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Alan Yentob, who died on Saturday at the age of 78, possessed an improbable but nearly infallible instinct for what would ...
Alan Yentob, the long-serving BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker, has died aged 78. Yentob profiled and interviewed a ...
The attack on Israeli Embassy staff members was not about a 'free Palestine.' It was about targeting a young couple because ...
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.
Two recent flare-ups over commencement speeches show how difficult—and necessary—truly defending free expression is.
It includes artists who seem to have gone through a religious phase, one that left a mark on them, such as Toni Morrison, ...
In August 2022, Rushdie was repeatedly stabbed at a lecture event in New York in his neck, chest, eye, and other areas. He ...
The trouble with India’s Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us ...
By Nehru OdehHadi Matar, the 27-year-old American of Lebanese descent who brutally attacked renowned author Salman Rushdie at a cultural event in New York in 2022, has been handed a 25-year prison ...
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, one that has spread to his bones.
CONCORD — The Hindu Shiva Murugan Temple stands resplendent, adorned by a mosaic of art, culture and spirituality.