Way of Life :: Culture
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I, Samurai
Sahir Shah Apr 22, 2008my finger twitch
my neck hair rise
my throbbing pulse
my blistered foot
I'm full of life
Dance of the Seasons / American Amavasya
N Bajpai Dec 7, 2004Diya dances light
From jack-o-lantern
On our American
Amavasya
Basant 2002
Rozaiba Feb 13, 2004As the policeman began to walk toward his pick-up, the writer blurted out, ’Basant Mubarak!’
Ramadan Special: The Felicitations of Fasting
Asif Naqshbandi Nov 9, 2003The one who fasts has two joys in which to delight...
Prayer and Foliage/Compassion and Consistency
Aaria Ahmed Oct 29, 2003Two views on Ramadaan: 'I pray for peace, and love and happiness' --Aaria Ahmed; 'I hope for compassion and consistency' --temporal
Diya JalaiN: Light the Lamp
Temporal Oct 25, 2003Who’s afraid of (a) little more happiness, little less hatred?
In diversity is hope: in hope, light. let’s light that lamp and nurse its flickers ..
Broken-Hearts, Dream-Filled eyes
Hamid Mahmood Jul 2, 2003You see them everywhere. You see them on the roadside begging, or in a waste dump collecting worthy trash, or bringing you hot cooked food on a roadside restaurant, or trying to sell you roses or a cheap bouquet at a traffic signal. They are everywhere.
Bari Imam’s Republic of Peeristan
Hala Malik Jul 2, 2003Before, this disease was limited to the illiterate population of Pakistan, but now it’s becoming more of a fashion for literate and well-known people to be seeing some Pir or Sufi. It’s the latest new trend.
When the Lights Hurt the Eyes
Farzana Versey Nov 14, 2001Our superstitions are world-renowned. We feed the poor in designated months...
A Conversation with Om Puri in New York City
Saniya Ansari Aug 25, 2001Other than acting I think I can only be best as a farmer
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