Podcast: Growing up with early tech
What was technology like in the 90s? How did Japan do after WW2? In this episode, Zahid and Mureed discuss remembering growing up with early tech. https://soundcloud.com/user-871791679/growing-up-with-early-tech
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Dear world, does a Baloch life really matter?
In October three years ago, I, accompanied by a few fellow refugees from Balochistan, waited outside a Canada Border Services Agency office for another Baloch refugee friend who was being investigated to ascertain he was not a bad guy. As we waited, we received the news that another friend, a Baloch student leader, has been ...
What’s going on with Turkey and Kurds?
In this episode, our panelists Sameer, Murid and Zahid discuss the changing US policy towards Syrian Kurds, and how it’s going to affect the regional and international politics. https://soundcloud.com/user-871791679/whats-going-on-with-turkey-and-kurds
Students urge demilitarization of Balochistan University; FIA to submit report on 27
Hundreds of students are currently sitting in front of Balochistan University’s main gate to protest a blackmailing and harassment scandal on the campus surrounding installation of hidden cameras at the women’s hostel and then using the recordings to harass and blackmail students. The scandal, which initially involved UoB’s security in-charge and surveillance officer, is deepening ...
Philosophy 101: Who carries the burden of proof in an argument?
In philosophy, the word argument offers a completely different meaning than the one that we commonly use in our daily speech. Contrary to its everyday nuance of squabbles, disputes and fights—arguments in philosophy are viewed as a set of statements in which premises (reasons) are given for the acceptance of a claim or a conclusion. ...
What’s happening at Balochistan University
In this episode of our podcast series, Murid and Zahid discuss the details and implications of Balochistan University scandal. https://soundcloud.com/user-871791679/whats-happening-at-balochistan-university
What’s up with Pakistan?
What’s up with Pakistan’s nuclear threats at the UNGA? Zahid and Mureed discuss the complications of Pakistan’s civil and military relation. https://soundcloud.com/user-871791679/whats-up-with-pakistan
What is Liberal Nationalism?
In this episode, our podcast panelists Zahid, Sameer and Mureed discuss liberal nationalism, free trade and today’s America for our Balochi listeners. https://soundcloud.com/user-871791679/what-is-liberal-nationalism
Quetta’s women doctors defiant after police threw them out of BMC hostel
Quetta’s female doctors, house officers and medical students are protesting outside the Governor’s House, after police stormed their hostels three days ago to force them out. Female doctors and medical students of the Bolan Medical College (BMC) have been protesting against what they call ‘arbitrary allotments’ at the girls’ hostel for last many months. In ...
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: An introduction
One Belt One Road (OBOR) or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s one trillion dollars transport and trade infrastructure grand vision to connect China to the rest of the world. Announced in 2013, belt refers to the road and railway networks and the road to the sea routes. It features several economic corridors: ...
