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Ras Siddiqui writes from Sacramento,
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Harold and Kumar Escape From Gitmo
Ras Siddiqui Apr 25, 2008 interacts: 34 Views: 2084This 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: 4462Jamil 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: 2971Whether 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: 3585How 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: 3287Khalid 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: 1844After 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: 3268This 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: 2893Sony 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: 2168The “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: 8 Views: 2531Either 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: 57 Views: 5545Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?
NED Alumni Convention 2007
Ras Siddiqui Aug 31, 2007 interacts: 24 Views: 4122Alumni 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: 32818A 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: 2273Kaju’s past leads to the year 1984, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
Ras Siddiqui
- Articles on Chowk: 14
- First article: Jul 27, 2007
- Latest article: Apr 24, 2008
- Times read on Chowk: 73851
