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Ras Siddiqui


Ras Siddiqui writes from Sacramento,

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Khuda Hafiz Faraz Sahib

Ras Siddiqui Nov 26, 2008 interacts: 3 Views: 1085

It was late when I drove back to Sacramento that night but Faraz Sahib appeared to me to be as fresh as a morning breeze and completely in his element.

Three Cups of Tea & Pennies for Peace

Ras Siddiqui Oct 9, 2008 interacts: 26 Views: 4016

In 2000 only about 800,000 children went to school in Afghanistan. Today said Mortenson, 6.4 million kids are in school in that country out of which 2 million are girls.

Movie Review: Streets of Karachi

Ras Siddiqui Sep 23, 2008 interacts: 2 Views: 2269

Writer Shoieb Yunus successfully grasps growing up in a multi-religious Karachi of yesteryear where one lived in harmony.

Brick Lane is About Immigrants Making Difficult Choices

Ras Siddiqui Aug 3, 2008 interacts: 14 Views: 4138

Brick Lane exposes the core of a complex immigrant dilemma. Asians who move to the western world often live with this dilemma and just choose to ignore it.

Indiana Jones, Iron Man and a Touch of Narnia

Ras Siddiqui Jun 3, 2008 interacts: 23 Views: 3611

If one enjoyed “The Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “The Temple of Doom” along with an okay “The Last Crusade”, nineteen years later viewers will still enjoy The Crystal Skull, wrinkles and all.

Harold and Kumar Escape From Gitmo

Ras Siddiqui Apr 25, 2008 interacts: 34 Views: 6618

This time the duo attempts to explain the difference between a Bong and a Bomb aboard an airplane to Amsterdam in a post 9/11 environment.

Talking to Jamil Dehlavi about Infinite Justice and More

Ras Siddiqui Feb 10, 2008 interacts: 103 Views: 9279

Jamil Dehlavi's film “Infinite Justice” recently opened in Britain. The Indo-Pakistani-French film maker was born in Calcutta to an Indian father and French mother.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams

Ras Siddiqui Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 25 Views: 28117

Whether it is the Iowa win for Obama or the New Hampshire one for Clinton, their vision for America’s future is becoming far more important than race and gender.

Charlie Wilson's War Stretches the Imagination

Ras Siddiqui Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 44 Views: 8186

How does a US Congressman learn about helping the Afghan resistance to the Soviet Empire in 1980? By listening to Dan Rather on TV while soaking in a Jacuzzi full of young women.

Movie Review: The Kite Runner

Ras Siddiqui Jan 8, 2008 interacts: 28 Views: 7289

Khalid Hosseini, like many Afghan’s is a poet at heart. Here with the assistance of screenwriter David Benioff, the essence of The Kite Runner remains intact

Benazir Bhutto: A Sad Farewell

Ras Siddiqui Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 10 Views: 3737

After 9/11 it was Benazir Bhutto that took up the banner of democratic hope in Pakistan, stressing the need for cross-cultural exchanges, religious harmony and how to make peace.

Mukhtar Mai's December 11th Fundraiser in Sacramento

Ras Siddiqui Dec 1, 2007 interacts: 39 Views: 6174

This effort is not about dwelling on what already happened but what's possible; to change the future of some girls and women in Southern Punjab.

Saawariya Targets Eternal Love

Ras Siddiqui Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 14 Views: 5116

Sony Picture’s “Saawariya”, a new Bollywood-Hollywood movie is set to release in the United States and worldwide on November 9th. Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story, White Nights.

Little Mosque on the Prairie Enters Second Season

Ras Siddiqui Oct 22, 2007 interacts: 4 Views: 3863

The “Us and Them” between the mainstream and Muslims is highlighted in this comedy. Issues such as dating, barriers inside Mosques and polygamy have also been hilariously presented.

Vanaja: A Movie That Moves Your Heart

Ras Siddiqui Oct 8, 2007 interacts: 11 Views: 4755

Either Writer-Director Rajnesh Domalpalli is one of the luckiest first filmmakers around or true contender for future international movie fame.

Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series

Ras Siddiqui Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 58 Views: 8640

Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?

NED Alumni Convention 2007

Ras Siddiqui Aug 31, 2007 interacts: 25 Views: 6972

Alumni of NED University, founded in 1921, are gathering on September 8, 2007 in Silicon Valley in their largest ever NEDian convention.

A Pakistani-American in India

Ras Siddiqui Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 696 Views: 44718

A Pakistani-American walks down a road in India named after his great grandfather.

Film “Amu” Revisits the 1984 Sikh Massacre in Delhi

Ras Siddiqui Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 7 Views: 4129

Kaju’s past leads to the year 1984, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.


Ras  Siddiqui

Ras Siddiqui

  • Articles on Chowk: 19
  • First article: Jul 27, 2007
  • Latest article: Nov 16, 2008
  • Times read on Chowk: 162712

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