Arts & Literature
Slovenia’s first mosque opens after 50 years
Monitoring Desk LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made. Islamic community head Mufti NedzadGrabus said the mosque’s opening was “a turning point in our lives.” “Slovenia is the last former Yugoslav state to get…
Read MoreOUP to develop PISA 2024 Science Framework for OECD
F.P. Report KARACHI: Oxford University Press, the world’s largest university press with a distinguished global presence, announces that it has won a competitive tender by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop the Science Framework for PISA 2024. The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is widely acknowledged as the benchmark…
Read MoreRenowned US author Mary Higgins Clark passes away
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Best-selling American author Mary Higgins Clark, known by her fans as the “Queen of Suspense”, has died aged 92, her publisher confirmed. She was still producing a book a year at the age of 90, with her page-turners earning her a legion of fans across the world — and even making her…
Read MoreThree-day literature festival titled “ADAB Festival-Pakistan” started
F.P. Report KARACHI: A three-day literature festival titled “ADAB Festival-Pakistan” started here on Friday at Arts Council of Pakistan, where many literary figures, writers, authors, historians, intellectual and poets from within and outside the country are scheduled to speak and to read their poetry. A book fair having large range of books is also being…
Read MoreBook exposing reality of India’s false flag operations launched
F.P. Report KARACHI: A book was launched here on Tuesday which presents a critical evaluation of India’s constant false flag operations against Pakistan and an eye-opener for everybody to see that how India, with its planned game of deception, has been hoodwinking the world by portraying Pakistan as a terrorist country. The book ‘Ganga to…
Read MoreAmina Art Ansari talks Therapy, Paintings & Humanity
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: The ever so gifted Amina Art Ansari is a British Asian visual artist who is based in Pakistan. London is not only her place of birth but a city where her artistic dream became a reality. Amina studied at Central Saint Martins, London College of Printing and National College of Arts in…
Read MoreOcean Art Gallery organizes artist Asim Amjad’s art-work exhibition
F.P. Report KARACHI: Ocean Art Gallery, being one of the largest Pakistani gallery dealing with sales of artworks hosted a solo show of paintings by Asim Amjad on Saturday, 25th January. The exhibition continue till 30th January, 2020. Khalil Ahmed owner and CEO of Ocean Art Galleries while speaking to media said; “our priority is…
Read More“Kill Reply All” by Victoria Turk
Monitoring Desk Victoria Turk’s Kill Reply All “is one of the more amusing digital-etiquette books you’ll read,” says a review in The New York Times. “Simply put, social media has created a new universe of ways we can be mean to one another. So digital good manners are a great kindness, whether they apply to…
Read MoreWorld’s biggest literature festival kicks off in India
Monitoring Desk JAIPUR: The 13th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) started on Thursday. Known as the “greatest literary show on earth,” the five-day event brings to one venue more than 500 speakers of 15 Indian and 35 foreign languages, and over 30 nationalities. Among the festival’s participants are Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize…
Read MoreA 3-year-old Malaysian boy has just become the youngest member of Mensa UK, the largest international high IQ society
Monitoring Desk LONDON: A 3-year-old Malaysian boy living in the UK has become the youngest member to join Mensa UK, the largest and oldest international high IQ society in the world, Mensa officials said. Muhammad Haryz Nadzim was invited to join Mensa after meeting with a psychologist and scoring 142 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test,…
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