Waiving Off the Second Wave

When in an interview published in 2009, I expressed my differences in ideas with Simone De Beauvoir, I found not only Indian feminists, but some western feminists came forward to protest my comments. One of known second-wave western feminists also asked me what I have done in my lifetime before protesting such eminent feminist like Beauvoir.
But recently an interview with German Family Minister Kristina Schroder, which made a wave of controversy in Germany, made me more enthusiastic that a whole new kind of struggle is emerging throughout the world.
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Sarojini
(Sarojini Sahoo)
South Asian Federation of Artists (SAFA)

Journalist killed in Pakistan- JIP Condemns

Iftikhar Chaudri

The body of Abdul Hameed Hayatan, a young Baloch journalist who was kidnapped in the southwestern port city of Gwadaron 25 October), was found beside the River Sami in Turbat, 40 km to the east, on 18 November. The matter was reported by a local newspaper

His reporting critical of the Pakistani authorities and his support for the Baloch national movement were almost certainly the motive for his abduction and murder.

“If the local and federal authorities want to rein in the violence in the province of Balochistan, they must conduct an exhaustive and impartial investigation into Abdul Hameed Hayatan’s murder,” Reporters Without Borders said. “If it goes unpunished, the province’s journalists will have every right to treat it as another extrajudicial execution.”

Hayatan was shot in the head and chest. Marks on his body clearly indicated that he was tortured before being killed. The body of a student, Hamid Ismail, was found alongside Hayatan’s. In a reference to a Muslim Eid (festival) that has just ended, a message found with the bodies said: “Eid present for the Baloch people.”

Journalists based in Balochistan told Reporters Without Borders that Hayatan was probably murdered by members of the security forces (who are fighting Baloch armed separatists) or a Jihadi group.

Balochistan is by far the most dangerous region in Pakistan for the media. Three other reporters have been killed there this year. One was gunned down in June and two others were killed in suicide bombings, in April and September. Several cases of extrajudicial executions of journalists in Pakistan have not been investigated properly. They include the 2006 abduction and murder of Hayatullah Khan in the tribal area of North Waziristan.

Journalists For International Peace condemns brutal murder of the journalist and demanded early arrests of the culprits involved in the crime.    By--Iftikhar Chaudri ((Journalists for International Peace)

what is beauty

Beauty  is neither a thing nor an ideal but it is an emotion.

It is a feeling of being beautiful.

Only those with a pure and pious heart can see the beauty in nature and admire it.

It can be seen in the hardships of a tiny ant, in the leisurely walks of a giant elephant.

Beautiful,may look,the cries of an innocent child or the wrinkles of an old man or woman.

Every nook and corner of the earth is filled with beauty.

when, where and how  to locate it depends on each one of us.

As it is rightly said '" beauty lies in the eyes of beholder"

By-- Poonam Matia