Articles in the CULTURE Category
Women Boxers in India: With this RingPosted in CULTURE, Summer 2010
Anna Sarkissian and Ameesha Joshi are emerging filmmakers from Montreal, Quebec. They are the women behind the documentary about women boxers in India, called “With this Ring.” On a self described shoe-string budget, these women are showing a side of South Asian women that is usually left out of the meida: the not so soft [...]
Waiting to Exhale: The Obama AdministrationPosted in CULTURE, Summer 2010
Fairness. Energy. Hope. On June 4, 2009, NY Muslim leaders had this to say after hearing President Barack Obama’s historic speech in Cairo. The discussion was filled with a reinstated sense of optimism stemming from his commitment to eradicate misperceptions surrounding the Muslim community and to reconnect and forge “a new beginning” with Muslim majority [...]
Truly InternationalPosted in CULTURE, EDITOR'S PICKS, Summer 2010
“So…” said the South Asian Conan O’ Brien look-alike that sat across from me. He had the same lop-sided poufy hair, distinguishable side part and tall gawky gait but unfortunately lacked the comical trademark pigmentation and humorous charisma that has so endeared us to Coco. His ‘so’, left hanging in the air, flew around with [...]
Tongues Untied: Dance, Debate, and UnderstandPosted in CULTURE, Summer 2010, Top Pick #2
Changing the world through actions seems to be the mantra embodied by Engendered. At this year’s Tongues Untied Dance Festival by Engendered, the organization once again showed the world the intricacies of gender and sexuality, this time through the medium of dance. With South Asian artists and choreographers from India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Canada [...]
