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  • Seeking Solace in mysticism

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    ISLAMABAD: Tucked away in the library of Kuch Khaas, a group sat to dissect the poetry of 13th century Persian poet Rumi on Tuesday. Known as the “Mathnawi Circle”, the group members gather every week to read out and interpret select verses, forming a story, from “Mathnawi”, one of the sufi saint’s finest pieces. Shazray Hussain,…

  • Ravi Shankar to hold live event on Facebook today

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    Art of Living founder Sri Ravi Shankar would hold a live event titled “Face2Face” on Facebook which would be a unique initiative of converting Facebook into a tool for meaningful dialogue for transformation. The event would take place between 7:30pm and 9pm on June 23. Participants would “Like” the page across the globe, as a…

  • Mars had oxygen-rich atmosphere

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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere four billion years ago – more than a billion years before Earth, according to a study of rock samples. NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover Photo: REUTERS By Nick Collins, and Agencies Rocks collected by Nasa’s Spirit rover from the surface of the Gusev crater were found to contain five times as much nickel as…

  • US approves a label for meat free of Genetically Modified products.

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  • Photo of the Day

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    Arizona, 2007 Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic A shaft of light bisects the distinctive Navajo Sandstone shapes of Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon near Page formed by millennia of flash flooding.

  • A Poem For Saturday

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    Originally posted on The Dish: Muriel Rukeyser was born on December 15, 1913, so this year marks her centennial. While at Vassar College she founded – along with Elizabeth Bishop, Mary McCarthy, and Eleanor Clark – an undergraduate literary magazine called Con Spirito. Rukeyser was in Spain as its civil war erupted, reported on its…

  • ‘Paruthi’, an organic cotton brand, aims to promote rain-fed cotton, grown in Madurai

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    By: A. SHRIKUMAR,  in The Hindu In many villages in Madurai district, cotton is more than just a crop. The cotton flower. Today, 400-odd farmers spin their own yarns and weave them in handlooms. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In 13 villages around Arasapatti near Tirumangalam in Madurai district, cotton is more than just a crop. It’s a symbol…

  • Culture is created by the people.

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    Writing in the “First National Festival of Popular Dance” published in 1978, the late Mozambican President, Samora Machel said the people created culture because they own land and have inspiration from their pains and hopes. “Culture is created by the people/ the artists don’t create it/ Bourgeoisie doesn’t produce art/ it lacks the land/ it…

  • Science vs. World Leaders

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    In Medical Daily, Anoopa Singh documents a study that links GMO food toxins to anemia and other blood disorders: “…in a new study where mice were fed endotoxin, researchers found that even the smallest, and once deemed safe, doses of the toxin appeared to cause harmful immune reactions. Researchers looked at immune reactions in the exposed mice…

  • Earthworm Farmer’s Bible

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    According to books world.com, Daniel C. Merrill’s The Earthworm Farmer’s Bible is: “a must-read for anyone interested in raising earthworms and/or starting an organic garden. In its pages, the reader will learn the difference between standard composting and composting with earthworms. It includes a step-by-step process to convert organic household waste into the magical earth-friendly fertilizers known as earthworm castings-the…