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Since the pandemic began, Fatima Ahmed has lost 29 of her family members in India and one in the US to Covid-19.
A few days ago, her uncle died in his car as he was driving back home from a hospital in Hyderabad, a city in southern India. âAll the hospitals were at capacity, so they couldnât take him in,â said Ahmed. âHe pulled over and he called the rest of the family, the khandan â before he passed.â
Each loss has amplified her anger â at the mass crisis unfolding 8,000 miles away, at the shortages of oxygen and vaccines, at the anti-Muslim attacks stoked by Indian officials who have scapegoated religious minorities as the country. Ahmed, an academic and activist based in New Jersey, has asked the Guardian to use a pseudonym for privacy and safety concerns.
How New Yorkers are organizing aid for Indiaâs COVID-19 crisis By Anna Lucente Sterling New York City PUBLISHED 2:30 PM ET May. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:30 PM EDT May. 05, 2021
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Thenmozhi Soundararajanâs days have been consumed the past few weeks with phone calls as early as 3 a.m. from people desperate for help with the COVID-19 crisis in India.
As the executive director and co-founder of Equality Labs, a grassroots organization serving South Asians across the country, sheâs been fielding calls from members across the five boroughs with family members in India.
âWe have so much grief and we ll have more grief to process,â said Soundararajan, who lives in Brooklyn. âThe situation is urgent because people are dying in the middle of the street. People are dying on the way to the hospital. Peopl
Martha Stewart praised for her ‘timeless’ beauty in photoshoot at 79: ‘More beautiful now than ever’ Chelsea Ritschel
Harper’s Bazaar, which sees the 79-year-old posing in a series of high-fashion looks.
In the feature, titled: “Martha Stewart Is the Original Influencer”, for the magazine’s March 2021 issue, Stewart opens up about her lengthy career, her 2004 prison sentence, and her lasting influence on popular culture.
The interview is paired with photos of the businesswoman, who was styled by editor-in-chief Samira Nasr, wearing everything from an oversized suit and converse to a black Balmain mini-dress.
In another photo accompanying the feature, Stewart can be seen lounging on a bed in a Gucci dress while holding a book by
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Martha Stewart has earned praise for her “timeless beauty” with her new feature in
Harper’s Bazaar, which sees the 79-year-old posing in a series of high-fashion looks.
In the feature, titled: “Martha Stewart Is the Original Influencer”, for the magazine’s March 2021 issue, Stewart opens up about her lengthy career, her 2004 prison sentence, and her lasting influence on popular culture.
The interview is paired with photos of the businesswoman, who was styled by editor-in-chief Samira Nasr, wearing everything from an oversized suit and converse to a black Balmain mini-dress.
In another photo accompanying the feature, Stewart can be seen lounging on a bed in a Gucci dress while holding a book by
Residents Anticipate Joy Of New Bridge Mr Kumar, who relocated to the settlement in 1987, said it was always difficult to cross the river. by nicolette chambers
21 Feb 2021 09:23 Back row, from left: Qaliwalu Settlement residents, Vinod Kumar, Dharna Wati, Premila Wati and Reena Devi with (front row) Anjali Kumar and Aryan Kumar on the newly-constructed Bridge at Kalacraft, Lautoka
on February 20, 2021. Photos: Nicolette Chambers
2021-04-03
Jumping on large rocks to cross the river in order to get to school and the city will now be a worry of the past.
The new Qaliwalu Bridge at Kalacraft, Lautoka, will open