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Towards a shackled society, perhaps

The vague and ambiguous provision of “ensuring Islamic values at public places” is bound to open a Pandora’s box because it would be safe to assume that the person whom the NWFP government will appoint as ombudsman will share the MMAR

Questions About Thursday’s Attack

how in the world does a bullet-riddled van full of armed assassins get away so easily in rush-hour traffic.

Textbook Questions

A huge furore has been created by some of the more conservative and obscurantist elements in society who seem very unhappy and believe that the revision is somehow akin to an attack on the faith and culture of Pakistanis everywhere.

Censoring Michael Moore

Controversial US film-maker Michael Moore’s scathing documentary criticizing US president George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq has won the prize for best film at the Cannes Film Festival

Why the Indian Media Got It Wrong

Much of the Indian media got the election predictions completely wrong.

Carnage in Karachi

This is the second deadly attack of its kind in the last two months.

A Sign of Things To Come?

What is extraordinary is that this programme was shown on PTV. A few years ago something like this would have been unimaginable.

Mainstream Textbooks and What They Teach

Doesn’t the ministry of education and its curriculum wing have a responsibility to ensure that students in the country’s mainstream primary and secondary system of education have exposure to good books, to material that makes them think.

Defending the indefensible?

A graduate of today’s madressah system, in all likelihood, will have a worldview that is quite at odds with that of someone who has studied in a mainstream school.

Now it’s mannequins

There seems to be no end to the non-issues the NWFP government readily involves itself in. The most recent of these is now a ban placed on the display of mannequins in clothing stores.

A Student Remembers a Great Teacher

As a university teacher of a popular seminar class, or as a key speaker in a teach-in, Edward Said had this ability to establish a connection with his audience.

Standing Up to a Bully

America has all along, despite Iraq’s acceptance, said it is highly sceptical of Saddam Hussain’s assurances or promises

A Comparison of Fashion

I thought this would be a great chance to go see and judge where our fashion industry stood compared to India’s

Banning cable TV

the MMA’s premise is that this spreads “vulgarity” and hence is considered inherently un-Islamic

Facts O-level and facts low level

the matric textbook reads like a badly done PR job by a government spokesman

Omar R Quraishi

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