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With Never a Lamentation

Aisha Sarwari

She was a British born faithful of the communist movement, allied fiercely with the mission of promoting freedom from oppressive regimes, a learned and well-read person, she was as opinionated and prolific in her writing as she was in her thoughts.

Mar 8, 2010   Views 2715   Interacts 61

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Poking the Good Turk in the Eye

Salim Chauhan

His passionate speeches in Istanbul and Cairo sound much like his fading appearance in Grant Park in Chicago. More and more, Obama seems to have the reverse Midas touch.

Mar 7, 2010   Views 6075   Interacts 173

Life

Stretching It, Just a Little Further

Vinay Mehta

Heading out of one of the gates of the plant, he had run into a group of protestors. "Management ka chamcha! (Stooge of the management!)", someone shouted at him.

Mar 7, 2010   Views 1179   Interacts 17

People

Lutfullah Khan and His Alam-e-Junoon

Ayaz Abdal

In his house, under specially built cabinets are rows and rows of audio tapes. When played they tell you the history of Indo Pakistan music, literature and poetry. A treasure which is most likely to be destroyed…

Mar 4, 2010   Views 1389   Interacts 12

Law Liberties Justice

Privatizing Law And Order In Pakistan

Syed Hussaini

Over decades, private companies moved into education, water supply and health care as the state failed to perform in these sectors. Now is the time for Pakistani tycoons to move into the business of maintaining law and order and administration of justice

Mar 4, 2010   Views 2736   Interacts 59

Current Affairs

Conspiracy Theories and Hate Mongering

Tariq Aqil

Zaid Hamid is slowly but surely poisoning the minds of our impressionable youth particularly the student community. Every sentence or every word that he utters is loaded with prejudice, extremism and hate.

Mar 4, 2010   Views 5138   Interacts 54

Society

Impressions: What Has Changed Back Home

Jawid Mirza

People are getting this drug, religious morphine if you will, a few times a week. It is important to ask what will they do if they were not getting this dose but more important is to ask “When are they going to get off this

Mar 4, 2010   Views 2431   Interacts 26

People

Dr. Salima Ikram: A Pakistani Egyptologist

Ayaz Abdal

In the land of the great Pharaohs, under the shadow of the mighty pyramids, there lives a woman who seems to know every intricate details of every conspiracy that went on in the ruins of the magnificent palaces.

Feb 28, 2010   Views 2638   Interacts 17

Sports

Is Afridi Guilty?

Ibrahim Baig

Like Afridi, Stuart Broad attempted to alter the ball, unlike Afridi, he did it with his shoe instead of teeth. Like Afridi, fingers were pointed at him, unlike Afridi, neither was he punished by the ICC, nor did anyone from his own country call for

Feb 28, 2010   Views 2513   Interacts 31

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My Name is Khan, a Review

Ras Siddiqui

The message here is delivered loud and clear, especially to Muslims worldwide. There is a scene in a Mosque in this movie that will raise some eyebrows.

Feb 26, 2010   Views 9409   Interacts 212

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