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Syed Kamal (1937 to 2009): Aisa Bhi Hota Tha

Syed Kamal’s recent death marks the near-closing of an era during which four male actors ruled Pakistan’s Urdu film industry.

Author Nafisa Rizvi Talks About "The Blue Room"

The idea in my book that people who cut themselves off from their roots will bleed is taken from a Pablo Neruda poem which says just this. People in the Diaspora take it literally to mean that they must not blend in with their acquired home.

Interview: Nafisa Haji

A voice of first or second generation immigrant motherhood, trying desperately to be protective by passing on fading family traditions.

Faran Tahir as Captain Robau in the New Star Trek Movie

South-Asians will be especially pleased to find that the film’s first image is one of their own as the striking expression of Faran Tahir.

Mohtarma Iqbal Bano (1935 to 2009): A Generational Tribute

With the passing of Iqbal Bano, the Urdu (and Persian) speaking world has lost one of its finest Ghazal singers.

Khuda Hafiz Faraz Sahib

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NED Alumni Convention 2007

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

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

Film “Amu� Revisits the 1984 Sikh Massacre in Delhi

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

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