Articles with tag: man

The Only Good Muslim is the Anti-Muslim

Junaid LevesqueAlam Sep 23, 2008 interacts: 12

For some, Barack Obama's stature as a man of the left has fallen precipitously, like late autumn leaves shed by branches bowing to the will of winter.

It's A Deal After All!

Dost Mittar Sep 6, 2008 interacts: 34

In the long run, however, it will be difficult to ignore Pakistan’s demand for a similar deal once it establishes a clean record of nuclear safety and non-proliferation.

Black Pencils

Fatima Mirza Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 13

jehad in a woman?
daggers in a jar full of berry-nectar
pleasant as honey-sugar
ordinary, crowd senses as usual.

Celebrating 61 Years of Broken Dreams

AliHasan Cemendtaur Aug 24, 2008 interacts: 6

"Missing in Pakistan", a 29-minute documentary capturing Pakistan's gross human rights violations tacitly supported by the US Government, followed by a talk by Safdar Sarki.

Global Warming: Green with Controversy

Mutaal Mooquin Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 8

Its effects will happen 30 years down the road, and then you say, "Okay, do something about it."

Olympic Dreamers

Khalid Sohail Aug 11, 2008 interacts: 26

A famous American novelist Henry Miller once wrote, “Humans work while gods play”. But there are some humans who like to become gods as they love to play all their lives.

Government Wins Manmohan Singh Loses

Dost Mittar Jul 22, 2008 interacts: 141

The way is now clear to officially approach the Board of Governors of the IAEA to approve the agreement reached between the Government of India and the IAEA officials.

Bionic Woman

Saroop Gul Jul 8, 2008 interacts: 13

The corporate woman is such a powerful and inspiring symbol when you are studying. It’s a realization you get later that a married working woman is a warrior.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful

Azra Rashid Apr 20, 2008 interacts: 1022

According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in 2007, 1205 women were reported to have been killed in the name of honor. Each year the number is doubling.

Puppetry Through the Ages

Munazza Rashid Mar 2, 2008

Over the years, puppetry has developed into a powerful medium of communication as it offers a real challenge to the imagination of viewers and creative ability of the presenters.

Judah Folkman

Syed Shah Feb 11, 2008 interacts: 5

History may yet end up remembering Judah Folkman, who passed away earlier this year at Denver International Airport, as the man who cured cancer.

It's ME on Both Sides!

Asra Nadeem Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 51

I was told that my dad had been by my mother's side when I was born but left only after he found out that his child was a girl.

Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah

Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23

After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.

Interviewing Ayman

Faisal Kapadia Jan 4, 2008 interacts: 13

I came across the “hilarious news” that Al Qaeda would be now conducting an open interview. Yes my friends.. good old Ayman will be answering your questions.

Islam as a political weapon in Pakistan

Mubarka Ahmad Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 473

Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes

Home, a state of mind?

Sidra Omer Dec 6, 2007 interacts: 2

Home is not necessarily a four-walled structure that has traces of one’s childhood days and it certainly does not represent the country or city one lives.

Mukhtar Mai's December 11th Fundraiser in Sacramento

Ras Siddiqui Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 39

This effort is not about dwelling on what already happened but what's possible; to change the future of some girls and women in Southern Punjab.

Why Me?

Awais Memon Nov 30, 2007 interacts: 1

He created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, received the first Annual AIDS Leadership Award, and addressed the United Nations on World AIDS Day.

Six Minutes

kashkin dabruski Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 4

The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds

Tribute to a Giant

Shiraz Mahmood Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 3

Inzimam-ul-Haq, a glorius 17 year career, at the heart of Pakistan’s middle order. He has the most half-centuries, centuries and the second highest test runs by a Pakistani.

Sumera Jawad: The Excavated Linearity

Nadeem Alam Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 1

Sumera, through her brush, tries to explore the true image of contemporary woman by exhuming the historical representation of the South Asian woman.

The Empire Strikes Again in Pakistan

Karamatullah K Ghori Nov 5, 2007 interacts: 158

Throttling democracy and shackling human rights of 160 million Pakistanis, Musharraf still has the gall to liken his ignoble daylight robbery to Lincoln’s historic nobility.

Opportunity Knocks But Once

sheela jaywant Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1

The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.

Back To Idol Worship

Abdul Majeed Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 37

Are musician (so-called marassis) the only people left on planet earth to be our idols? Aren't there people like Naom Chomski, Stephen Hawking even Dr. AQ Khan to be our idols?

Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman

Anand Patwardhan Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 53

What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!

