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The Wrong Mix

Nadeem F Paracha, Cafe Black

Refusing to ally with capitalist-democracies of the West and cautious about openly supporting the USSR/communism Islamic Socialists attempted to come up with a "third way."

May 19, 2008   Views 2132  Interacts 83

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Whither Enlightened Moderation

saeed qureshi

The latest patch up between the NWFP provincial government and Taliban of Swat and South Waziristan buries the much touted President Musharraf’s theme of enlightened moderation

May 18, 2008   Views 446   Interacts 6

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Twenty 20 Cricket

Qaiser Rashid

Will twenty-20 cricket kill the ‘gentleman’s sport’ or is it going to be its savior!

May 18, 2008   Views 474   Interacts 14

Life

Building a Dream House

Muhammad Tariq

This Saturday was a very pleasant day . It rained in the afternoon, and as usual, Islamabad after a rain on a summer afternoon, was the perfect place to just

May 18, 2008   Views 313   Interacts 3

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Saqi Farooqi ... A Rebellious Poet

Khalid Sohail, Mind Space

He likes to be in the centre of controversy and to achieve that he challenges every literary, social, religious, moral and sexual taboo that he comes across.

May 14, 2008   Views 1336  Interacts 21

Current Affairs

Persecution of Religious Minorities In Islamic Countries

Feroz Qutabshahi

Meaningless protests over stupid cartoons do not achieve anything. Speaking up against injustices in their own countries does.

May 14, 2008   Views 11659   Interacts 449

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National Reconciliation Order

saeed qureshi

The concept of Truth and Reconciliation of Nelson Mandela cannot be offered as a parallel of pardoning the outlaws.

May 14, 2008   Views 706   Interacts 4

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Mohajirs Are People Too

Atif

It was quite obvious that unlike Punjabis and Pushtoons, mohajirs have figured out that if there is chaos in the airport it is not because of Allah’s will.

May 14, 2008   Views 4613   Interacts 125

Travel

30 Days in Afghanistan - Dinner Conversations

Naeem Randhawa

I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan. Actually, I'm in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - and across and beside me, people are beginning to get drunk. Muslims are getting drunk.

May 12, 2008   Views 4092   Interacts 101

Society

A Little After Three

Lajwanti Khemlani

I lay face down, pretending to have fallen asleep. Soon I heard random words like boy, Muslim, Sindhi, dowry, next week, dinner, and blood pressure.

May 11, 2008   Views 1171   Interacts 7

Current Affairs

May 12: One Year Passed, No Lessons Learned

Mehroz Sadruddin

On May 12, the entire nation would be mourning the death of forty-four innocent civilians on what turned out to be one of the darkest days in the history of

May 11, 2008   Views 1628   Interacts 26

Society

Happy Mother's Day

ammara ahmad

Today, 11th May is Mother’s Day. It is almost absurdly romantic that a country like Pakistan would celebrate a day like to honor mothers!

May 11, 2008   Views 1205   Interacts 15

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