Martial Law Not Emergency

I have never heard any speech that is more incoherent and insult to the faculties of logic and intellect than this one delivered by Pervez Musharraf.

Pakistan Bans Blogspot

I don’t know what appalls me more: the sheer idiocy of such a blanket ban; the horror that someone thinks they’ve just struck a blow for Islam; or this insidious thought that, in Pakistan, we have no rights, only privileges

Muslim Sensibilities and Freedom of Speech

In such an atmosphere, clash between democratic freedoms and religious fervor, between criticism and tender Muslim sensibilities is a reality

Cartoons -- Freedom or Ridicule?

Ban on Play Mr. Jinnah

If you feel that you have got the hatred for Pakistan as a heritage and do not want to pass on this hatred to the next generations...what we need today is to revisit history and forgive and forget and carry on as good neighbours then read on.

Power in Writing

Knowing the extent of the change Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought with his words, I can’t help but pursue my own quest for change. As long as I have a sound mind and a pen with which to write, I am compelled to continue this process of thinking

Uproar over a Cartoon?

Why so much uproar over an editorial cartoon? Why is it considered derogatory and why are the Pakistanis so offended?

On the Importance of Reclaiming Chowk

Are the Interact Guidelines on Chowk null and void?

The Idea of Chowk

Its round, don't try to fit it into a square

Graffiti

Officer Don said this was a sign that the same kids who painted the school walls ended up in jail. I thought it was the silencing of free voice that led to a colorful outbreak of anger.

Free Speech and Intolerance

At the end of the day we must be morally coherent and cohesive, and protect democracy and the civil society, even if this means sending the far-right and the fascists to hell in a handcart.