Category Archives: Stories

Journal Information Pakistan Horizon is the flagship quarterly journal of the Institute. It is the oldest journal on International Relations in South Asia. Pakistan Horizon aims to combine rigorous analysis with a helpful approach to international issues. It features articles related to Pakistan’s foreign policy, regional and global issues, women’s concerns in international relations, IR theory, terrorism and… Read More »

A sacred island in south-west Japan that bans women and where male visitors must strip naked before going ashore has been declared a Unesco world heritage site. Okinoshima, located midway between the south-western main island of Kyushu and the Korean peninsula, was once the site of rituals to pray for maritime safety and a centre for relations with China and Korea that… Read More »

Spooky season is upon us, so we thought it was the perfect time to share the legend of Isola Gaiola, an ill-fated island off the coast of Naples, with you.  Locals won’t go anywhere near Isola Gaiola. It’s cursed, they say. With a history of disappearances, drownings, murder, and suicide for those who have lived there, you can probably… Read More »

The Blacksmith History Forge Museum is a short walk north of the Toqi Telpak Furushon Bazaar on Khakikat Street. The museum is located in the Kulyuta karavansarai which was built in the 16th century. Admission is free, and it is a rare treat to see a working blacksmith. Photos/Videos can be taken and you can stroll through the… Read More »

In 1989, Hurricane Hugo devastated the coastline of South Carolina. In the aftermath, as historic homes and buildings were being repaired, many homeowners looked for plaster workers or stone carvers. To everyone’s surprise, there weren’t many left, resulting in a massive backlog of restoration and preservation work. In response, a group of inspired educators founded the American College of Building… Read More »

Abebe Bikila’s run to international fame started by accident. Abebe had wanted to run the marathon for Ethiopia in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. But his reported personal best time in the marathon was faster than the world record, and race officials were skeptical. He was passed over in favor of another runner, who subsequently broke his… Read More »

Bernie Littman and Marjorie Fiterman set a Guinness World Record as the oldest newlyweds with a combined age of 202 years A couple from Philadelphia has set a Guinness World Record by becoming the world’s oldest newlyweds. Bernie Littman, aged 100, and Marjorie Fiterman, aged 102, got married earlier this year, with their combined ages totalling an extraordinary… Read More »

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר, romanized: Lōʾ t̲aʿăneh b̲ərēʿăk̲ā ʿēd̲ šāqer) (Exodus 20:16) is one of the Ten Commandments, widely understood as moral imperatives in Judaism and Christianity. The Book of Exodus describes the Ten Commandments as being spoken by God, inscribed on two stone tablets by the finger of God, broken by Moses, and rewritten by Yahweh on a replacement set of stones… Read More »