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A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey

Murtaza Shibli

It (Indian Muslim) happens to be my identity. And this book is about the identity question in large measure - my identity, the Pakistani identities.

Jul 9, 2008   Views 36   Interacts 0

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Bionic Woman

Saroop Gul

The corporate woman is such a powerful and inspiring symbol when you are studying. It’s a realization you get later that a married working woman is a warrior.

Jul 9, 2008   Views 22   Interacts 0

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Pigeons on My Balcony

Prashant Bhatt

"They have laid eggs. Now Bhatt, if you do not throw them out, the babies will dirty your balcony like anything." That is the way they look at it, my

Jul 9, 2008   Views 15   Interacts 0

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The Peacock Moments

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Hope cannot be lost or forgotten
Carry they will these droplets of rain
Change will arrive, peace will reside
The old effect, the peacock moments!

Jul 7, 2008   Views 147   Interacts 0

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Democracy is the Best Revenge?

Ehtisham Iqbal

2007 – 2008 will certainly be remembered as one of the most historically significant and turbulent for Pakistan with unprecedented public protests and mass revenges.

Jul 7, 2008   Views 369   Interacts 5

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Aamir - A Film Review

Dost Mittar

Most of the film is shot in the rough, mean streets of Mumbai and captures the cold, indifferent character of the city and its people.

Jul 7, 2008   Views 1578   Interacts 55

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Who Sold the Centrifuges?

saeed qureshi

Dr. Qadeer’s inflammatory outburst against President Pervez Musharraf would, instead of personally absolving him, aid in painting Pakistan in more lurid colors by her detractors.

Jul 7, 2008   Views 1282   Interacts 35

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London’s Knife-Crime Epidemic:

Asif Naqshbandi

Such is the horror in Britain at this new phenomenon, that the Police have declared tackling knife-crime to be their new number one target surpassing even that of terrorism.

Jul 7, 2008   Views 553   Interacts 8

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Muslim Ghettoisation

Iftikhar Ahmad

The perception among Muslims is that they are unwelcome in Britain is undermining efforts to help them integrate into wider society.

Jul 4, 2008   Views 9538   Interacts 419

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The Gin Game

Naveen Qayyum


Despite being a small group, The Gate Theater surely managed to touch an emotional yet witty story through a brilliantly written piece of literature.

Jul 4, 2008   Views 318   Interacts 0

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The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing

Wajahat Malik

Lately his wife seems to be depressed and irritated when he comes home in the evening. The children look cold and withdrawn. Sohail Khan himself feels a shift in his

Jul 4, 2008   Views 684   Interacts 11

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