumbs. This change has always 80,000 years ago. What is interesting to Lefties Compete, Righties Cooper- Evidence of fire being used as a tool came been recognised as a means for tool note is that the Homo erectus (upright ate from archaeologists’ discovery of Stone manipulation, but recent studies sug- human) had actually followed the exact Right-handed people outnumber lefties Age flint tools, which were used to both gest the ability to form a fist was actually same route (from Africa to Eurasia) - over nine to one. But in competitive sports, left- create fire and for scraping and cutting an evolutionary step to help to deliver a 1 million years ago. Looks like Homo handed people are far more represented, meat. punch when fighting. sapiens weren’t the first to get this idea. leading many theorists to conclude that The Human Face Evolved To With- Homo sapiens has only had a cul- We May Have Neanderthal Genes early cultures developed “handedness” as a Neanderthals are our closest extinct hu- stand A Punch ture for less than 50,000 years form of cooperation. man relatives. Our well-known, but often However, a million years ago, battles and Stone Tools The creation and use of Many anthropologists now believe that misunderstood ancestors lived in Europe fist fights were commonplace, and research early humans probably did not develop stone tools by our ancestors is estimated and Asia as early as 200,000 years ago until suggests the battles between humans could at about 2.6 million years ago. In Dikika, a culture until around that time. When about 30,000 years ago. While the Nean- end up being pretty brutal. Therefore it we consider that the “mitochondrial Eve” Ethiopia, however, researchers have found derthals’ appearance was slightly similar to makes sense that our faces would have fossil animal bones with possible butch- theory suggests that we are all descended ours, they were shorter and stockier with evolved in order to take a punch to the from one East African woman who lived ery marks from up to 3.4 million years angled cheekbones, prominent brow ridg- face. ago. This discovery could show that early about 200-150,000 years ago, It is shock- es, and wide noses. These qualities were ing. Clothes humans used naturally sharp rocks on important for survival in Europe’s cold While exact dates are always difficult to Homo sapiens evolved over 150,000 years the bones of antelope-sized animals as a climate and in order to hunt big animals come by, studies have found out when ago, around the time of mitochondrial means of killing and cutting their food. for food. Though sometimes thought of as our human-like ancestors began using the Aliens Among Us

Eve - the most recent common maternal barbarians, scientists have discovered that skin of animals to keep them warm. The ancestor of people currently on Earth. Long-skulled geniuses may have walked Neanderthals in fact used tools, buried need to do so may have arisen sometime This means our species hung around for a the earth before us. In 1913, scientists their dead and had control over fire. after losing a large portion of body hair. really long time before we developed art, uncovered strange-looking skull fragments Scientists estimate the time at which hu- symbolic communication, ornaments, and Homo Sapiens Always Evolve that were later determined to sit behind Human evolution is the extended process man began wearing “clothes” at around bone tools. Pre-cultural humans did have childlike faces. This combination naturally of change that suggests humans originated 1 million years ago. This time frame was led to conversations about aliens, but keep

