Author: Shimla Wakeel

Global Village 2023 was a colossal success. It proved the existence of singularity, first, by being one rare point in space and time that united the different trajectories Time wandered around at different points of time in history, and secondly by giving life to an unimaginability, an escapism, a fantasy, and a dream. It was more than a dainty slit in the insubstantial barricade separating history from the present. It was a substantial in the insubstantial.Global Village 2023 was a phenomenal celebration of cultures; an extraordinary celebration of human life.AIESEC in University of Moratuwa organized Global Village 2023 to be…

What is evident from the existence of numerous different cultures in the world is that Time, the painter of LIfe, has managed to wander around in different pathways at different points of time in history creating a labyrinth of diverse lifestyles. Then Culture becomes Time’s palette full of colours: stories that have sculpted human life here on earth for thousands of years. The unique individualities of different cultures show how beautiful differences can be, and how those beautiful differences can exist in one shared human race. Global Village 2023 is one rare existent singularity that intends to connect those different…

What is Twitter? Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to post and interact with short messages called “tweets.” Launched in 2006, it quickly became a popular platform for sharing news, opinions, and real-time updates. With a character limit of 280, users can express themselves succinctly and engage with others through following, retweeting, liking, and replying to tweets. Twitter has become a valuable tool for individuals, companies, and organizations to connect with a global audience and stay informed on various subjects, including news, trends, and conversations. How does Twitter work? Twitter is a microblogging platform that allows users…

“No one can understand what life is like for children growing up in conflict. For children to be well, they need to feel safe and loved, and to have their basic needs met. Each airstrike, siege, and grave violation can have serious negative consequences on children’s mental health and well-being, now and for years to come.” Mohammed Abdulkareem Mahdi Taiz,Yemen Recently our Editor-in-Chief, Mr Abdul Thawwab Ishaque interviewed Mr Mohammed Abdulkareem Mahdi a Yemeni, whose hometown is Taiz, a city in Yemen regarding the current situation in Yemen. He spoke about how the problems started and how it is going…

The FIFA World Cup is set to take place in Qatar,2022, from November 20 until December 18. The biggest stars in the world of football will be locking horns this November with the ultimate aim of lifting the coveted trophy after the final in December. For a lot of high-profile names it will likely be their final chance of adding the World Cup to their trophy cabinet, with the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric among the players likely to have retired from international football by the time their next chance arrives in 2026. However, we might…

Sri Lanka, internationally known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, is currently in crisis. The poor management of those in power had plunged the entire nation into dark times, quite literally. Island-wide power cuts, often mile-long queues for basic commodities like fuel, gas, and even milk powder, not to mention the soaring prices of other everyday food items, have made life extremely difficult for the common Sri Lankan. However, amid all this chaos, something new and beautiful has emerged; all around our paradise isle, people are standing against the wrong that has been done, with a sense of unity…

Kidnapping is any illegal capture or detention by any strangers for criminal & mischievous purposes. In criminal laws, kidnapping means taking away or the asportation of a person against the person’s will. Child abduction has become a public and a social issue that has captured the attention of many in the last 2 decades. Vivid accounts of child abduction are portrayed in the media, particularly of high-profile stranger abductions. Such over-representation triggers fear in almost all parents; most often, this fear is disproportionate to the actual risk. Most would agree that child abduction is one of the more stressful types…