Pope Francis on Saturday asked Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of each other, as he once again used his annual christmas wishes to reprimand betrayals and gossip among his closest associates. A wheezing and congested Francis, who just turned 88, urged the prelates to speak well of one another and to undertake a humble … Read more
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif — AFP/File The current PTI leadership is “helpless”, says Khawaja Asif. Said PTI leaders are taking instructions from imprisoned Imran Khan. Pakistan enjoys good relations with the United States, the defense minister said. Terming the current Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership as “helpless”, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said negotiations could … Read more
“Sand Castle” is composed of deliberately simple elements: a deserted island, an old creaking lighthouse, and a radio that works intermittently. At its center is a family of four: a doting mother, a resourceful father, a moody teenage son, and a dreaming daughter. Their survival depends on the increasingly futile task of waiting, searching for … Read more
When watching “Nawi,” two things quickly become clear. First, a great lead performance carries the film. Michelle Lemuya Ekene plays the eponymous character, a 13-year-old girl who longs to go to high school but instead must confront the patriarchal traditions of her community. She is to be married off in exchange for a large dowry … Read more
The girl with cerebral palsy at the heart of “Out of My Mind” certainly doesn’t like being called an “muse.” She made it clear that she hated pity, or anything resembling empty expressions of sympathy. However, the makers of the original Disney film, based on Sharon M. Draper’s novel, portrayed her as the perfect inspirational … Read more