sophisticated toolkits and fire, but anthro- INTERNATIONAL PAGES from apelike ancestors. Scientific evidence decided by examining factors such as pologists believe that they didn’t invent in mind: We survived, and they didn’t. So shows that the physical and behavioral genetic skin-colouration of our ancestors language until a cultural explosion. how smart could they be? traits shared by all people stemmed from at around this time. Early Humans Had Surprisingly Early Humans have incredibly low these ancestors and evolved over an ex- Language Skills Low Genetic Diversity genetic diversity tended period of time. Our species, as sug- There are some scientists that believe Humans are among the least genetically gested by many, will continue to evolve in Despite having found a large variety of that communication traits and the use of different human species, the discoveries diverse species, mostly because we prob- response to our living conditions - differ- language arose from a common dialect ably descended from a small group of early ent food, geographical and environmental don’t differ too much in terms of their spoken by our ancestors when they were genetic make-up. The scientific reason- humans who lived in East Africa. changes, the advent of modern technology all still in Africa. This language may Population geneticists describe genetic and of course the amalgamation of our ing lies in the fact that we (and all of our have been made up of sounds and grunts ancestors) come from the same location diversity with a measure called “effective different races. as opposed to formal words, but were population size.” Basically, effective popu- in East Africa, where it is assumed all of Different Types Of Food Allowed certainly used as a means for instruction our human-ape ancestors lived. In order lation size is how many people you would and expression. With over 5000 differ- need to reproduce the genetic diversity Us To Evolve to determine genetic diversity, scientists One of the primary factors of evolution ent languages spoken in the world today, of our full population. For humans, this need to know the effective population size is the food we consume. In the past, after this concept is highly likely. Linguists and number is really low and hovers around of a specific group.. This size helps to un- travelling far distances and adapting to anthropologists suggest that human lan- 15,000 individuals. It is kind of crazy when derstand how many organisms you need new locations, our ancestor’s diet changed guage probably started to develop around you consider that actual population size is to create the genetic diversity of the full according to what food was available to 100,000 years ago. 7 billion. If compared to mice, some spe- population. For our species, this number is them. Their diet initially consisted of cies of them have an effective population Anthropologist Pushes Back Date 15,000 individuals to recreate a society of nuts, seeds, fish, insects and small animals size of 733,000 of First Humans Hunting For Meat over 7 billion people. - providing the foundation that helped The Human Population Decreased To Two Million Years Ago Humans Navigated The Indian Ocean In evolve our brain, and develop our intel- Boats 50,000 Years Ago 80,000 Years Ago Evidence from an ancient butchery site ligence. This resulted in early human’s in Tanzania shows that early man was It appears as though travel and naviga- About 80,000 years ago there was a drastic creating advanced tools and using fire, capable of ambushing herds of animals up tion were pretty commonplace for our reduction in the size of the human popula- which helped the evolution train keep on to 1.6 million years earlier than previously ancestors, but this discovery was a pretty tion. Archeologists are still not 100% sure chugging thought. Ancient humans used complex incredible feat. There is no evidence that what caused the decline, but it definitely A new study that was published in the hunting techniques to ambush and kill Homo sapiens travelled to Australia 50,000 wasn’t pretty. Some say there may have scientific journal PNAS in 2018, claims antelopes, gazelles, wildebeest and other years ago and they did so without maps, been a massive volcanic eruption that that this diversity in the homo-sapiens large animals at least two million years travel navigation - or any sea travel experi- filled the sky with millions of particles of diet is what allowed us to evolve over the ago. ence for that matter! ash, blocking the sun’s heat for many years neanderthals that consumed mainly meat. We Used to be Hobbits (Sort Of) Our Tooth Size Decreased While Brain and in so doing created freezing tempera- When the ice age made herds of animals Size Increased tures that would have severely affected fleet, the neanderthals starved while the A hobbit-like species of humans lived approximately 18,000 years ago, according One of the most noticeable change in our life and population growth on earth at the homo-sapiens could nourish from other own evolution and adaptation was the time sources. The diet was perfected through- to Australian and Indonesian researchers. The species lived among pygmy elephants, increase in the size of the human brain Our Ancestors Were More Devel- out the years and in the last few thousand with the simultaneous decrease in the size of years, it is known as the Mediterranian 10-foot lizards, and were no taller than the oped Than You Expect average 3-year-old. of our teeth. This evolutionary trait came During this time our ancestors were small- diet. People who keep this diet to this day as a surprise to scientists who noticed the brained apemen that many assumed sur- are known to live longer than others. Our Brains are Shrinking opposite trend in other animals whose While may be getting smarter, our brains vived off what they could find: food that Our Fists Have Constantly Evolved To brains and teeth grew in conjunction with are getting more compact, explains the land produced or the meat that came Give A Punch each other. https://news.yahoo.com/ University of Wisconsin researcher John DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 36 One speculation regarding the decrease this develop- in tooth size might be that humans had ment actually occurred. Bipedalism - the INTERNATIONAL PAGES started to cook food over a fire which fancy name for “walking on two legs” , made chewing and digestion easier, and along with slightly bigger brains - suggest- subsequently saving time and energy - ing greater intelligence are unique traits that our ancestors would have spent on of our ancestors the Neanderthals and digestion, therefore large teeth wouldn’t Homow Erectus. One of the suggestions as have been needed for the acquisition of to why we started walking upright was to additional nutrient for brain growth allow us more chest room to breathe when Human Longevity May Be Caused we run. By A Slow Metabolism Goosebumps are a New Addition In today’s diet and health obsessed world, We used to have thick hair, which stood we are often told to eat many small meals on head not so unlike the hair on the back a day in order to increase our metabolism of your neck does now. Only, we lost that in order to lose weight. The scientific thick hair over time. But the physiologic truth is that a slow metabolism very well response stayed. be the key to our living longer than other Some Feet Are More Evolved Than Others animals. The faster your metabolism, the Some nine percent of people are missing more energy you need. The more energy the muscle in their foot that allows them you use the faster your body will wear to grip objects like our primitive ancestors. out. If we were to compare humans rate of (Might as well bend down, anyway, right?) metabolism with that of other mammals, A Population Explosion is Upon Us we would find that our metabolic rate is It took 100,000 years for the population to substantially lower, sometimes up to 50%. reach one billion people. It took only 133 An Important Evolutionary Protein years for it to reach its second billion, and DUF 1220 is a protein that may be es- 44 after that to double again. Ecologists sential in the development and evolution predict the world population will hit eight of the human brain evolution. This notion billion people by 2025. comes from the understanding that hu- The Original Paternity Test Blue eyes don’t man beings have in excess 270 copies of just look good on Frank Sinatra; scientists DUF1220 in their brains, whereas our believe they played a vital role in paternity primate cousins, like chimpanzees and testing babies. Two blue-eyed people can’t gorillas have slightly less copies of the pro- produce a brown-eyed baby.

