Turkey – Glorious and Surprising
Abroo Shah Sep 27, 2009 interacts: 9Turkey has always been at the crossroads between the east and west, but today it stands at the intersection between modern and traditional as well
False Consciousness and Foreign Policy
Sangeeta Mahapatra Sep 27, 2009 interacts: 7How do countries think? How do they react? We often delude ourselves when we claim to know the behavior of states. So we ascribe motives
Who are the Power Elite
Muhammed Asadi Sep 27, 2009 interacts: 112
The Power Elite does not refer to people conspiring together in a coordinated way rather it is about the dominant
Behind Closed Doors: Archives and Archiving in Pakistan
Nadeem Tarar Sep 24, 2009 interacts: 5Despite the fact that constitution of Pakistan recognises the access to public information, various laws on the statutory books, such as Official Secret Act of
Evolution of a War
Nadeem Tarar Sep 23, 2009 interacts: 249The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir is a myth-busting and brutal exposé of Pakistan's secret war against India.
Bring Back Jagannath Azad’s Pakistan Anthem
Beena Sarwar Sep 22, 2009 interacts: 553Jagannath Azad was working in Lahore when Mr Jinnah commissioned him for this task just three days before Independence. He complied, Mr Jinnah approved the
Our Piñata: The Western Culture
Taji M Sep 20, 2009 interacts: 104Oh the kids have settled very well in their school, he said. The only problem is this Western culture; we don’t want our children to
Tariq Ahsan: A Forgotten Foot-soldier of Democracy
Muhammad Tariq Sep 20, 2009 interacts: 19This kind of interrogation ought to be banned everywhere, since although it leaves no marks or injuries on the body, thus making it difficult to
Eid Mubarak!
Asad Dhanani Sep 20, 2009 interacts: 3I bought myself the usual white colored Qameez-Shalwar, with a full collar, no embroidery Qameez. Embroidery wasn’t my thing and the thought of having to
Driving Me Crazy
Xoheb Sheikh Sep 18, 2009 interacts: 14There is the levitation of first love; then there are the thirty years of marriage. There is the pleasure of a long walk along the
Gilgit-Baltistan : A Deprived and Subjugated Region
Jasbir Sarai Sep 18, 2009 interacts: 20The PPP led government of Pakistan has, through the enactment of the Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2009 of August 29, opened yet another Pandora’s Box in the
Indian Technical Recession
Sharad Chandra Sep 18, 2009 interacts: 149Over last decade or so, engineering institutions have produced mostly bankers, some managers but very few engineers. Even if some opted for technical career, it
Women and the Process of Decolonization
Monica Nat Sep 17, 2009 interacts: 26Colonizers came to these lands for resources, cheap labor, and new markets. What they left behind were mutated societies trying to redefine themselves by shedding
The Four Year Itch
Ammara Ahmad Sep 17, 2009 interacts: 2The chief minister of Punjab recently announced that 32 universities in Punjab adopt the four years honors system. The rationale being to meet international standards
How Can Zia Die?
Ahmad Bilal Sep 16, 2009 interacts: 97Two decades have gone by, and the kids who lived through that day have all grown older. Pakistan has survived through another dictatorship.
An Indian Abroad
Sangeeta Mahapatra Sep 16, 2009 interacts: 17While not being jingoistic, I realized that it is only in a foreign land does one realize the worth of one's identity.
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