For 38 years, Jay Blakesberg has been a staple of the live music scene. The photographer is most well-known for his connection with the Grateful Dead, where he got his start, but has captured everyone from Eric Clapton to Neil Young to The Who and so many more.In two upcoming events, Blakesberg will discuss his career in photography with extensive slideshow presentations. The Chasing The Light discussions will take place at Garcia’s in Port Chester, NY on October 29th ahead of the Phil Lesh & Friends performance on that night, as well as on November 1st at the Davis Auditorium at Skidmore College. Both shows are free admission and open to the public.You can see all of the details in the posters below. For more on Blakesberg’s extensive career, read our extensive interview published here. read more
Keeping in view the clashes between local Kashmiri students and non-local students over India’s defeat in semifinal clash with West Indies on Thursday March 31, night in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the authorities were forced to shut down the National Institute of Technology (NIT) till further orders.According to PTI, one of the local student revealed that the non-Kashmiri students were irked by the celebrations witnessed in Kashmir on Thursday night following India’s defeat.”The non-local students, being in majority in the NIT, just picked up a fight with local students and thrashed few of them,” alleged the student, who did not wish to be named.The NIT, earlier known as the Regional Engineering College, has nearly 2500 students and 400 academic staff members.”There was an unruly situation on campus and we thought it provident to shut down the campus till further orders as a precautionary measure,” an official of the NIT said.He said that some altercation between local and non-local students led to sloganeering.The NIT authorities have asked all the students to vacate the hostels but have not evicted them yet, the official said.The decision to close down the campus will be reviewed from time to time.”As and when we feel that the situation has returned to normalcy, the order will be revoked,” he added.Although many students have left the hostel, some students are still staying in their rooms, a local student said. Check: Limit on weight of school bags to apply on all schools: Maharashtra govtadvertisementClick here to get more education news.Get latest updates on exam notifications and scholarships across India and abroad here. read more
The caning of two women for ‘attempted sexual relations’ in Malaysia may have started a worrying trend in the country. Read the full article on Gaystarnews: :https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/second-malaysian-states-wants-to-cane-lgbti-people-after-lesbians-caned/ GAYSTARNEWS- On Monday (3 September) a court official caned the 22 and 32 year old women six times each. An Islamic Sharia court in the state of Terengganu had found them guilty of same-sex relations.Their caning caused international uproar with human rights groups condemning the punishment as ‘torture’.It was the first time caning was used as a sentence for same-sex relations in Malaysia. The Sharia court handed out the highest sentence possible within its jurisdiction to the women.We want to lead LGBTI people on to the ‘right path’But now the peninsular state of Pahang wants to follow in Terengganu’s footsteps and start caning LGBTI people.The Pahang Islamic Religious Department (JAIP) is considering updating its laws to introduce caning as punishment for LGBTI people.‘We support (the caning sentence) as it shows the beauty of Islam but in Pahang, we have not decided yet and will look into it,’ JAIP director Datuk Mohamad Noor Abdul Rani told media.Rani said the JAIP will run ‘education’ programs to lead LGBTI people back on to the ‘right path’. These programs would happen while Pahang considers whether to introduce caning.‘To date, we have signboards reminding people to stay away from committing vice and now we will put up the LGBT boards as part of the measures to tackle the problem,’ he said. eTN Chatroom for Readers (join us) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… A gay man being caned in Aceh. Photo: (Rakyat Aceh/Jawapos.com) ‘We will one day reach the stage of implementing (punishment), so educating the people will be continuously carried out as a reminder to the community to stop their acts which will only incur the wrath and anger of Allah.’‘We want to give them awareness and at the same time also support the sentencing carried out through the Islamic law as we want to educate the young generation on LGBT.’Syariah law in MalaysiaMalaysia’s Syariah Court – Syariah is the Malay spelling of Shariah – is one of two separate court systems in Malaysia. It has jurisdiction over all Muslims in Malaysia but only in matters of family law and religious observance. About 61% of Malaysia’s 32 million strong population is Muslim.Syariah Courts have limited scope in the sentences it can hand out. They can pass sentences of jail terms up to three years, fines up to RM5,000 (US$1,206), and/or up to six cane lashes.Pahang state official, Datuk Seri Shahaniza Shamsuddin said the state’s punishment of LGBTI people should not be cruel.‘One of the reasons why no such action or punishment has been carried out on LGBT activities is that it is quite difficult for us to prove the offence. The offence is normally done in private,’ she told The Star.‘It is difficult for us to prove it took place and so far, we have only taken action under the Syariah law for the consumption of alcohol,’ she said.Got a news tip? Want to share your story? Email us . read more