Vanaja: A Movie That Moves Your Heart

Ras Siddiqui Oct 4, 2007 interacts: 11

Either Writer-Director Rajnesh Domalpalli is one of the luckiest first filmmakers around or true contender for future international movie fame.

Dev Anand - Romancing Life at 83

Shantanu Dutta Sep 16, 2007 interacts: 12

The launch of Dev Anand's autobiography Romancing with Life is being done by no less than PM Manmohan Singh.

No longer Hydera-GOOD, its Hydera-BAD

Deepak Sapra Sep 12, 2007 interacts: 9

The fly-over under construction at Panjagutta, supposed to relieve the city of its traffic woes in the most crowded stretch of the city, gave way.

This Is For The Men Who'll Roll Their Eyes

Sidra Omer Jul 20, 2007 interacts: 154

I’m waiting for the day when the word feminism will not be a synonym for extremism.

Women's Image and Imagery

Emma Alam Jul 19, 2007 interacts: 2

Sumera Jawad has excavated with her brush, the buried history by unveiling the “image” of women.

Life on the Periphery in the Absence of Humanism

Syed Shah Aug 3, 2007 interacts: 5

While the clergy and the liberal intellectuals bicker, the million dollar question remains where all the moderates have gone...

Khuda Ke Liye

Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 237

"In the Name of God", it is about us - the people of Pakistan warts and all.

Seven Causes of Human Suffering

Khalid Sohail Jul 24, 2007 interacts: 142

Rather than committing collective suicide and perishing as a species, I hope we grow to the next stage of human evolution and create a secular, humanistic and peaceful world.

Rushdie and the British Establishment

Moeed Pirzada Jul 16, 2007 interacts: 50

It is certainly true that the attitudes and belief systems of pockets of Muslim youth represent a serious challenge to the ethos of a post-industrial, post-modern society; but it is also true that the terrorism that has taken place on British soil or that

The Hegemony of the “Cause”

Sangeeta Mahapatra Jul 12, 2007 interacts: 3

There is something inherently flawed about the notion of placing a cause, however just and noble, before human life.

Bandit Queen

mukta srivastava Jun 24, 2007 interacts: 8

Shall we ever understand why a woman, so violent, got so much support and protection in rural India and made it to Parliament? Shall we ever unravel the mystique of power of illiterate, landless masses in bringing about so profound a change?

Satanic Verses

kamil rextin Jun 23, 2007 interacts: 386

No one has really made their own judgment on the person, his work and for the sake of argument his “character”. But we are quick to condone the knighthood. We are quick to support whatever our “community” is saying.

Window Shopping

Maria Amir Jun 18, 2007 interacts: 3

Since the female/object in question is not really required to speak or profess her opinions during the proceedings it allows her free reign to watch at will.

Encounters With Depression

Khalid Sohail Jun 7, 2007 interacts: 48

Depression, like love, is probably one of the most misunderstood words of English language. It has been a mystery for lay people and professionals as it means different things to different people.

Daughters of Hajar

Mohammad Gill Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 1054

Hajar was Prophet Abraham’s wife and the mother of Ismael. Abraham took them to Mecca (at the site of the Masjad-al-Haram) and abandoned them there (at Allah’s command?). Identifying herself with Hajar, Asra chose to call her organization 'Dau

Search for the Missing in Action

B Waraich Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 66

A diary of the 14 day trip to Pakistan to search for MIA in Pakistani jails- an appeal for help.

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

Talking Tall on Human Rights

Joe Athialy May 15, 2007 interacts: 13

India talks tall on human rights in its attempt to seek re-election to the Human Rights Council.

Guddi

Tahera Sajid May 9, 2007 interacts: 17

'Am I forever destined to wish better luck to others when nothing good ever comes my way?'

A Profile In Courage

Rakesh Mani Apr 22, 2007 interacts: 6

A recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award in Pakistan and the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s most prestigious human rights honour, she declined an offered post as the first female judge on the Pakistan Supreme Court, stating she thought she could effe

An Evening with Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan: A Tribute

Asif Naqshbandi Apr 17, 2007 interacts: 31

I met Asad Amanat Ali Khan a few years ago; I didn't think I'd never meet him again.

A Weekend in Vienna

Asif Naqshbandi Apr 11, 2007 interacts: 13

I was joined in this ancient bibliothek by a trio of Russian ladies, all splendidly over-dressed

Honored

Chowk Staff Mar 28, 2007 interacts: 24

Humanists honour psychiatrist and writer Dr. Khalid Sohail

Globalization and Human Relationship

Nasim Hassan Mar 26, 2007 interacts: 32

Globalization has stressed all relationships. It is imperative to understand this phenomenon and to take steps to adjust to the changing environment.

