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Articles with tag: letter

An Open Letter to Mian Nawaz Sharif

Ali Chishti   Aug 28, 2009   interacts: 53

Khawaja revealed that Osama gave Nawaz just a minuscule of the Rs 500 million cash that he wanted, but more importantly, for the Pakistani, what he received in kind proved to a virtual windfall.

When Faiz was Imprisoned

Khalid Sohail   May 11, 2009   interacts: 21

His sense of guilt as a father, husband and son even made him question the moral basis of his idealistic lifestyle. In one of his letters he wonders whether idealism is one form of selfishness.

Is this Amnesia or Dementia?

Tahir Javaid   Aug 20, 2008   interacts: 84

I am addressing this to myself, and to the Pakistani awam to which I belong. More than anything, I 'd like to talk to us about two words: Escape and Hope.

My Dear President Musharraf

Saima Saqlain   Aug 18, 2008   interacts: 125

Mr. President, you are a man of honour and character. We do not appreciate such men.

Translation of a (Love) Letter by Allama Iqbal to Miss Atiya Faizi

Asif Naqshbandi   Jul 20, 2008   interacts: 130

Atiya Faizi was the socialite daughter of a prominent Bombay trader named Hussain Afandi. She was born in 1891 and first met Iqbal in Cambridge in 1907.

Can Religious Leaders Redeem the Future of the World?

Mohammad Gill   Oct 12, 2007   interacts: 235

138 prominent Muslim scholars have written an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI calling for religious harmony between Christians and the Muslims.

Letter from Pakistan

imran ahmad   Jun 26, 2007   interacts: 55

My American friends, can you imagine your great country without justice for all? Can you live in country where justice is not available? Thanks to your Government who is supporting a military dictator in Pakistan, we cannot experience the same freedoms as

Dear Allah

Temporal    Jul 22, 2005   interacts: 53

could you tell mrs. schmidt to please draw the blinds?...and don’t tell me not to look...you created me, i am what i am…you should know!

A Letter from the Village

Aamir Ansari   May 7, 2005   interacts: 4

His mother’s voice, rising like ribbons
In the molten sky, fetching him home.

Open letter to an Indian Bureaucrat

Uma K   Apr 8, 2005   interacts: 3

Dear Ms. Basanti Roy, I read about the problem you are facing with the Salaam Balak Trust encroaching on the property of the Bal Bhawan in Mumbai.

An Address – by a Selfless Volunteer

Taimur Khan   Nov 19, 2004   interacts: 4

Out of habit, your humble servant once imparted such a kick to a dog – who did not understand metaphors and could not appreciate the spirit of sacrifice. He bit me in response – an act befitting mankind.

Letter to Prime Minister of India

Manish Bhatia   Oct 6, 2004   interacts: 87

Insightful words from a radical

Manmohan Singh Ko Ghussa Aata Hai Kya?

Farzana Versey   Aug 27, 2004   interacts: 57

Vajpayee’s ’letter’ to the PM:They are calling you the rudest prime minister ever. This is your moment of glory. Enjoy it. Do something like what I did in Goa. If you can find someone like Narendra Modi in your party, life will be

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