Articles with tag: conflict

Half Alive Again: An Evening At Zawia Dahmaani

Prashant Bhatt Oct 27, 2009 interacts: 2

A piece from Tripoli, where there are tombs of soldiers from the subcontinent. Just as every country has a “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” every country should have the “Tomb of the Unknown Worker”.

The Spirit of Indus Valley

Sarah Zahid Aug 14, 2009 interacts: 138

All the major conflicts in Punjab revolve around the three words -- Zan Zar Zameen, people kill, have century old feuds because of these reasons.

Collision of Cultures

Faris Kasim Feb 20, 2009 interacts: 22

The evening's highlight was the band "Call" from Lahore. Suddenly people began running away from the main gate. I went forward and found 20 to 50 middle-aged bearded men in shalwar-qameez.

Oh My God

Shoaib Daniyal Feb 18, 2009 interacts: 107

Every few days Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs or barbers pop up out of nowhere claiming that their sensibilities have been hurt.

Solving Amarnath: A New Hope in Kashmir

Murtaza Shibli Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 79

It demonstrates to the Kashmiris that by resorting to non-violent action, there is a room for manoeuvre and things can be changed through peaceful means.

Deweaponise Your Thoughts

Shandana Minhas May 28, 2007 interacts: 18

“..Because of the perpetual — and all-too-real — fear of being hurt, or of death, or of unbearable loss, or even of “mere” humiliation, each and every one of us, the conflict’s citizens, its prisoners, trim down our own

Of Men And Rats

Sanaullah Khan Nov 2, 2006 interacts: 13

So it was rats who challenged the human supremacy. Unlike other species they neither ran away from human settlements nor let themselves domesticated; rather, they preferred to stay close … just 14 ft down.

Darfur - Why UN Troops are not the Solution!

Sajjad Khan Sep 18, 2006 interacts: 34

The sanctity of human life cannot be simply protected by military means or UN resolutions, it requires a transformational change in our collective values and our political actions.

Is Iran Headed for War?

Ameer Hamza Mar 31, 2006 interacts: 122

If history is a good judge then I can say with some surety that Pakistan will allow Americans to attack Iran from Pakistan border. In fact, it might well become a proxy state for the Americans like it did during the Afghan war against Russia

International Law: Applicability and Real Politik in the Middle East

Nisreen Zain Jul 19, 2004 interacts: 72

For the first time since 1948, an Israeli prime minister or government elect has publicly stated what the Palestinians have been crying out for years