Pandora Box of Television in Pakistan

Shahnawaz Farooqui Feb 21, 2007 interacts: 246

How can dozens of TV channels run profitably in a country, where the total volume of the advertising industry is not more that six to seven billion rupees?

Indian Shuakat Aziz and Pakistani Manmohan Singh

Shahnawaz Farooqui Feb 16, 2007 interacts: 77

In one of his recent articles, India’s famous journalist, Mr. M. J. Akbar has unveiled an open secret, that Dr. Manmohan Singh is in fact India’s ‘Shuakat Aziz’; i.e., a Washington’s man; i.e., a man sponsored by the World Ba

My People!

Ahmer Muzammil Feb 8, 2007 interacts: 94

I am outraged because I care and I care because it’s my country and I care because it’s my people.

A Failed Romance

Hafsa Shorish Jan 21, 2007 interacts: 24

He was a swarthy, handsome lad with a respectable height, husky voice and a boyish, round face. His name was Mustafa and he was proud of it.

Electric Illusion

Fozan Zahoor Jan 11, 2007 interacts: 5

Everyday we are taking another step to form what is so called “emotional attachment” with the machine which humans created. Instead of forming bonds between humans, we are forming this relationship with a machine to create our own perfect worl

From Tribalism to Humanism

Khalid Sohail Jan 9, 2007 interacts: 163

Even in the 21st century many human beings still have a tribal mentality---all that has changed is the definition of the tribe and the nature of tribal war.

No Romancing the Mohallah

Abira Ashfaq Dec 20, 2006 interacts: 10

Recently, I declined an offer to watch a mujrah by someone who claims to value the arts and culture -- not because I am prudish, but because there was something disturbing about watching a video taped mujrah in the comfort of American suburbia.

A Humanistic Approach Towards Mental Illness

Khalid Sohail Dec 8, 2006 interacts: 51

We need to see a day when people with mental illness can live respectfully and peacefully and do not fear to be persecuted and penalized because of their emotional problems.

Understanding Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Zalan Alam Nov 29, 2006 interacts: 150

Trying to understand Z. A. Bhutto is hard, and to understand that period of Pakistan’s history is harder still.

Mirza Tahir Hussain – the ongoing tragedy

Musa Sami Oct 31, 2006 interacts: 18

Prince Charles’ visit to Pakistan has brought into sharp focus the case of Mirza Tahir Hussain, a 36 year old dual British and Pakistani national who has been on and off death row for the last 18 years.

Schumi No More!

farheen zehra Oct 24, 2006 interacts: 4

You might hate him or love him, but no matter what you feel about him, you do know him. The one person who comes in your mind when you hear the word Formula 1?

The Veil Issue, Once Again

Aparna Pande Oct 16, 2006 interacts: 24

Veils were worn by women in Europe during the Victorian era and earlier decades. Society did not institute a banning of veils, rather over a period of time society changed and the veil vanished. Similar is the case of the hijab and the burkha. Education,

Children of a Lesser God

Ishrat Saleem Sep 27, 2006 interacts: 9

Last week, a number of eunuchs holding placards gathered in front of the parliament building to protest against the excesses of their leader, Bobby Guru. They also made it a point to support the debate on the Hudood laws in parliament, thereby maki

Save this Cultural Heritage

Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 24, 2006 interacts: 40

I hope that the good people of Lahore show some concern in preserving and helping rejuvenate this cultural heritage and stand together with their brothers and sisters of Hira Mandi to have the neighborhood restored to its old glory.

A Nomad Among the Bedouins

Atif Sep 21, 2006 interacts: 68

Safeena was the kohl-eyed daughter of Abu Muaz. The moment I laid eyes on her in the early hours of one morning, I felt as if rain had begun to pour down on the dry and parched land of my heart.

Soaps Sans Sanity!

Emma Alam Sep 1, 2006 interacts: 7

In every tale, a woman protagonist is dominating and manipulating others consistently and her counterpart man is bound to obey her in each matter. Male characters sit idly at home all the daylong, busy in resolving domestic disputes.

