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A Ward of the State

Fazeel Chauhan Mar 14, 2010 interacts: 19

Shut your damn mouth old man
Or I’ll call 911 to report you
Cause you’re threatening me

Impressions: What Has Changed Back Home

Jawid Mirza Mar 4, 2010 interacts: 41

People are getting this drug, religious morphine if you will, a few times a week. It is important to ask what will they do if

Sexual Repression and Terrorism

Abdul Arif Feb 22, 2010 interacts: 12

There has been relatively sparse examination of common psychological traits shared by religious and political extremists who inflict mass violence on others, often innocents, and

Ali Ki Tasbeeh

Razia Husain Feb 14, 2010 interacts: 66

My grandfather was a devout Muslim and a staunch Indian (if that is indeed the term to use for people of south-east Asia). He performed

The Curious Case of the Pakistani Liberal

Irfan Waheed Feb 7, 2010 interacts: 34

Faced with the choice of being either secular or anti-war, liberals have overwhelmingly opted for the former. Their fundamental error has been their perception that

Searching for a Cause

Ali Ghanghro Jan 19, 2010 interacts: 2

The term ‘rat race’ is borne out of psychology’s notion of a ‘hedonic treadmill’ – that was coined for individuals who have a reactive nature.

Contemplation Not Cynicism

Sher Ali Jan 19, 2010 interacts: 1

When thought stagnates, ideas disappear and decay occurs. Almost a century ago, Theodore Roosevelt wrote of series of essays discussing the role of the citizens.

Paper Tiger

Feroz Qutabshahi Dec 6, 2009 interacts: 88

Before there was Obama, there was Tiger. Why people cheat?

Partition By Gulzar

mohammad gill Nov 30, 2009 interacts: 21

It was around 1984-85 that somebody from Amritsar wrote to me that I was his “lost” brother during the partition. His name was Iqbal Singh

Slaughterhouse

Muhammad Farhan Nov 28, 2009 interacts: 4

“Arey? Ghazanfar? I thought you were doing a cow this year! Is that your little bakra trudging along with your servant?”

The Land of The Pure

Raiya Hashmi Nov 23, 2009 interacts: 4

No corner,no street,no abode Stands safe from these merciless fiends

Squatters, Scavengers and A Gandhian

Dost Mittar Oct 24, 2009 interacts: 27

Some of these people would stand up holding their pajamas or dhotis to protect their dignity at the sight of the approaching train; most would

Ode to my Peoples!

Padash Oct 22, 2009 interacts: 42

We will always have in common; a bourgeois Aunty, a ‘Vilayat’ palat, a hijabi conservative and a provocative nonconformist.

All Boys

Vaibhav Jain Oct 15, 2009 interacts: 36

While America is grappling with gay marriage, we sat celebrating the second Queer Pride Parade in Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore.

Human Psyche...Soul or Mind?

Khalid Sohail Oct 13, 2009 interacts: 40

Since human body was mortal human beings believed in immortal soul and connected that belief with the belief of immortal and eternal God. In the

Story of Hindustani

Razia Husain Oct 7, 2009 interacts: 352

By definition Urdu and Hindi are one language due to their grammatical structure and mutual intelligibility. There is no linguistic reason to divide them into