Originally posted on The Velvet Rocket:
By Bernie Debusmann, Pictures by Sarakshi Rai To most non-Spaniards, the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) is distant history, the stuff of Hemingway novels. But to many Spaniards, the war can seem like yesterday – and nowhere is this more evident than in the town of Belchite. Belchite, home to…
Dubai’s Version Of Fight Club: Kushti
Originally posted on The Velvet Rocket:
Article by Sarakshi Rai and photographs by Bernie Debusmann ? “Alhamdulillah! Badiya! Shahbash!” are just some of the words you can hear being yelled by a crowd of Pakistani expats gathered in a field in Deira at 5:30 PM on a Friday evening. Citizens from Pakistan usually come together on…
The Banganga Tank, Mumbai
Originally posted on The Velvet Rocket:
Article and Photos by Bernie Debusmann and Sarakshi Rai ? Driving into Mumbai’s Malabar Hill area for the first time, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s an upscale area of no particular interest. India’s VVIPs live here, such as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state and the Chief…
The Paris attacks shows us the selective outrage of the western world
Did the reaction to the Paris attacks reach such a level of outrage because it happened in a European country? to European people?
BBC Radio Appearance: Do Western tragedies receive uneven attention?
I also appeared on BBC World Service Radio on November 16th to discuss the global reaction to the Paris Attacks. Listen here.
BBC TV Appearance: Selective outrage of the media after Paris attacks
I appeared on BBC World News on November 17th to discuss “selective outrage” of the western media in the wake of the devastating terror attacks in Paris. It can be seen here.
Still smiling and uncomplaining: Glimpse of life in Nepal after India’s ‘unofficial blockade’
Kathmandu has been forced to ration fuel after India blocked supplies and declared its ‘unhappiness’ against a tenet in the landlocked country’s new Constitution.
We don’t come to war, we come to play: Young Pakistani cricketers playing in India speak up
A Pakistani cricket team, taking part in a tournament on Indian soil without any controversies, political problems or scandals.
Purify her uterus if she isn’t a virgin: IS releases shocking ‘sex slave’ guidebook
By Sarakshi Rai for FirstPost here. The Islamic State has, believe it or not, released a shocking guidebook on how to treat its female sex slaves. Something out of the dark, middle ages, this guidebook makes your flesh crawl and fill you with disgust. The Research and Fatwa Department of IS, gives its fighters the…
‘Don’t wait until 7, it might be too late!’ says Islamic State guide on raising ‘jihadi’ kids
By Sarakshi Rai for FirstPost here. Hot on the heels of their recently shocking handbook on how to treat their female sex slaves, The Islamic State has recently launched a guide for mothers on how to raise “jihadi” babies. The guide titled “Sister’s Role in Jihad” says the most important role a woman can play “off…
Want to work with News Corp Australia? Get on all fours in sexy lingerie
By Sarakshi Rai for FirstPost here. News Corp Australia is looking for an intern and so they put out an ad: a woman on a bed, on all fours, in sexy black lingerie. The original post, with the ad was obviously deleted but not before the quick-fingered journalist Suzanne Carbonne got a screenshot: Interns are…
Boko Haram by numbers: There was no #JeSuisCharlie moment for 2,000 killed in Nigeria
By Sarakshi Rai for FirstPost here. While the world is still reeling from the massacre that left 17 people dead at the horrific Paris shootings, the reports of hundreds, possibly thousands, of people massacred by Boko Haram got less press coverage than it deserved. Even in Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan expressed sympathy to the French…