tein in their brains. With further research we have no doubt scientists will link We May Have Been Endangered A human intelligence to the protein itself, mysterious illness (probably tuberculo- accounting for the disparity between us sis) is thought to have wiped out all but and animals. Our Throwing Skills Evolved 2,000 of our early ancestors around 70,000 From Our Extinct Ancestors BC — putting us shoulder-to-shoulder with black rhinos and giant pandas on the

Research shows that the human shoul- INTERNATIONAL PAGES der acts like a slingshot by storing and endangered species list. releasing energy during the throw. The https://www.jerusalemonline.com/ human torso, shoulder, and arm evolved By Alex Moore | April 30, 2019 specifically to help us store this energy and allowed our ancestors to hunt, feed and defend themselves from dangerous predators. Population Growth It took 100,000 years for the world popula- tion to reach 1 billion. This may seem like a lot, but when we look at the other facts we will see that , it only took 133 years for that number to double to 2 billion and 44 years to reach 4 billion. One of the pri- mary factors in evolution is the constantly changing landscape of our home, earth.

Why Do We Have Goose Bumps? While trying to determine our own ad- aptations and evolution from our apelike ancestors, people have discovered that many human traits, including organs and behaviours have lost most of their original function due to evolutions. These include organs like the appendix, wisdom teeth and tail bone and also behavioural reflex- es, such as the formation of goose bumps under the skin. While the exact reason for the raised bumps on our skin is not known for sure, research and scientists have suggested that a possible function would have been to raise the body’s hair, making our ancestors appear larger and in so doing, scaring off predators. Raising the hair may also have been used to trap an extra layer of air, keeping an animal warm. Why Humans Became Bipedal Walking on two legs is what set us apart from the other apes, but there still isn’t quantifying research that suggests why DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 37

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Rani Mukerji overwhelmed by response to Mardaani 2 trailer: Hoping that everyone watches this film

