Talk with Shandana Minhas author of Tunnel Vision
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 7
Why would I sell to western readers? My loyalty is to the story. As a storyteller you don’t choose the
Six Minutes
kashkin dabruski Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 4
The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds
The Cyclone and the Saudi Prince
Naeem Randhawa Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 2
Patargata - never heard of it, it sounds like a Thai dish. Do I need to worry about it? I've
A Scene
Mutaal Mooquin Nov 24, 2007 interacts: 5
The horse without the rider
Baby without the mother
Not one chasing the other
Sitting silently - over the ruins
Resist, resist, resist: ‘The gift of a crisis’
Beena Sarwar Nov 24, 2007 interacts: 197General Musharraf’s announcement of an ‘emergency’ on Nov 3 stunned many among this otherwise complacent generation -- enough to finally act upon their convictions.
Attractive Distractions
raghav chopra Nov 14, 2007 interacts: 6
light in it's many vibrant hues
can blind and mystify, it is
but a distraction for the dark
that lies within.
I Await ...
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 14, 2007 interacts: 2
Of what avail the melodies and glitter,
That an evening muse brings;
Life is false:
The past is faded, 'today' is a brittle 'now';
Thorn Tree Gossip
Lokhi Menon Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 4
They fall on the new gossip-meat
Like a ravening hyena pack,
tearing their “close” friend
To rotten pieces behind her back.
Reflections During a US Visa Grind
Zeerak Riaz Nov 7, 2007 interacts: 61An account of the current conditions for visitors to the US Embassy in Islamabad. Also a comment on the mindsets and values of Pakistanis and
Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco
aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being
Curse of Arranged or Forced Marriages
Moiz Ansari Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 89He is from a “good” family or biradri! The girl might be given a chance to look at her future groom once if the parents
Of No Importance
kashkin dabruski Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 4
I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem
Are we free?
MVJ Simon Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 3
To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt
Voice from Waziristan
Khalid Bhatti Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 68Today on 28th October, 2007 I woke up to the horror stories of killing and beheading of thirteen people in Swat, Pakistan.
The Guava Woman’s Crèche
Lokhi Menon Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 2
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
Dice
Sadia Rauf Oct 26, 2007 interacts: 3
Lock that gaze
Lace with an uncanny wisdom, a bitter taste.
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