Vignettes from the Cellular Jail

Shantanu Dutta Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 57

The cellular jail is a hugely understated monument to the sacrifices in fighting British imperialism for what is now India , Pakistan and Bangladesh

The Disappearances of a Woman

Anand Mahajan Aug 16, 2006 interacts: 6

The sacred fire of Havankunda near the altar, the recital of Mantras by the Pundit, and a segue of film songs played through loud speaker in marriage ceremonies, always brought an ecstatic enthusiasm to Nimmi...

Jasmines in Colorado (part 2 of 3)

Umair Raja Aug 2, 2006 interacts: 52

A week has passed since her last concert. On my insistence, she finally agrees to show me where she lives. We decide against the bus and take a slow twenty minute walk to her place.

Havelis of Pakistan

Ameer Hamza Jul 22, 2006 interacts: 19

Pakistan inherited not only the structures of Gandhara, Mughul, Sikh or British period, it also inherited a vast collection of Havelis, mostly built by rich Hindus of Sind. Unfortunately, only some of them are left today, and even those face extinction.

A Jinxing Portrayal

Anand Mahajan Jun 4, 2006 interacts: 4

The violence-laden atmosphere of the day in the town had continued into a night with the air almost reeking of the suffering of human souls.

Prisoner of Conscience or Conscious Prisoner?

Farzana Versey May 29, 2006 interacts: 58

V.P.Singh is back with a new Jan Morcha. Look at the timing. ‘Mandal 2’ is staining the streets. Is he capitalising on the wave? He says in this interview, “We are sitting on a volcano. The very backward are looking up to me. In 15 years

Alka and Ulka

Vikram Karve May 27, 2006 interacts: 4

Composed and appearing a bit contrite, fresh ticket with her correct name on the table in front of her, the beautiful lady said, “I’m sorry for creating a scene, but I get very upset when I’m called Alka instead of Ulka.”

South Asian Socialism

Musa Sami May 12, 2006 interacts: 256

Who in the world is lending Uncle Sam all that money?... When Pakistanis, or Indians for that matter, come and sell their souls to the West, they all too often forget the reality from which they have come

Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice

Farzana Versey Apr 18, 2006 interacts: 116

I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch girls and social butterflies as the nawabs of vigilance. Page 3 justice is the latest fad

Siachen’s Non-paper and the Non-people

M I Khan Apr 10, 2006 interacts: 31

Calls for restoring road links between Baltistan and Ladakh, two perfectly peaceful places, have so far fallen on deaf ears in Delhi and Islamabad

Ba, Beti aur Bahu

Farzana Versey Apr 5, 2006 interacts: 95

Uma Bharti is putting on the loner act for only one reason – to save the BJP’s top rung. The real loner here is Sonia. Her godfathers are ghosts. Are both of them “mind-controlled victims”?

Are We The Most Racist Of Them All?

Rakesh Mani Feb 12, 2006 interacts: 164

We’re so racist that we have the heaviest biases within our tiniest microcosms. Even within our own race and our own country, we’re so fond of discriminating based on community or colour of skin

Protecting your ICT Software Rights

Fouad Bajwa Feb 3, 2006

Are all of us thieves?

Encountering My Own Berlin Wall

Rezwan Bajwa Jan 31, 2006 interacts: 3

‘Now what is a foreigner doing in Berlin tonight!’ exclaimed an old man in the Berlin street. Racism was something I had prepared myself for. This old man was harmless when compared to the militant neo-Nazi outfits in Moscow

Urban India -- The NRI Viewpoint

Rakesh Mani Jan 3, 2006 interacts: 23

Perhaps this wave of westernization and erosion of culture and values is limited to a few, a solitary blond hair follicle in a jet black mane?

Is there a God???

shamendra ekka Dec 24, 2005 interacts: 2

ever wondered how did the concept of God came from???

Chasing bloodhounds ... Lest we Forget

Farzana Versey Sep 21, 2005 interacts: 94

Who was Simon Wiesenthal and why was he gunning after the Nazis? In his words, 'I have spent my entire life remembering and reminding the world of the consequences of indifference and silence.'

33 Years and Counting

B Waraich Aug 26, 2005 interacts: 85

The issue of 54 prisoners from the 1971 war continues to fester- when will the truth come out?

Ashiana-e-Ali

Rezwan Bajwa Aug 21, 2005 interacts: 19

Mohsin bhai retired from the military service many years ago with the rank of Colonel. He must be approaching seventy now but what a spirited man I thought. Still going strong. The will to live, to accumulate wealth.

The Worst Curse in the World

Bhaskar Dasgupta Aug 21, 2005 interacts: 42

If we have to defeat these terrorists, then we have to understand their objective and then we are on our way to combat their pernicious influence over their sympathisers and turn the already committed terrorists.

