Culture

Women who survived the landslide rest in one of the schools that was re-purposed as a camp for internally displaced persons.
Women who survived the landslide rest in one of the schools that was re-purposed as a camp for internally displaced persons.
Displaced people of Hunza struggle to move on
Displaced people of Hunza struggle to move on
13 April 2010

Life in the Hunza valley was changed forever when a landslide buried the entire village of Attabad in the Northern Pakistan territory of Gilgit-Baltistan earlier this year. Despite extensive relief efforts, the future remains uncertain as a lake resulting from the landslide swallows villages and threatens the lives of thousands downstream.

A composite of three separate images of the same galaxy cluster collision in one image.
A composite of three separate images of the same galaxy cluster collision in one image.
Seeking knowledge to the ends of the universe
Seeking knowledge to the ends of the universe
16 April 2009

Professor Arif Babul is an astrophysicist whose research into the origins of the universe is just one aspect of his multi-faceted career. A Distinguished Professor at the University of Victoria, he directs the Canadian Computational Cosmology Collaboration, and is an advocate for strengthened Muslim-West relations.

The colonnade (1.2 km long) at Palmyra dating back almost 2000 years
The colonnade (1.2 km long) at Palmyra dating back almost 2000 years
Excursions across cultures
Excursions across cultures
2 December 2007

Sixteen members of the UK Jamat participated in “Excursions across cultures." They experienced the warm hospitality of the Syrian Jamat, as well as the rich and varied history of a land that has weaved together many different cultures over time.

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