Rani Mukerji, who is gearing up for the the actress will be seen pitted against release of her upcoming film Mardaani a very young yet bone-chilling villain. 2, said that she is hoping that the entire The film will also address the dangerous country will watch it societal issue of rape cases in India that Pani Mukerji is all geared for Mardaani are being committed by juveniles. 2, which she hopes that the entire nation watches as it is inspired by some very dis- “I’m hoping that the entire nation watch- turbing true events. The actress said that es this film because it is inspired by some the film has an important social message. very disturbing true events that have happened around us wherein, crime has “Mardaani 2 has an important social mes- been committed by someone you don’t sage and the entire plan has been built to even expect is capable of hurting anyone. spread this message as wide, to as many Such crimes committed by juveniles is a people as possible. I’m overwhelmed by reality and it is important for everyone the reactions and really happy that our to take note of this because it’s one of the trailer has struck a chord with audiences,” biggest challenges and threats posed to Rani said. society at large,” Rani added. Produced by Aditya Chopra, Mardaani 2 was shot INTERNATION Rani is reprising the role of the fearless extensively in Rajasthan and committed Superintendent of Police, Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani 2, where Good Newwz Good Newwz is an upcoming Indian to Varun and Deepti. Their clash leads to comedy-drama film about two couples hilarious, often ridiculous situations. tryst with in vitro fertilisation, starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, How they overcome their hatred for Diljit Dosanjh, and Kiara Advani.The film each other and learn to take this journey is directed by debutant Raj Mehta and together forms the crux of this `dramedy` produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, about love and acceptance, called Good Hiroo Yash Johar, Shashank Khaitan and Newwz Aruna Bhatia under their respective ban- AL PAGES ners Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films. Two couples with the same surnames pur- sue in vitro fertilization and wait for their upcoming babies. Trouble ensues when they find that the sperms of each couple have been mixed with each other. Varun and Deepti Batra are an urban, working couple from Mumbai, who`ve now met with the realization that they need to have a kid before it`s too late. Little do they know that on this reproduc- tive journey, their fates would get tied with another couple - Honey and Monika Batra. Loud, garish landowners from Chandi- garh, this couple is a complete contrast DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 39

Panipat trailer highlights the myopic portrayal of Afghani INTERNATIONAL PAGES characters in recent Bollywood films, from Padmaavat to Kesari

‘Aye mere pyaare watan,’ the song by Cinema had obviously created a bridge Manna Dey in the film Kabuliwala, pic- between the two countries with different turised on Balraj Sahni looking forlorn in cultures and ethinicities, an emotive con- a land far away from his country, is among nect that government protocols often fail the finest and fondest renditions of the to muster. ethos of the upright noble, loyal, affection- ate, emotional Pathans from Afghanistan. Of late though, with the growing emphasis Over the years, given the changing geopo- on the assertion of a nationalist identity, litical alignments, no doubt, the Afghan in that luminous powerful bridge seems to be Indian cinema’s collective imagination has collapsing under the strain of acknowledg- crystallised into someone very different ing non–Hindu identities (read Muslim) from the virtuous one in Kabuliwala, or as anything but unjust, unfair and villain- even the gentleman Pathan villain Sher ous. It is almost as though the new villains Khan, immortalised by Pran in the film in Hindi cinema after smugglers, drug Zanjeer. lords and terrorists, are the invaders from the hoary past. The Pathans of new Hindi However, Bollywood’s penultimate tribute cinemas have few shades other than black. to the magnanimous, masculine nobility The messaging is plain to see — black is that Pathans from Afghanistan stood for, the colour of their clothes, the kohl in would have to be Amitabh Bachchan’s out- their eyes and the colour of the hearts that not deserving of the victory. Only this a terrorist. Although, with greater con- ing as the strapping hero Badhshah Khan beat in their chests manipulated villainy can ensure that the sciousness and sensitivity some of that has in Khuda Gawah. The film Panipat’s trailer just dropped on hero emerges with his halo intact even in begun to change. Popular shows on televi- the world-wide-web and the one notable a defeat. Panipat: The Great Betrayal in sion and films are now breaking some of From all accounts, the shooting of the film and striking part of the trailer was Ahmed all probability aligns with this cinematic the ethnicity and religious barriers as well was nothing short of a momentous event. Shah Abdali being essayed by Sanjay Dutt wisdom. as stereotypes of how Muslims, and people Even though the country was undergo- on-screen. The film, a period drama based Large-scale Indian Cinema, the com- of colour are depicted. ing political turmoil in the wake of the on the third battle of Panipat, had the mercial kind, unfortunately rides purely vacuum left behind by Russian troops, the striking visual of Dutt kitted out in threat- on the sensational simplification, not on Given its recent creative twist, the big film crew had no trouble filming. Big B in ening black as he marches towards a much nuance. Despite Bollywood’s attempt at question that now looms ahead is whether a blog had even shared details of how the smaller army headed by Sadashiv Rao being “woke” and nuanced, binaries are Bollywood cinema will continue to have red carpet was rolled out for them with the Bhau (Arjun Kapoor), a Maratha general still profoundly missing in our characters. its passionate fans across Afghan borders. local administration and how people went sporting pristine white. To circle back to the earlier examples—in According to news reports online, the to great lengths to make their stay pleasant Kabuliwala, Abdul Rehman Khan is ac- Afghan embassy in India has already ex- and memorable. Dutt, as Abdali, looks every inch the vil- cused of murder (it is never proven) but pressed concerns over Abdali’s portrayal in