Towards a shackled society, perhaps

Omar R Quraishi Jul 20, 2005 interacts: 121

The vague and ambiguous provision of “ensuring Islamic values at public places” is bound to open a Pandora’s box because it would be safe to assume that the person whom the NWFP government will appoint as ombudsman will share the MMAR

Implications of Iraqi Instability

S F Hasnat May 31, 2005 interacts: 27

In the presence of 138,000 American troops, the first seventeen days of May witnessed 21 car bombings in Baghdad, while there were a total of 25 in all of the year of 2004.

The First or the Last Letter

Amber Bokhari May 29, 2005 interacts: 24

I have considered what will I do with you and what will I do without you? I guess it is time that I find an answer to one of these questions and leave the other alone.

Sultan Mints

Nadeem F Paracha May 12, 2005 interacts: 33

Yes, sir, she sure felt like living in a pornographic film. A film made by sex fanatics.

Gimme Eat??

Tehseen Baweja May 6, 2005 interacts: 13

Sometimes I think its just me over-reacting. Maybe I am taking on these things more seriously than they ought to be taken. But I cannot stop myself from thinking that even after thousands of years of eating, we are still damn hungry!

Third Letter to Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan May 4, 2005 interacts: 22

But why don’t you send us trousers as well? Don’t you ever take off your trousers? If you do, you probably ship them to India. There has to be a strategy to it because you send us jackets but no trousers which you send to India. When there is

Two Poems: Attention Please and Say What?

Fakhra Hassan Apr 29, 2005 interacts: 25

'Take off your veil, woman!
you are drawing too much attention
Can you veil yourself without the veil?
Reveal without being revealed?'

Second Letter to Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan Apr 26, 2005 interacts: 96

It is possible that women’s legs out here may be better than legs in your country but, uncle, no one flashes them around. Just think about it. The only legs we see are those of our wives: the rest of the legs we consider a forbidden sight. We are ra

First Letter To Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan Apr 16, 2005 interacts: 38

I had long wanted to translate these letters into English ... What we have here is vintage Manto.

Doctors Role in Organizing Health Services

Tallat Abid Mar 25, 2005 interacts: 9

Our health system has been designed, developed and maintained by politicians rather than physicians which is one of the most distressing aspects of health care infrastructure.

Sui Incident: A PR Disaster

Riffat Jahan Mar 16, 2005 interacts: 37

Officers operating in this institutional milieu can go to any length - sometimes on the orders of their chiefs, sometimes responding to their own lust.

Premala ka Pyar

Madeha Chaudry Jan 12, 2005 interacts: 13

She waited with patient resoluteness for the rising sun as he slept with his fingers entwined deeply in her hair…

Bharati Mukherjee : The American Dreamer

Zeynab Ali Jan 11, 2005 interacts: 94

‘The experience of cutting myself off from a biological homeland and settling in an adopted homeland that is not always welcoming to its dark-complexioned citizens has tested me as a person but it has made me the writer I am today.’

Jirga injustice

Beena Sarwar Nov 15, 2004 interacts: 17

From an informal body meant to settle small claims, the ‘jirga’ in Pakistan has been allowed to emerge as a powerful extra-judicial force protecting the interests of the powerful.

Women, Conflict and Conflict Prevention

Naveen Qayyum Nov 15, 2004 interacts: 5

Women have a much bigger stake in the conflict prevention and peace process along with the other peace partners since they have remained and still are the victims to the most horrendous cruelties of war including rape, sexual slavery, prostitution, displa

Child Camel Jockeys

Reza Malik Oct 25, 2004 interacts: 26

Inhumane practice of using little children as camel jockeys in the UAE and the resulting mental and physical torture they go through.

No Compromise on Murder

Beena Sarwar Oct 17, 2004 interacts: 36

The heirs of the victim can forgive the murderer in the name of God without receiving any compensation or diyat (blood money), or compromise after receiving diyat.

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

The Three Queens

Revathy Gopal Aug 10, 2004 interacts: 10

My mother was her mother’s slave. And her mother was queen. Who was my father? I do not know. It was not important... As worshippers of the old religion, of our mother goddess, we understand that women are the subtle rivers that carry the world forw

Guide

Kyla Pasha Jul 7, 2004 interacts: 32

Where are you going?
It’s too gray for blood here
and you are far,
far too quiet.

