Saudi Arabia – “The Arabia of King Saud”- is a large but lightly populated desert land. The culture of many of its eight million people hadn’t changed much for a thousand year. However, under the Arabian desert sand is the main power source for modern...
Tribal Organisation & Code
Tribal Organization :The family unit, called Khanadan (in Pushtu) is the smallest in the tribal structure. Closely related families join together to form a clan. The clan joins with other clans to form a sub-tribe, which, in its turn, unites with other...
The Tribal people of Afghanistan
Society in rural Afghanistan (and most of Afghanistan is rural) is organized in family and tribal units. The afghan family resembles very closely other tribal societies of both the Near East and Central Asia. It includes the head of the family, his married...
Women's Role in Marriage
Some of the most important patterns of action in any society are those which involve choosing a wife or husband.In the text which follows, several girls in India speak about their views of marriage and raise questions about the American patterns. Read...
Female Footballer
Bangladeshi female footballers face an uphill task when they take on Nepal in the semi-final of the first ever SAFF women's Football Championship at the Cox's Bazar stadium today.A win in the semi-final will set up a re-match for them against India....
Balance of Power (2)
Tragically, this tradition, set in motion in the first tenure of the BNP, was perpetuated by the Awani League, This time the BNP played their role in boycotting parliament. Tho the credit of the Awarni league they did make some efforts to empower parliament...
Balance of Power (1)
There seems to now be some promise for a fruitful dialogue and a clearer roadmap to elections in December. However, part of the political equation still seems unresolved, so there are still quite a few unexploded land mines to be cleared before we reach...
Working women in Pakistan
Significant debates have occurred detailing the profession (s) that women chose (or not) and the effects that such choice have on the larger Pakistani Society, both in terms of gender roles as well as economic market studies. Oxford University press...
What is it with Men and Torture ?
BACK in 2005 James Walcott Wrote of torture. " Woman may take part though I imagine it's rare, and under duress -- but only men could devise the intricate and cruel tortures and torture devices that have been inflicted over the centuries." This is one...
The Story of Billion Mothers
Men power is society, earning money's thing, its only for father. Mother's work are called children take care or manage the house. So, only fathers get million or billion degree. But mothers are to be a billion too. Do we seem that fathers only...
The Great Woman
June 19 was the birthday of Aung san Suu kyi , a living legend. Her birthday was observed all over the world with tremendous enthusiasm. The whole world loves her. But where is she? she is under house arrest. People say that Suu kyi is the icon...
Campus Violence
There is hardly any educated man who is not well acquainted with the term campus violence. All the colleges and universities have become mini cantonments which are full of mortal weapons and ammunition. The educational campuses have turned into fertile...
'Role of Grassroots Organizations in Combating Violence within the Family"
It is women themselves who should take the first step to protect themselves from violence, especially when it happens inside their homes. They must know their rights and also included giving special attention to violence against disabled women,...
Violence Against Adolescent
Child abuse is one of the most disturbing issues in our country that is hardly ever talked about. In her seminar paper titled "Violence Against Adolescent", Roksana Yasmin, coordinator of Breaking the silence, talked about the frightening sexual violence...
Zero Tolerance For Violence
While analyzing myths, American contemporary poet Adrienne Rich in her popular poem "Diving into the wreck" says that women have been ends. This practice has continued to the day. Official estimates say presently in Bangladesh about 58 percent....