Is This Your First War?: Travels Through the Post-9/11 Islamic World Less than a year before 9/11, Michael Petrou trekked through al Qaeda’s backyard in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan. He was back in Central Asia within weeks of the attacks — this time as a reporter, slipping into Afghanistan as rockets and tracer bullets lit up the night sky, carrying notebooks, stolen blankets, and a satellite phone. In the decade that followed, Petrou has returned repeatedly to the greater Middle East, where political Islam, liberalism, ethnic and religious nationalism, and Western military intervention shape and batter the lives of those who live there. In the process, Petrou has established himself as one of Canada’s premier foreign…. Read more

(PRWEB) April 23, 2012 FPO Projects, the app developer that brought the world Catculator, unveils its first game,Star Slothfeatured in iTunes App Stores New and Noteworthy section. The mobile game for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (and optimized for the new iPad Retina display), uses touch-screen swipe technology to addictive effect. In the world of the game, the main character, Sloth, has a hard time staying awake. Players help him keep his job, swiping the screen to deliver cheeseburgers to hungry customers throughout the cosmos. All the while, Sloth eludes obstacles like mine fields and space vortexes. The bosss daughter, an obsessive sloth enthusiast, chases Sloth through the cosmos, while a…. Read more

Karachi, Pakistan (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 Omer Pasha, born in Pakistan, graduate of Froebels International School, Islamabad collaborates with 17 Vancouver, BC artists and produces a vast number of feature, short films and music videos in line up for Cannes Market 2012, France. For the past 6 years, Omer Pasha has been producing short films and music videos in Vancouver, BC, Canada and has been exhibiting with the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in New York City, Manhattan and Hollywood, Los Angeles and Cannes Market in France. Omer Pashas first debut music video The Curse (Unveiled) filmed in Islamabad and Lahore was introduced by MTV (mtvU) USA in New York in 2006…. Read more

Stockholm, Sweden (PRWEB) April 03, 2012 24MAS today launched the first ever games and app store for Telenor Pakistan. The portal, which will be available to Telenor Pakistans 29 million subscribers, is being launched under the Djuice brand. Djuice is…. Read more

The Sound of Wonder! The First Wave of Plugged-in Pop At The Pakistani Picture House Bollywood compilations abound, but how about one from the Pakistani “Lollywood” scene?! You may never have heard of the artists here, namely M. Ashraf and his female collaborator, Nahid Akhtar (the Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin of Pakistan), but a wild ride is guaranteed, with fuzz guitar, space-echo machines and synthesizers alongside more traditional instruments like harmonium and tabla! List Price: $ 25.98 Price:…. Read more