The Lost One

Shonali Sarin Jun 28, 2004 interacts: 10

And watching his broad back getting smaller and smaller, Priya becomes aware, that some mighty power, somewhere long back, in a fit of cruelty, has seared one name deep on her heart............. Angad.

The Rain

Hamid Mahmood May 19, 2004 interacts: 10

In this small, isolated village, with illiterate farmers, Suraiya found life for the first time in her life. She understood that life was not all about snatching whatever little others have, but giving whatever you could share.

Breaking the Silence

Beena Sarwar May 14, 2004 interacts: 13

Such torture is routine in the prisons and police stations across Pakistan, but our authorities too continue to doggedly ignore reports about such abuse... The question is, will it take graphic photographs to make our authorities address the issue?

Inhuman Right Organizations in Nepal

Rajeeb Satyal Apr 12, 2004 interacts: 17

It is as painful for any Nepali to see a security person die, as it is to see any Maoist die. But unfortunately the Human Right Organizations do not seem to view human right situation from this angle. They choose to take side.

Civilisation That Isn’t

Beena Sarwar Apr 4, 2004 interacts: 23

What leads people to not just kill another human being, but to inflict pain and torture before killing, and then mutilate the bodies afterwards?

One Night in Romania

Zain Malik Mar 23, 2004 interacts: 38

True story of a Pakistani’s ordeal while backpacking in the hinterlands of Europe

My Secret

Rashmi Ekka Mar 4, 2004 interacts: 94

In front of me, people would say, “Oh Pramila flunked 5 papers this term, she’s really dumb.” Another voice would explain, “ She’s an Adivasi.” And that word said it all. I would feel like speaking up for Pramila. I ne

Hold Karain! Movie Bun Rahee Hai!

Rozaiba Feb 27, 2004 interacts: 27

Flashes go off from around the room as friends and relatives try to greedily capture the moment through their lens while those looking on blink their eyes from the glare. Soft music is being played in the background ...

In a Glass of Red Wine

Zia Ghory Feb 17, 2004 interacts: 16

I bend down and pick up the largest, the brightest shard of glass from the glittering gems by my feet. I can see the shadow of red gleaming along its edges. Definitely a sign. In each piece of glass I am someone else. Every reflection of me is a reflectio

The Thirteenth Hour

Faiza Hussain Feb 2, 2004 interacts: 19

She could never survive without me; she could not withstand my trials and tribulations, she must leave before I make my final exit.

Turkey’s Ottoman: Era-Octopus Like Linkages

Gajendra Singh Jan 15, 2004 interacts: 12

In the Caucasian region not only the geological plates grind against each other making it earthquake prone, but strategically too it has been the clash point of tectonic plates of kingdoms and empires throughout history. The imperial powers and states int

Karo Kari

Ayesha H Ahmad Dec 11, 2003 interacts: 154

They dragged her away and what her fate was, Fatima had not the heart to listen to. Miserably, she went and sat down by a tree, near the place. The sounds were very vague over there and she closed her eyes.

Human Rights, Justice and Affluence

Riffat Jahan Dec 8, 2003 interacts: 34

Islam fully compatible with democracy: It doesn’t take much brainpower to realize that a society can never flourish where rules and laws are being implemented selectively.

Of Curiosity, Optimism and Hope

Zarine Habeeb Oct 13, 2003 interacts: 120

Whenever Indo-Pakistani matches would be played, it was incredibly curious that I, the cricket-hater was assumed to support the Pakistani team by several of my friends in Government Law College, Ernakulam, India.

Pervez Hoodbhoy-Paul Kurtz correspondence

Pervez Hoodbhoy Oct 13, 2003 interacts: 62

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Edward Said was slandered by Ibn Warraq, a man with pretensions to being a secular humanist and the author of several books.

Bus Baby

Bina Shah Aug 12, 2003 interacts: 37

A poem for Noor Fatima

Women and Divine Decrees

Rafay Alam Jul 28, 2003 interacts: 115

No other law in Pakistan, other than the law relating to blasphemy, has led to such heated debate and controversy than the law relating to the evidence of women

The Visitor - Part II

Quinton Zondervan May 24, 2003 interacts: 19

The Visitor returns to reveal more of his purpose

The Visitor

Quinton Zondervan Mar 28, 2003 interacts: 7

If aliens came to Earth, why would they come, and how?

Antarctica

Quinton Zondervan Jan 2, 2003 interacts: 7

Once again the world was engulfed in war. For what reasons no one knew, least of which the soldiers, for the reasons had been so contrived and ill supported that they were also soon forgotten.