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Articles with tag: world

Will President Bush Invade Iran?

Mohammad Gill   Oct 28, 2007   interacts: 192

President Bush has raised the stakes by mentioning the possibility of World War III in a recent press conferences. He has declared the Iranian National Guards as terrorists.

Neoliberalism and Madrassas: An Unholy Connection

Ahmar Mahboob   Oct 26, 2007   interacts: 71

How these schools (madrassas) are perhaps an indirect consequence of structural adjustment policies that are dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.

India and the Cricket World Cup

Gajendra Singh   Apr 18, 2007   interacts: 7

Although in audience reach Cricket World Cup does not match football but in passions, racial overtones , money making and cheating it is like a heady sports cocktail, brewed since Greek Olympic games and Roman gladiator combats.

Why We’re Shocked

Patrick Masih   Mar 19, 2007   interacts: 15

So now that we’re the first team to be dumped out, ‘logic’ would dictate that we’re among the worst, and that is a bitter pill to swallow, indeed.

World Cup 2007: A Legacy To Be Left Behind

Shiraz A Mahmood   Feb 26, 2007   interacts: 27

Australia, South Africa, England are the main contenders in my opinion, with Pakistan being as unpredictable as ever,and after a year which has seen a lot controversy for the team, will remain a dark horse.

Rethinking Disability in the Third World

Naveed Ejaz   Feb 14, 2007   interacts: 22

Much like sexuality, disability is a taboo subject even when considered as part of a serious debate. It is the unnamed pink elephant in the living room that no one is comfortable talking about.

Get over the Victim Syndrome

Ahmer Muzammil   Jan 26, 2007   interacts: 236

The real issues that affect our daily lives are never addressed by opposition or the government, instead we are enamored with non-issues like huddod ordinance, attire of mushy, Kashmir, women’s face on hoardings, music in public buses and other crap

Its Another New Year... What's to Celebrate?

M B Qasmi   Dec 26, 2006   interacts: 7

This is going to be a festive season: Eiduz Zuha, Christmas, New Year and many other festivals in many lands will be celebrated in late December, followed by the dawn of 2007. Will it be a new beginning; respite from mayhem and relief from deprivation for

Other Impressions of the WSF-A Political Opinion

Abira Ashfaq   Apr 5, 2006   interacts: 4

Even though WSF may have helped Karachi’s image for the very forces of oppression it stands against and not threatened them in the least, it was a big deal. It was politicizing, and consciousness raising for many people

Terrorism and the Muslim World

Syed J Hussain   Sep 11, 2005   interacts: 44

Certain extremist outfits in Muslim countries, and the most violent of them so to speak, were erstwhile partners of the West for their own vested interests.

The Dispatches on War (Part V)

Feroz R Khan   Sep 1, 2005   interacts: 50

Muslims and Crusades -- In the last five hundred years, the destiny of the Muslim world and the European continent seems to have undertaken diverse paths ...

A Cinephile’s Choice

Asif Naqshbandi   Aug 29, 2005   interacts: 81

These are films which I have watched again and again and which give me great pleasure whenever I watch them.

Which Road will the Pope Take?

Adeel Khan   Apr 28, 2005   interacts: 47

Major inter-faith issues lie ahead of Pope Benedict XVI, he succeeded Pope John Paul II, a man who supported religious relativism and worked to enforce better relations with Jews and Muslims.

Care Taker

Satish Tumne   May 7, 2004   interacts: 9

'I work there,' he said as matter of fact.
'Work?' I was not expecting from little boy.
'I look after these things so that no one can steal it'

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