Would Devolution Empower “We the People”?
Bilal Ahmad Sep 3, 2000 interacts: 325Musharraf’s devolution plan is likely to empower the people of Pakistan. But, how?
Shalom or Salaam
Farzana Versey Sep 8, 2003 interacts: 285Ariel Sharon can be my guest. As Indians, we are renowned for our hospitality. The West has not yet certified him a terrorist, so he
Confronting Terror
Savail Hussain Aug 9, 2005 interacts: 365A successful confrontation of terror will have to include addressing its deep-rooted psychological and socio-economic origins. This can only be done via a comprehensive economic
This Beloved Arab Colony
Haroon Moghul Jun 20, 2003 interacts: 318Often times, arguments and ideas are no more than recycled sloganeering, little sober effort in evidence. For this reason, the narrower sects of Islam upset
Vajpayee’s Srinagar offer of Talks to Pakistan
K G Singh Sep 25, 2003 interacts: 408Instead of strife and warfare in South and Central Asia, need for Economic and multi-facet cooperation like Asean & EU- begin with a gas pipe
Lessons From the Pearl Murder
Ras Siddiqui Feb 22, 2002 interacts: 299He was dealing with some very dangerous criminals who have used the masquerade of religion for too long
Has Hinduism had the Longest Tradition of Continuous Religion?
Murad A Baig Sep 7, 2006 interacts: 345Hinduism, as generally practiced in India today, is very different to the forms of religion of earlier times. In the beginning, as in all religions,
Sex and the Saudi
Haroon Moghul Oct 12, 2003 interacts: 94Imagine you’re a Saudi man, tired from a day of beating your Bengali worker...
The Virgin Bride
Nafisa Haji Aug 4, 2001 interacts: 234The idea of doing that with some sophisticated American bombshell...was paralyzing
New US Strategy Needed in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Agha Amin Mar 16, 2008 interacts: 711The main thrust of USA's policy was to construct roads and schools and clinics. These were important but no substantial stakeholders or major employment opportunities
The Evolution of The Burqa
Mohammad Qadeer Mar 23, 2002 interacts: 206It literally draws a curtain around a woman
Where are the Questioning Minds?
Azra Rashid Feb 3, 2006 interacts: 411Simple curiosity must be promoted if young minds are to be encouraged to enter the house of wisdom. Islam, we are told by Muslim leaders,
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 520
Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before
The Day When God Died
Urstruly Jan 13, 2001 interacts: 284I have an innate fear of the news of someone’s demise.
The 'poor' Neighbour
William Dalrymple Aug 17, 2007 interacts: 292India is seen as a success story, while Pakistan is written off as a failed state and the hiding place of Osama bin Laden. What
Follow the People to Peace
Beena Sarwar Jul 20, 2001 interacts: 198The future is there for all to see.
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