Aafia Siddiqui to Appear in Court i find it odd that she suddenly turns up in US custody within months of heavy media attention on this case, it's just not kosher

i have a feeling she was detained and tortured for five years without a trial (despite claims of heavy evidence against her) and now when everyone's questioning her fate, the US authorities suddenly find her and send her to court

Fissures in the Middle nawaz sharif used to speak in urdu no matter what and wore traditional clothing, but ever since he got those hair transplants, he's started speaking furh furh angraizi and wearing tweed, yes tweed

Fissures in the Middle we're probably the only badkismat country where our leader is a public chichora boob groper who likes to watch aishwarya rai dvds

hamidm, those men groped in private as far as i know

Fissures in the Middle what more do you expect from a boob groper

Nipa Chowrangi "Only your husband or an elder in the family can shed a brighter light on that."

as if there weren't enough male chauvanist pigs trolling around chowk

yahan to pathar uthao, tahir jaisi koi cheez nikal aati hai

When a Knock at the Door is Not Enough good essay, it's amazing what kind of crippling fear abusive men instill in their wives, i once tried to get a battered woman to leave her husband, even forced her to speak to a social worker, but she feared for her children's lives and stayed

Nipa Chowrangi this would make a nice short film with the graphic visuals and the succinct plot, have a go at it shandana?

Race to the Finish wawawawaw

Still Looking! cute article, i think all desi girls go through this at some point in their lives

Color-Blind Love "i can seen of inter-racial/inter-cultural/inter-religious marriages is that
any offspring of such unions lose their racial/cultural/religious purity."

there is no such thing as racial/cultural/religious purity, surely you know that

Color-Blind Love nice article, i think the key to the longevity and health of interracial marriages is balance, you and your wife have a very healthy and respectful outlook to both your cultures and religions, the dynamics at home are not skewed in one direction

i knew one interracial couple in our extended family, unfortunately it ended up in divorce, mainly due to the fact that the husband (a pakistani) made his gori wife, convert, change her name, her dress, forced her to make desi food, alienated her from her family and friends.... and she let him.... in the first five years of marriage she tolerated it, the second five she tolerated it for her kids, and one day she just left him and her kids, married her high school sweetheart

Remembering You this was a beautiful poem, it was courageous of you to share your pain... the loss of a family member is the most difficult experience, and the loss of a sibling is twice the sorrow, not only do you lose a brother, but you also lose a friend... may his soul rest in peace

“I am so clever that sometimes I don\'t understand a single word of what I am saying.”

Abdul Latif Khalid (1944-2007) you are the remarkable son of a remarkable man, may God bless you and give you strength at this difficult time

Feminism Under Veil nikhat,

a few things....it's easy to fall under the spell of impractical idealism at your age, i'm guessing from your bio you're in your early twenties? i'm glad wearing the hijab is working out so well for you, but, my dear, i'm afraid you're romanticizing it a bit too much, NO, the hijab does not prevent rape and violence against women, i have witnessed fully clothed, hijabed, chaddored women in Karachi harrassed by lascivious men, if your claim was true, that hijab, that covering would protect them, but that's just not the case....

to me, the hijab is strictly, a religious garment which certain Muslim women wear for personal Islamic reasons, as long as it's an individual religious decision, there is nothing wrong with it....

problems arise when hijabis feel moral and religious superiority over non-hijabis and start sermonizing which you are doing, albeit veiled in this 'feminism' angle

you seem like a smart woman, i hope you grow out of this 'i'm-invincible-because-i'm-a-hijabi' phase, don't get me wrong, wear it with conviction, for your religion, for your personal comfort, and that's about it

Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series why does she act like she works in a cubicle

Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series amansandhu,

you wouldn't know a tongue in cheek comment if it hit you over the head, bounced off the walls in your cubicle and exploded in front of you