Marvia Malik has become Pakistan’s first transgender newsreader. Ms Malik, who was disowned by her family because she was considered a disgrace to their name, was “selected on merit, not…
Redazione5 April 2018
The conflict between Pakistan and India, prompted by hyper-nationalism, is not new in the Indian subcontinent since their separation in 1947. The two countries share the same culture and traditions,…
Redazione16 March 2018
Scandals and false allegations of blasphemy are increasing day by day as the extremist Islamic groups in Pakistan have become stronger than they ever had in recent decades, and some…
Redazione6 March 2018
Imagine the Sicilian Mafia opening its own newsroom: how do you think it would be received by the newspapers? Imagine the Lord’s Resistance Army, the Christian fundamentalist rebel group terrorizing…
Pier Cesare Notaro21 November 2017
In a world ever more entangled in doubts and insecurities, Malaysia is shining like a safety beacon. If you are looking for examples illustrating the absurdity of homophobia, and how…
Pier Cesare Notaro9 October 2017
Michael Sinan Thomsen (who is Muslim and was also interviewed by Il Grande Colibrì) won Mister Gay 2012. There have been also many other LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex…
WAK6 September 2017
In the Indian city of Bangalore, the union between two women is raising oppositions on the infamous Section 377, and It’s led to charges and layoffs. Despite the illegitimacy of…
Ginevra Campaini27 July 2017
I was born on a heavy rainy day, at noon. This is what my mother always told me. Everyone was happy because I was the first grandson. In Pakistan, as…
Redazione24 July 2017
Anes is Moroccan. Mohamed è Italian-Egyptian. Anes was born in a Muslim family. Mohamed is a mixed race and he didn’t have a religious education. They are both homosexuals and…
Anas Chariai7 June 2017
Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the 27 years old daughter of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto who was killed by the Taliban in 2007, is accused of blasphemy. In Pakistan is…
WAK5 June 2017
14 alleged homosexuals arrested in Indonesia , 30 in Iran , 27 in Bangladesh , and now 141 in Indonesia, again. If April seemed unparalleled, with its news about dozens…
Pier Cesare Notaro25 May 2017
