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Articles with tag: Symbol

Pataudi’s Plight : The game of religious stereo typing

Shantanu Dutta   Feb 14, 2007   interacts: 35

If Pataudi were to grow a beard and appear for photographs wearing a skull cap at the doorstep of a mosque, would he have become a better Muslim?

Veil for vendetta

Nadeem F Paracha   Oct 22, 2006   interacts: 82

If countries and society can (and should!) heap scorn at swastika-wearing neo-Nazis, so should they at people trying to make religious statements with hijabs and crosses, especially at schools.

When Spring Arrives - Celebrating Navroz

Raheel Lakhani   Mar 21, 2006   interacts: 8

It is believed by some that it was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Adam was bestowed with the soul. It was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Abrahim destroyed the idols. It was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Noah’s Ark got rescued

Moonchaser

zuhair vazir   Apr 5, 2005   interacts: 10

Shaftain Sahib jumped off his sixth floor balcony onto a sabzi wala. The vendor, Salim, died right away ... Shaftain Sahib survived the fall only to attempt another suicide...

Snarl!

Nadeem F Paracha   Jan 9, 2004   interacts: 109

This “religious” fashion show is going beyond the personal self. If countries and society can (and should!) heap scorn at swastika-wearing neo-Nazis, so should they at people trying to make religious statements with hijabs and crosses, especia

Yesterday and Tomorrow in India Today

Dost Mittar   Jun 7, 2003   interacts: 166

Here was, then, the India of yesterday: poor, hungry, mired in poverty, highly dependent upon the vagaries of weather and yet full of life with colour, dance and music.

Takht-e-Bahi

Saima Khan   May 10, 2003   interacts: 15

Takht-e-Bahi is famed for the quality of the kebabs available here.

Feb 15 Rally

Naeem Mohaiemen   Feb 18, 2003   interacts: 29

A personal perspective on the Feb15 Rally

Sir Syed Day in Northern Calfornia

Ras Siddiqui   Oct 30, 2002   interacts: 5

Event Coverage

When the Lights Hurt the Eyes

Farzana Versey   Nov 14, 2001   interacts: 384

Our superstitions are world-renowned. We feed the poor in designated months...

The Meaning of Pakistan

Aisha Sarwari   Mar 10, 2001   interacts: 874

Metaphysical Politics of Pakistan

A Pakistani Teenager in Canada

M H S   Sep 1, 1998   interacts: 22

A 14 year old Pakistani teenager gets some things off his chest

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