Articles with tag: Eid
The Holiday Season
Azra Rashid Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 53The message in all monotheistic religion remains the same - believe, submit, follow and sacrifice. All three religions prey on people's vulnerability and desire for acceptance.
The Rooster
nabendu debsharma Jun 24, 2006 interacts: 18A loose translation of a story by Syed Muztaba Ali, set in East Bengal around 1920.
Heidi Fleiss and Shahrukh Khan – Spot the Difference!
Farzana Versey Feb 6, 2006 interacts: 86Will Heidi’s male brothel empower women? In Shahrukh’s film why does the woman submit to a ghost only when he transforms into a look-alike of her husband? Why has it now become our overarching ambition to reveal liberalism mostly through the l
Ramadan Special: The Felicitations of Fasting
Asif Naqshbandi Nov 9, 2003 interacts: 28The one who fasts has two joys in which to delight...
Prayer and Foliage/Compassion and Consistency
Aaria Ahmed Oct 29, 2003 interacts: 24Two views on Ramadaan: 'I pray for peace, and love and happiness' --Aaria Ahmed; 'I hope for compassion and consistency' --temporal
My Little Bit of Hindu
Ali A Nov 27, 2002 interacts: 287I made acquaintances with a consciously unknown, but subconsciously known part of myself, the little part of me that was Hindu, so to say.
The Taste of this Eid
Bina Shah Dec 23, 2001 interacts: 10it made no difference that we had all tried to be so good
When the Lights Hurt the Eyes
Farzana Versey Nov 14, 2001 interacts: 384Our superstitions are world-renowned. We feed the poor in designated months...
Maut Ka Kuwaan (Well of Death)
Rozaiba May 26, 2001 interacts: 135A pimp, two eunuchs, a maulvi, and a new 100 rupee note
Just Another Stupid Love Story
Urstruly Apr 8, 2001 interacts: 224Women show varying degrees of interest in my wrists
Unquestionable Changes?
Sobia Aslam Jan 25, 2000 interacts: 42Where did the sehra go?...once a part of the ~QThings to wear on the Big Day~R manual for men...
The Basanti Dye
Yousuf Saeed Feb 6, 1998 interacts: 12By four-o clock in the morning the whole sky became Basanti. It seemed as if mustard was flowering in the eyes of the sky….
Selective Islam in Pakistan
Imran Khan Jan 21, 1998 interacts: 50I feel there are certain western countries with far more Islamic traits than us, especially in the way they protect the rights of their citizens.
Love Means Never Having to Say You Are An Infidel!
Moe Chaudry Nov 26, 1997 interacts: 21Can you be a Muslim and marry a Jew? A closer look at inter-religious marriages.
