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Afghanistan’s Stunning New Success Story: Sports0
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- June 24, 2019
By Maroosha Muzaffar 24 June 2019 Why you should care Because sports are helping this country change its narrative. It was only a practice match. But when Afghanistan beat Pakistan in May ahead of the currently ongoing men’s Cricket World Cup in the U.K., fans back home hit the streets with celebratory firecrackers and gunshots.
READ MORETrump and Iran Are Climbing a Shaky Ladder of Escalation0
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- June 21, 2019
By John McLaughlin 21 June 2019 Why you should care Diplomatic opportunities to blink or save face in Washington and Tehran’s game of chicken are running thin. In my last column, I was struggling to understand U.S. strategy on Iran. Two weeks later, I still am. What’s clearer, especially since Iran’s downing of an unmanned
READ MOREIndia’s Poorly Performing States Need a Federal Takeover0
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- June 20, 2019
OZY 11 March 2019 Immodest proposal Immodest proposal Propositions that fall on the continuum between controversial and utterly insane. Sometimes we’re tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes, dead serious.Read more By Charu Sudan Kasturi • MAR 11 2019 Why you should care Decentralization is great to deepen the roots of democracy. But a booster shot of centralization may be
READ MOREEscaping Death in Pakistan Only to Find More of the Same in Sri Lanka | True Story0
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- June 7, 2019
| OZY 7 jUNE 2019 By Aaquib Khan Why you should care Because “safety” is sometimes a fluid concept.OZY takes to streets across the globe with a simple question: “How was your day?”In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: “How was your day?” In
READ MOREHow India Is Tearing Down a Bridge to Kashmir0
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- May 20, 2019
By Umar Lateef Misgar Why you should care Banning civilian traffic on the only highway connecting Kashmir to the world could rupture India’s connection with the conflict-torn region. No one asked them, but it was in the name of Kashmir’s people that the Indian government recently introduced a partial ban on civilian traffic along the
READ MOREWhy Trump’s Iran Strategy Puts America on the Road to Nowhere Good0
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- May 14, 2019
By John McLaughlin* 14 May 2019 OZY You could argue that the nuclear deal is not perfect and that a better one is possible, but now we are stuck trying to do it on our own. Why you should care Trump has given up allied leverage over Iran, setting America on a collision course with chaos
READ MOREIndia: HOW THE WORLD’S BIGGEST RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL TRACKS 250K MISSING PEOPLE0
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- May 5, 2019
BY VIJAY PANDEY • APR 29 2019 Why You Should Care The Kumbh festival in India is notorious for people going missing. Organizers finally have a fix. Uttar PradeshVIEW MAP 199,812,341Population Hindi, UrduSpoken Languages $2841GDP Per Capita LucknowCapital City It’s the largest religious gathering in the world. Every six years, millions of Hindus from across India and
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On a High Note: Meet the World’s First Sufi Opera Singer0
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- March 31, 2019
By Sophia Akram 31 March 2019 SourceLily Padula for OZY Why you should care Because she’s delivering messages of peace through opera. Saira Peter’s kitchen is a pretty good representation of her as a professional singer and as a person. Nestled in the basement of her East London residence, her carefully positioned keyboard keeps her
READ MOREThe Shepherd’s Son Stirring Lower-Caste Unrest in Modi’s India0
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- March 21, 2019
By Aayush Soni • AUG 10 2018 Why you should care He’s a leading — and uncomfortable — voice on behalf of his country’s lower-born.Telangana view map 35,286,757Population Telugu, UrduSpoken Languages $8903GDP Per Capita HyderabadCapital City Geo facts & figures Kancha Ilaiah was in middle school when he was first made aware of his caste. When
READ MOREThe ‘Berlin Wall Collapse’ That Modi Is Counting on to Win 20 Million Votes0
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- March 18, 2019
| Fast Forward | OZY By Maroosha Muzaffar • MAR 18 2019 Why you should care For the country’s 20 million Sikhs, the struggle to visit the religion’s holiest shrine has been a pain point for generations.Punjab view mapCreated with Raphaël 2.1.0Created with Raphaël 2.1.0 27,743,338Population PunjabiSpoken Languages $7845GDP Per Capita ChandigarhCapital City In the
READ MOREThe Terrorist Bringing India and Pakistan to the Brink of War … Again | Provocateurs0
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- March 13, 2019
OZY 13 March 2019 Masood Azhar Why you should care Because in this tinderbox, he holds the biggest match. Dueling airstrikes, a captured-then-returned fighter pilot, politically fueled tension: India and Pakistan have been brought to the brink of war since a suicide bombing in Kashmir last month, carried out by the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad. The
READ MOREKathmandu Offers Front-Row Seat to History Being Rebuilt0
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- March 7, 2019
Good Sh*tGood Sh*tIf you’d want to drink it, eat it, wear it, ride it, drive it; if it’d be cool to see, listen to or do, we’re writing about it.Read more 7 March 2019 The Basantapur Tower in Kathmandu Durbar Square was badly damaged in the April 2015 earthquake. Because Kathmandu’s historic sites are unveiling
READ MOREIndia’s Rocker Aristocrat Takes on Modi0
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- March 4, 2019
By Sonia Sarkar • MAR 04 2019 Why you should care 3,673,917 Population Bengali, HindiSpoken Languages $4457 GDP Per Capita Agartala Capital City Dressed in a white kurta and pajama with a red-and-black scarf, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma looks energetic. Rolling up his sleeves, in high-pitched Hindi, he tells the crowd: “Today, the king will
READ MOREThe Bombay Building That Brought Hindus and Muslims Together to Free India0
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- February 13, 2019
By Devyani Nighoskar • FEB 13 2019 Why you should care “Hargiz nameerad aan ke dilaash zinda shud ba-ishq / sabt ast bar jareeda-e-aalam dawam-e-ma.” One whose heart was engrossed in true love cannot die. / He is eternally fixed in the chronicle of earth. Engraved in Nastaliq script on a shining white marble plaque,
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