Why Fashion Matters quoting shandana: here`s my problem with fashion in pakistan...it can be all of the things you mentioned and more (a creative art, a reflection of society, a comment on the times, a manifestation of new/radical ideas, an aesthetic or intellectual challenge or call to arms, a lightening pole for the uptight etc) but 99% of the time it isn`t.....and then there is the boom in fashion publications/the ranks of fashion journalists (though really do we have any in pakistan honestly?) which helps maintain the lie. end quote.

i totally agree. check this scenario: a certain second or third cousin bought a 100,000 rupees lehnga for her wedding, and was beaming and delusional through the whole transaction. 2 second incident happened as we walk out, an old woman with snow white hair and a torn shalwar revealing her knees asks for two rupees. Like all such 2 second incidents, that cousin casually refused and walked on. seems familiar?

fashion of the sort in pakistan is simply a cruel joke on pakistan`s poor. face it.

The “D” Word aisha, your article provoked me into recording an entire rant on my ilogs yesterday. the rational sector of my mind is clearing up a bit now, and its sad what you are suffering. but if u want to get a peek at the possible future mentality a divorce intills in children, read my ilog. alot of it is anger directed at females very near and dear to me.

Can an American Student Survive in Pakistan? my little sister is going through this right now due to my father`s business obligations. and she`s done the switch at 9th grade. can u imagine that? i know its totally immature but all her aspirations about highschool are down the drain. to top it off we`re christians. sure we`re well off and my sister got into a cambridge school full of defence brats (karachi reference: Burgers) but the hatred`s still there.

the whole situation completely depresses me and having personally experienced both pakistani and canadian schooling sometimes I feel like begging my father to send my sister over here, who I love very much and bugs the hell out of me to know she`s suffering.

but I have to agree with mustt`s point, which is also my father`s, if you can survive pakistani schooling you can survive anywhere. he intends to send my sister for postsecondary abroad. to quote Eleanor Roosevelt: a woman is like a teabag, it doesn`t know how strong it is until its in hot water.

the bias and closedminded agenda of pakistani history texts is no secret. some pakistanis acknowledge it, most suffer from belief perseverance, and rarely (i have yet to see) oppose it (refugees in amreeca, britain, saudi etc dont count. myself included).

Secret Passages i love the way u incorporate paki-specific details into your stories. the whole scenario of guys spotting shuttlecocks and that other love story with vital signs songs, takes me for a hilarious trip down memory lane. pls keep writing :)

Church vs Mosque and the grass is green on the other side :) as a Christian i can assure u there`s plenty to whine about church. And lets not forget the Catholic church sex scandals. Hey there`s pros n cons to every faith`s practises. May sound a lil secular to most, but its your personal faith thats more important than physical rituals (not the biggest church, mosque or watever goin person :P).