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Honor Killings in Babakot

kashkin dabruski

Those beautiful faces, our daughters
Gone forever, heads sunk in grief
As words betray us, to describe
Heinous crimes and we call ourselves
The followers of

Sep 4, 2008   Views 269   Interacts 3

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Greek Tragedy

Emma Alam

There is no one left to punish me. I’m the last Mannon; I’ve got to punish myself. Living alone here with the dead is a worse act of justice than

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US Commando Strike in Waziristan

Agha Amin

They have decided that the centre of gravity of all the trouble is Pakistan. Right or wrong this appears to be the central US perception now.

Sep 4, 2008   Views 1813   Interacts 57

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Bihar & Louisiana: A Poem

Mutaal Mooquin

You are not God,
Not even half God.
Nor Poseidon or Neptune.
Why this bloody ruin?

Sep 4, 2008   Views 119   Interacts 0

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There is no ‘honour’ in killing

Beena Sarwar, Personal Political

Whether the women were buried alive or whether they were already dead when buried is not the point. They were murdered.

Sep 2, 2008   Views 1861  Interacts 38

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Why Zardari Should Be President!

Ather Naqvi

The matter that is debatable is not whether Asif Zardari should or should not run for the presidency but what steps he should take if he becomes the president.

Sep 2, 2008   Views 2075   Interacts 47

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A New Kind of Charity this Ramadan

Fawad Butt, Alive and Well

Being vigilant and demanding transparency is not optional but imperative. We must learn to treat our donations as investments in the future of Pakistan.

Sep 1, 2008   Views 753  Interacts 8

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Free to Breed

Nadeem F Paracha, Cafe Black

How come there is no "talk" on TV when a group of fanatics attack a concert, a painting exhibition, a "mixed function" at a college, or force the way the

Aug 31, 2008   Views 2609  Interacts 42

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Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!

Dost Mittar

I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name

Aug 31, 2008   Views 2931   Interacts 71

Education

Educational Practices in Private Schools in Pakistan

Farzana Tahir

Education has becomes an act of depositing. Instead of communicating, the teacher issues communiqués and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat.

Aug 28, 2008   Views 2713   Interacts 73

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