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The White Rose

The wedding night came and went. My routine didn’t change. I couldn’t let the boys down. Would I stop loving cars, stop drinking; stop making clever business? No. I will never change.

When a Knock at the Door is Not Enough

She surprised me by her answer, same old she said, battering. Her honesty made me nod. I said, oh, and walked away. The purpose was served. The momentum was broken.

Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath

One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.

Just a Woman

I was used to the whistling, the smirks, the humming of latest Bollywood songs or even a religious proclamation of how great God is, this sort of thing, however had me stop and take notice.

Phantom of the Opera

A quintessentially tear-jerking performance, reminded us that when a Phantom is killed, we cry at the inevitable sadness of obsession.

Pervez Musharraf Vs. George Orwell

It wasn’t that simple though, I noticed that Pervez Musharraf steers clear from George Orwell’s most cautioned malaise – Lack of Clarity.

The Fertility Debate

The role of women in determining their fertility is also a factor of politics and power established by the clerical class rather than what Islam actually specifies. Many Muslim countries assert that women do not have a right to deny pregnancy

Songs of Dissonance

Out of all the tragedies this earthquake has brought, the loss of an educated and inspiring Junaid Jamshed is very dehumanizing.

Gandhi in The Handmaid’s Tale

He is known to the world as a leader of the independence movement of India. He’s known as a frail man who led thousands to fight the British using the original method of non-violence. He’s a great story, but out of all his unpalatable myths I

On Countries of Dwelling

America arrived, as they would say in Urdu. This country is the best thing that ever happened to me without a doubt. It’s here I learned that even if everything is aesthetically perfect, ..

One Hook

I wish I had a hook

Living Through War

if we were less advanced a civilization these days of war would have been easier

Forgive me, Danny

Daniel Pearl remembered

What is Islam?

What's a pig got to do with it?

What it means to be me in Corporate America?

either with or without us

The Panel of Vendettas at UC Berkley

A true hero would make a radical notion and never back track

The Significant Unit of War

Sadly the only leader on both sides who mouthed the added option of an independent Kashmir was Pakistan’s ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.

Caught In Between

Pakistan is on the defensive almost constantly

Desi: The False Ideology

To understand what I felt as a Pakistani nationalist can be imagined by thinking of a parent raising a child who wants to have the surname of his/her neighbor

Illusion Begets Magic

What they felt at that space and time

The Meaning of Pakistan

Metaphysical Politics of Pakistan

Aisha Sarwari

• Articles on Chowk: 21
• First article: Mar 10, 2001
• Latest article: Oct 12, 2009
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