Football Madness at Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Deepak Sapra Aug 31, 2007 interacts: 0Nowhere does football arouse as much passion as in Brazil; and nothing personifies it more than the scene at the Maracana, one of world's largest
30 Days in Afghanistan - Arrival
Naeem Randhawa Jun 24, 2007 interacts: 7
I open my window blinds, and look up at the blue sky, it’s the same sky I’d stare at in
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
Monar Jomban (part 1 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 9, 2007 interacts: 8“Esfahan what can I write about you which has not been written before.” I quote a forgotten writer who was apparently jailed and then killed,
Lahore Diary
Aniruddha Bahal Mar 11, 2005 interacts: 15Basant in Lahore, Cooco's Den, Gurudwara Dera Sahib, and Visa advise after a recent visit to Lahore
Muslims in Infidelistan: A Ready Reckoner
Salim Chauhan Mar 3, 2006 interacts: 466
When you show up at the airport with your six inch beard, your plastic portable lota, and a prayer rug
A Trip Down Moscow Lanes
shobig sifar Nov 2, 2006 interacts: 23The tour culminated in the red square and from there I, with a couple of other attendants, set off for a stroll around the square
Makli
Sumera Jawad Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 5Makli is believed to be the burial place of more than 125,000 saints or Sufis. This place is also one of the largest necropolises of
Runway Woes
Mushhood Zaheer Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 4
Its 2:30 pm on a warm and humid Sunday afternoon. The budget airline from Abu Dhabi has just decided to
Existential Dilemma
Sunil K Poolani Sep 9, 2005 interacts: 25On the third and top floor is a shabby, smelly room crammed with pamphlets, underground literature, Mao’s and Lu Shun’s portraits, faded red flags, threadbare
Visiting Khuzdar
Muhammad Farhan Nov 26, 2006 interacts: 7I was surprised to see the participants already there. From my past experiences I had learned that it was always the teacher who made the
Ellada: 3 Weeks in Northeastern Aegean Islands
Feroz Qutabshahi Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 33We alternate our summer vacations between Pakistan and Greece, visiting places of history and intrigue. '07 was a Greece year.
Rawalakot: Rediscovered
Nadeem Akram Sep 22, 2006 interacts: 5There was hardly a few dozen people there; a rarity at most tourist sites in Pakistan. Men, women, children, rich, poor, old and young all
30 Days in Afghanistan - Climbing Qassaba
Naeem Randhawa Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 1
On the way up, we pass kids herding goats along narrow passes. I’m in unfamiliar territory, and enjoying the mind
Monar Jomban (part 2 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 14, 2007 interacts: 6We were out to buy Gaz (the traditional sweet of these parts, a delicate white chocolate made with sugar and eggs and some other mysterious
Second Letter to Uncle Sam
Khalid Hasan Apr 26, 2005 interacts: 96It 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
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