If anything, the incident highlighted the lain, complete with gnashing teeth and he is also shown as a gentle soul yearning the film suggesting an expectation of one INTERNATIONAL PAGES fact that Afghans have been ardent fans of a devious attitude, a continuum of the for his daughter in a foreign land. Sher of their illustrious rulers not being painted Hindi movies. single-note character we saw as Alauddin Khan of Zanjeer is a powerful outlaw who a heartless villain. Khilji in the film Padmaavat, who was at- mends his ways. But these are examples In fact, I witnessed the Indo-Afghan tributed every shade of debauched villainy, from the past. In present times, Hindi cin- It would be interesting to observe whether warmth first-hand in Delhi when I at- or the Machiavellian Pathans in the film ema seems to find just one slot for Pathan Panipat: The Great Betrayal serves to tended Express Adda — a live fireside Kesari. characters—villains from history. codify Pathans as the convenient bad chat with a celebrity, organised by The guys with no redeeming virtue in period Indian Express where Amitabh Bachchan That according to history, Abdali slaugh- But the malaise is not just in Bollywood. dramas or not. was the Chief Guest for the evening. An tered thousands of warriors and defeated Hollywood for instance has often been Afghan gentleman from the audience got the Maratha forces, is likely to be pic- accused of being largely patriarchal, and Or, will Bollywoodwalas do some intro- up and for many minutes, recounted his turised in myriad ways to reinforce the putting the white male at the center of all spection and bring back the Kabuliwalas memory of Bachchan’s visit to his country. dastardly machinations of the Invader. proceedings. The non-normative issues Bachchan, ever avuncular, chatted with the According to history, the Marathas were and relationships being side-lined even gentleman at length sharing his own fond routed in the battle. Showcasing a defeat in Hollywood films is common. For long memories. The warmth in this cordial in a film can only be meaningful if the after 9/11 the only Afghan one would see exchange of anecdotes was unmistakable. victor is shown as conniving and evil, one in a Hollywood film would be a fanatic or Dabangg 3 Dabangg 3 is an upcoming 2019 Indian director of the series Arbaaz Khan con- that “her role was not Hindi-language action comedy film firmed that Dabangg 3 will indeed happen as strong as that of directed by Prabhu Deva, and produced and that the pre-production of it will start Salman”. by Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan under soon. He added: “It has to be an out of In October 2017, it their respective banners of Salman Khan the box idea, only then we can think of was reported that the Films and Arbaaz Khan Productions.The making it into a film. Dabangg 3 will not writers had started film is a sequel to the 2012 film Dabangg 2 be about the story being carried forward scripting the film, and and the third installment of Dabangg film but something very different coming in it would go on floors series. The screenplay of the film is written way.”In March 2015, Arbaaz Khan said by the mid 2018.In by Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva and Alok that he may not direct Dabangg 3 due to the following month, Upadhyaye. The story is set in the state the high workload of being a producer, it was confirmed by of Madhya Pradesh. The film features actor and director.In April 2015, Arbaaz Arbaaz Khan that Salman Khan,Sonakshi Sinha,Arbaaz Khan said that the film may take one or Prabhu Deva would Khanand Mahie Gill reprising their roles two years to shape up as it was postponed direct the film, and from the previous film, while Sudeepplays due to Sultan After much speculation,it he will look after the the antagonist. Dabangg 3 is scheduled is confirmed in August 2016, that Son- creative control.As to be theatrically released in India on 20 akshi Sinha will be part of Dabangg 3 and of March 2018, Deva compose for the film soundtrack. On 31 December 2019 another actress might join her.Later in confirmed that he will direct the film March 2019, Salman and Arbaaz arrived In 2013, it was reported that Dabangg that month it was reported that Kajol was and Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and in Indore to begin shooting for Dabangg 3 3 will be a prequel.In 2014, during the offered the role of an antagonist, but she Arbaaz Khan will be portray their earlier from 1 April[ promotion of his production Dolly Ki Doli refused to play it, as she told the media respective character. Sajid-Wajid will again DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 40 URDU PAGES

