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Pakistan's First Female Truck Driver
A 53-year-old woman breaks all stereotypes to become Pakistan's first female truck driver. Shamim Akhtar, a 53-year-old housewife, defied the South Asian tradition requiring women to stay home and take care of their husbands and families and instead has become the first female truck driver in Pakistan.
The Latest On The Power Of Superfoods!
The list of superfoods keeps changing due to an increasing number of studies and analyses. Here's the latest on this food group. Go ahead believe the hype! There's a lot of buzz around superfoods and rightfully so. These foods and their extraordinary properties are gaining popularity just in time to point us towards the right direction. With the effects of the Standard American Diet (SAD) on the rise, it&
#TIFF15 Festival Street Recap: Where Film Festival Meets The Sidewalk
For the second year in a row, TIFF's Festival Street entertained film lovers with a four-day long open street festival fit for family, friends and filmgoers. The Toronto International Film Festival invited audiences to step outside the theatre once again with the return of their hugely popular Festival Stree
14 Year Old Student Creates Clock & Gets Arrested
Teacher gets 14-year-old student arrested for creating a cool clock that looked like a bomb. You would think that your teacher would be full of praise for a job well done, but that was not the case when 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed of Irving, Texas showed his teacher a digital clock he created. What happened? Mohamed was greeted with disdain from this teacher and was arrested after
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#StrengthToSayNo: Indians Protest Child Marriage On Social Media
Rekha Kalindi was only 11 years old when she said no to her forced marriage last year. Since then she's been speaking out against child marriage and encouraging girls across the country to complete their schooling. She's served as the inspiration for the #StrengthToSayNo soci ...
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New Generation Of iPhone and iPad Launched
The wait is over! The new generation of Apple products is here and, as we’ve come to expect, the improvements are a big step up. Apple claims the iPhone 6s is now the most advanced smart phone in the world. With an upgraded A9 processor chip, the device’s hardwa ...
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ACTRA Toronto and HangLoose Media will be teaming up to raise awareness of diversity in movies, film, TV, radio and web media with their invite-only Studio Film District Party on September 15. ANOKHI MEDIA is a proud media partner for th ...
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Sheena Bora's Corpse Found Via DNA Testing, Her Mother Arrested For Murder
Sheena Bora's remains were found in Mumbai on August 28, providing one more puzzle piece for this Bollywood-like, real-life murder. Sheena Bora was last seen alive three years ago, in April 2012. Mumbai police report that a skull and bones were discovered about a week ...
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Witch Hunting A Serious Concern In Northeast India
"Witch-hunt" is not a term you hear often in the 21st century — at least not in its literal sense. But for many women in the remote villages of India, it is a very real and very frightening possibility. The superstitious pract ...
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Want to get treated like the stars at the Toronto International Film Festival this year? Then enter ANOKHI Media's TIFF 2015 contest to win a celebrity Festival Essentials Gift Package by NKPR's famous celebrity gifting suite, the IT Lounge. In its ...
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Aunty Pakistan Tells It Like It Is!
There’s a new crusader in Twitter town and she’s taking no prisoners! Armed with a sharp wit and blunt honesty, Aunty Pakistan has taken social media by storm. From misogyny and sexism to patriarchy and rape culture, the account has been on a roll over t ...
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Saudi Women Register To Vote And Run In Historic Elections
Women in Saudia Arabia are able to register as candidates for local municipal elections that are to take place in December. This move is earning praise for the conservative kingdom — but some criticism as well for not being enough for the country's women. ...
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Babysitting Nightmare: Indian Woman Jailed For Death Of Child
Warning: This article contains graphic content that may disturb readers. Please be advised. An Indian woman faces a 14-year jail term after killing a child. Kinjal Patel, 29, faces a long-term jail sentence of 14 years after she was fo ...
