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When India Banned Thought

Rakesh Mani   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 177

While Singh has shifted ground from supporting a nationalist right-wing party to intellectual liberalism, Jinnah moved from pursuing secular, liberal policies to rallying the masses

An Unsustainable Future

Asad Badruddin   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 3

With energy shortages peaking this summer all around Pakistan, there could have been a serious opportunity to drastically change the way Pakistan produces energy.

From Cat's Cradle to Video Games

Sairah Ali   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 2

They reflect the social, economic, religious and artistic life of the culture from which they develop and have, themselves, become an intrinsic part of human

My Fair, Goon? “By Jove: He Nearly Did it….”

Afrah Jamal   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 2

Here lies Rehman – Day Job: local Godfather; often mistaken for the Fairy Godfather. Primary residence: the Hood – Lyari. Forwarding address (had he lived):

The Sacred and the Profane

Ali Hashmi   Aug 25, 2009   interacts: 1

Ms. L had been a challenge for me to treat for 3 years. She was from Lahore, my native city and the first time I

So What Gives?

Raj Shastri   Aug 25, 2009   interacts: 4

Even the fallout of the publication of the Jaswant Singh’s book, and his expulsion from BJP, should be seen as an essential temporary setback, in

Torrential Fecundity and Pangs of a Voracious Reader

Pramod Khilery   Aug 25, 2009   interacts: 0

Just like a pretty damsel blooms at the prospectus of being the object of desire of eyes that enunciate its love with an affectionate smile

Jaswant Speaks Out

Ather Naqvi   Aug 25, 2009   interacts: 108

The controversy over the book written by Jaswant Singh, Jinnah: India–Partition–Independence, in which he has painted Quaid-i-Azam in a positive

A Letter to God

Saima Shah   Aug 23, 2009   interacts: 62

Light of my heart, help me speak so that hearts can talk. Those hearts that wear a shield of iron around them, those hearts who

Obama's Ramadan Message to The Muslims

saeed qureshi   Aug 23, 2009   interacts: 7

The Muslims around the world must have been elated and inspired by this address, a sermon from the president of a nation that not in

Prosthesis

Sarah Zahid   Aug 23, 2009   interacts: 4

Theirs was a usual relationship. At least they both thought that they were usual. They had a small dream, the dream all lover’s dream when

Minorities and Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: A Legal Perspective

Nauman Asghar   Aug 23, 2009   interacts: 22

In Pakistan, the blasphemy law dates back to original 1860 Indian Penal Code in which Articles 295 and 298 inserted keeping in view the religious

Shake What Yo Amma Gave You

Padash    Aug 20, 2009   interacts: 302

And now without further a due, here are a few tips I like to share as the scholarly confessions of

Qasba Aligarh Massacre – A Forgotten Story

Ali Chishti   Aug 20, 2009   interacts: 33

I didn’t knew the extent of this massacre until recently when I met some of the survivors to realize what really happened to the residents

Aids Sutra: Untold Stories from India

Joya Banerjee   Aug 17, 2009   interacts: 8

In this groundbreaking anthology, sixteen renowned writers tell the hidden story of the AIDS crisis, illuminating the complex nature of

My Midnight Companion

samreen kapasi   Aug 17, 2009   interacts: 1

Our dear lives won’t stay till then.
Greet and meet
Have a seat.
We are all but mortal men.

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