Omar Khadr: New Developments

Posted on Apr 30, 2014 by Rahman

The journey takes a turn
Rahman Mohamed

Before and after returning to Canada from Guantanamo Bay in 2012 Omar Khadr has faced many trials. Another has begun.

Happy Nowruz: A New Year has Now Begun

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 by Rahman

An official UN holiday celebrated by people around the world
Rahman Mohamed

Google Doodle, first day of spring

Nowruz is a holiday celebrated annually on March 21 internationally. It’s the first full day after the “vernal equinox, [and] is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people all around the world”. As the first official day of spring it’s a holiday that goes back over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, now spreading to Europe and North America. In 2010 the UN declared March 21 International Day of Nowruz.

Posted on Mar 14, 2014 by Rahman

Witch or wizard; WWW (World’s Wicked Wonder)
Rahman Mohamed

Everyone loves a good birthday. Last year, on May 27, WordPress, the host of Nova’s Rays, celebrated it’s 10th birthday. Facebook is just a bit younger, celebrating it’s 10th birthday this year on February 4. Twitter still has two years before it comes of age. What about the parent of these close siblings, the World Wide Web?