I just returned from the cinema watching Boz Salkyn, a Kyrgyz movie – a simple story about bride-kidnapping, love and the Kyrgyz people. It has some Heer Ranja aspects. It’s emotional, completely a-political without the aim to critizice society, the state or question religion Continue reading
An insight into areas around Durand Line – the borderline dividing Pakistan and Afghanistan – their history and problems over many centuries and solutions applied. Read full article.
Pankaj Mishra writes about the neglect of the Kashmir issue on the wide political scale, especially in light of increased focus on the AfPak area from the West that always seems to mention the Kashmir issue as a basis to the problem but never addresses it directly (similarly to the Nuclear Arms threat that Seymour … Continue reading
In Punjabi folklore there is story of a dog that fell into the village well and died. People asked a wise-man what they should do so that the water doesn’t get infected and people suffer from the diseases because of the dead dog. The wise-man asked them to take out 100 bucket loads of water from well so the … Continue reading
Qalandar Bux Memon has recently published an article commenting on Hillary Clinton’s visit and her statements in Pakistan. Read it here at the Samosa, but it was also published in DAWN and referred to by Yasir here. I recieved emails from Pakistani Leftist Political Activists who praised the article and I guess it was cheered … Continue reading
1) The first and one of only 4 minarets in Switzerland belongs to the Mahmud Masjid in Balgrist, up towards Forch. Now here in Switzerland, people are scared of the “signs of muslim power” -in Pakistan, this Masjid wouldn’t even be considered Islamic. It is run by the Ahmaddiya, which by law, is considered non-muslim … Continue reading
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