Death in the Clouds

And some red lines shall forever hold – because that’s the way they are – because that’s the way the Artist chose to draw them!

A New US Vision?

The US Congressional bill designed to implement the \'9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007\' contains the seeds of new thinking on Pakistan.

Splinter

They were the couple, everyone said so, back in those days. The lightness of him, the gold hair and blue eyes around her dusky skin, like the demarcation of borders of countries in an atlas, setting her aglow.

Five Years on - Lessons unlearned

It is the failure to understand the mainstream demands of most in the Muslim world that has been the real failing of the War on Terror.

A Moment of Silence

This poem seeks to draw a wider awareness to the anguish and affliction victims undergo every ticking moment on life’s clock.

Culture Wars

Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is Mamdani’s most recent work. Inspired largely by the post Sept 11 scenario in the US, this book is one of the few important counter-narratives to the contemporary Western political analysis of Islam.

An Air Canada Flagging

Soon after our credit card payment was processed I was told that I was flagged and would not be allowed to board the Air Canada flight.

September 12

you toss my brothers in the water– sink or float? now tell me– what separates the sheep from the goats?

Facing the Music

President of the United States of America is the most powerful person in our planet. However, the American system of governance is even more powerful....

Semantics of “Historical” and “Actionable”

The intention of sending this memo to the president would obviously appear that it contained actionable information. But the White House read it otherwise.

Enduring Operation Freedom

The work documented American knee-jerk reprisals since September 11th.

Barriers: A Review

It is about five individuals (four from the Abbas family and Roger) who are trying to deal either directly or indirectly with the fallout of 9-11

Fading Exclamations

Osama a Muslim hero or villain: a pied piper or puppet: a rebel, an idealist or an agent? Whoever he maybe he is the best thing to happen to Islam

Unsettling Precedents for Pakistan

From the ‘success’ in Iraq, it appears that launching preemptive strikes with overpowering force can vanquish enemies without appreciable collateral damage.

On Countries of Dwelling

America arrived, as they would say in Urdu. This country is the best thing that ever happened to me without a doubt. It’s here I learned that even if everything is aesthetically perfect, ..

Shalom or Salaam

Ariel Sharon can be my guest. As Indians, we are renowned for our hospitality. The West has not yet certified him a terrorist, so he can do just as he pleases. In fact, he can even announce, “We control America”.

The King’s Gambit: Chapter 2 (The Soldier)

“Do you have one more left in you, Michael?” General Yitzhak inquired

• All
• US Elections 2008 Primaries
• Pakistan General Election 2007-2008
• Benazir Bhutto Assassination
• Pakistan State of Emergency
• Bomb Blasts on Benazir Bhutto's Return
• Judicial Crisis in Pakistan
• Lal Masjid Seige
• May 12 2007 Karachi Riots
• Virginia Tech Shooting
• Cricket World Cup 2007
• July 2006 Lebanon War
• July 11 Bombay Train Blasts
• July 7 London Bombing
• Kashmir Earthquake
• Indian General Elections 2004
• Tsunami
• Vote of Confidence
• India Pakistan Peace Process
• US-Iraq War
• Kalabagh Dam Controversy
• Higher Education Commission Criticism
• Karachi Oil Spill
• Mukhtaran Mai Rape
• Gujarat Riots
• Indian Parliament Attack
• War in Afghanistan
• September 11 Attacks
• Dot com
• Pakistan Coup of 1999
• 1999 Kargil Conflict
• 1998 Nuclear Weapons Testing
• Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Honouring Abdus Salam