Aisha Sarwari
When a Knock at the Door is Not Enough Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
I wish I had a hook
Living Through War Dec 31, 1969
if we were less advanced a civilization these days of war would have been easier
Forgive me, Danny Dec 31, 1969
Daniel Pearl remembered
What is Islam? Dec 31, 1969
What's a pig got to do with it?
What it means to be me in Corporate America? Dec 31, 1969
either with or without us
The Panel of Vendettas at UC Berkley Dec 31, 1969
A true hero would make a radical notion and never back track
The Significant Unit of War Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
Pakistan is on the defensive almost constantly
Desi: The False Ideology Dec 31, 1969
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 Dec 31, 1969
What they felt at that space and time
The Meaning of Pakistan Dec 31, 1969
Metaphysical Politics of Pakistan
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