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Abira Ashfaq
This was part of a report back from Abira Ashfaq, a Bay Area attorney, who attended the World Social Forum in Karachi from March 24th to March 29th. She can be reached at abira_a@hotmail.com.
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No Romancing the Mohallah
Abira Ashfaq Dec 20, 2006 interacts: 10 Views: 6401Recently, 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.
Other Impressions of the WSF-A Political Opinion
Abira Ashfaq Apr 5, 2006 interacts: 4 Views: 3077Even though WSF may have helped Karachi’s image for the very forces of oppression it stands against and not threatened them in the least, it was a big deal. It was politicizing, and consciousness raising for many people
Abira Ashfaq
- Articles on Chowk: 2
- First article: Apr 5, 2006
- Latest article: Dec 20, 2006
- Times read on Chowk: 9478
