Assessing Pakistani Science Re: # 10
No, producing nuclear bombs and missliles does not require people of a high intellectual calibre. It is a modest engineering achievement. The real challenge is producing new ideas and knowledge.

Assessing Pakistani Science Re: # 9
I absolutely agree with you. Dawn is a mouthpiece of the Pakistani establishment. Try writing a letter which is remotely critical of the current Islamist mindset. It will not be published.

The Facticity in Fanaticism Re: # 3
Excellent post, pmishra2. But don`t expect Muslims to be impressed. They will find some convoluted argument to justify their hypocrisy.

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 52

Well said Ahmadzai. But given the level of general knowledge in the US, I doubt that he has heard of these people.

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 48
Thanks for the (unsolicited) advice. I get news from all sources and make up my own mind.

So Pakistani Muslims are burning their own cities to protest caricatures of Muhammed in a Danish newspaper! If there was a Nobel Prize for idiocy, Muslims would win it hands down!

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 43
Seeing some of your posts here, I have no doubt you can crank it up several notches, not just one notch. In any case, I think this is a futile debate. If you love America and believe in the American dream, good luck to you. As for me, I have never felt the need to prove my loyalty to my country to anyone. (By the way, I am not German).

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 41
Why are you so aggressive, Kulharee? Don`t you know how to have an exchange of ideas in a polite manner? What is it to me if you don`t like Germany or the German chancellor?!

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 17
First, some corrections to my original post. Western Germany has pumped 1.2 trillion euros into the former East Germany, not 600 billion euros as I had mentioned. Secondly, Germany is the world`s largest exporter, not the second-largest exporter.

It is simplistic to compare race relations in Europe with race relations in the US. The history and causes of immigration to the US and immigration to Europe are completely different. On average, the Arabs of France are doing as good or as bad as the blacks living in ghettoes in the US.

For a different look into the American dream, and how immigrants fare in the US compared to in Europe, read this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4159974.stm

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Re: # 13
I am ``coloured`` and live in Europe. I have never faced any racial abuse.

Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think? Just a few points. Germany`s unemployment rate is not 14%, it is 11.3%. Germany faced huge problems after the reunification in 1990. West Germany poured 600 billion euros (US$ 720 billion) into developing the infrastructure of the East. Today Germany is the world`s second largest exporter.

Temporary Marriage in Islam Re: # 92
It is called Islam because people who practise it claim they are doing so in the name of Islam.

If Robert Fisk were Rameez Farooq… What is the woman going on about? If she does not like Fisk`s writings, she should stop reading them. Just like I will stop reading hers.

And Dr. Shahid Hussain Bokhari Quits… I was one of Professor Bukhari`s students in the mid 90`s. He was one of the best. As an undergraduate I did not know much about his research activities, but his teaching was inspirational. His departure is a big loss to the UET.

Shades of Grey I will never let my children learn their Faiz from Mr Z Rana.

Neither Enlightened nor Moderate Musharraf is a hypocritical opportunist. He is a typical general of the Pakistan Army who holds the interest of the Army above that of the country. He talks of ``enlightened moderation`` to please his bosses in Washington while at home he enters into an alliance with the Mullahs who want to take the world back to the deserts of 6th century Arabia.

Iran at the Crossroads – Bombs or Butter? Re: # 12
Like it was America`s ``moral obligation`` to spread agent orange in Vietnam?