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When I worked in the post office, a lady barged in and Her friend ask: “Are you worried because you think he’ll started complaining that she’d got home to find a note tell lies about you?” from the postman – he’d tried to deliver a package but nobody was in. Mary answered: “I don’t mind the lies, but if he ever tells the truth I will break his neck!” “My husband was home all day!” she fumed. ------When a teacher asked my six-year-old nephew why his After I gave her the package, she said, “Oh, I’m so excited handwriting wasn’t as neat as usual, he responded, “I’m – it’s my husband’s new hearing aid!” trying a new font.” ------Customer: “How much is the hamburger steak?” Whenever you feel sad...

Butcher: “$1.98 cents a pound.” It helps to picture that somewhere in this world, there’s a “May I have it?” called out the lady. “That’s just what I’m fool pulling on a door that says “PUSH”! Customer: “But at the corner market is is only $0.98 cents looking for! ------a pound.” ------Police officer talks to a driver: “Your tail light is broken, Teacher: “Why are you late this morning?” your tires must be changed, and your bumper hangs half- Butcher: “Then you should go there to buy it.” way down. That will be 300 dollars!!” Student: “Its my alarm clock. Everyone got up except me!” Customer: “But they are all out of it.” [Pause] Teacher: How did the alarm clock make you the only one Butcher: “ Oh, I see. When we don’t have any we sell it for not to get up?” Driver: “Alright, go ahead and do it. They want twice as $0.50 cents a pound.” much as that at the garage ------Student: “There are eight of us in the my family and the ------Man: ”They’ll be changing the metric system soon!” alarm clock was only set for seven.” A Sergeant was addressing a squad of 25 and said, “I have ------a nice easy job for the laziest man here. Put up your hand Boy: ”Uh, what’s that?” Wife #1: “Hey, you look sad, what’s the trouble?” if you are the laziest.”

Man: ”They’ll be changing feet to meters! Wife #2: “Domestic trouble.” 24 men raised their hands, and the sergeant asked the other man, “Why didn’t you raise your hand?” Boy: ”You mean, we’ll be playing meterball?” Wife #1: “But you always bragged that your husband is a

------pearl!” The man replied, “Too much trouble raising the hand, A woman was shopping for something to wear to her Sarge 50th high school reunion when a group of teenage girls Wife #2: “He still is. It’s the mother-of-pearl that makes all ------came into the same shop to try on dresses for their school the trouble.” A man went into a discount store and asked the woman formal. ------cashier if everything in the shop was $1. Mary Jones was debating on the best means of dropping “That’s right,” she said. “Every item in the store.”

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