Let us build Pakistan: Karbala and the Imam Hussain in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature, including the poetry of Allama Iqbal - By Annemarie Schimmel

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

For a detailed account of Iqbal’s poetry on Ahlul-Bayt (A.S.), read the following article:

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Annemarie Schimmel, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and the significance of Karbala

In this era of the qehtur-rijal, we neede…

Let us build Pakistan: Haroon-ur-Rashid’s column on Imam Hussain (and those who praise Yazid including Dr Israr Ahmed and Dr Zaik Naik)

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

(Jang, 6 Jan 2009)

Let us build Pakistan: According to the polls, Barak’s predicted election result rose within 48 hours by five Knesset seats. About 80 dead Palestinians for each seat.

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

Molten lead — Uri Avnery

Israel is missing the historic chance of making peace with secular Arab nationalism. Tomorrow, it may be faced with a uniformly fundamentalist Arab world, Hamas multiplied by a thousand.

Just after midnight, January 2, Al-…

Let us build Pakistan: Baloch protest against ‘Talibanisation’

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

The Balochistan National Party (BNP) Information Secretary and former senator Mr Sanaullah Baloch told Daily Times on Sunday that “supporters” of the Taliban had “captured land worth Rs2 billion in the eastern and western parts of Quetta” to

CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan: Militants Announce Ban on Girls’ Education in Swat

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan

[Image from IRIN] A friend passed along a story to me yesterday, which reported that militants in Swat had ordered a ban on girls’ education from January 15. Sikander Ali, a father of four girls, told the IRIN news agency, “They [Taliban] are sava…

Behind the Chairman’s Door: Understanding Gaza Better

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

I did a post on Understanding Gaza a few days back, but here are some blogs that will help you understand Gaza and her problem better.

Stephen M. Walt (author of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy)

Prospects for Peace

Rootless Cosmo…

Deadpan Thoughts: Woman sets fire to penis

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

As if  lorena bobbit and her midnight snippings were not enough to set mens pulses racing a new chapter has been added to the infidelity journals of pain and punishment. An Australian woman Rajini Narayan upset because of her husbands infidelity …

Behind the Chairman’s Door: Palestinians Extend Hand of Cooperation to IDF

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

This has to be one of the best ways to work with the IDF and should be repeated by every Palestinian in Gaza and the West Bank.

I first read about this on a Pakistani blog and followed the link to see and then couldn’t stop laughing.

Rela…

Tehreer: Dont click it

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Personal Blogs

Em  forwarded me this really cool site while I was writing the post [dontclick.it] its so cute       

Tehreer: Status of Last Year Resolution

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Personal Blogs

Illusion, this is the reply to your comment _____Last year, I wrote this_____ I have a new year resolution! Ok I know its bit late for that..well, maybe more than bit but hey! atleast better late than never… So my new year resolution is: 1-I’m goi…

My World … as described in my words: Reflections

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Personal Blogs

Those who know me well in my real life often blame me for my less-progressive and more-reflective nature which to them is the real cause of the stagnancy I always whine about. They might be true but reflection often leads me to the clues of my conundr…

Deadpan Thoughts: 6.1.2009

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

Its cold, almost too cold today in Karachi, its the 8th of muharram and already they have started sealing off the roads for the processions that will take place on the 9th and the 10th in which thousands of members of the Shiate community will wear bl…

Islamabad Metblogs: Makes me Crazy

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Islamabad Life

President Asif Ali Zardari shakes hands with US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher after conferring the Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam award on him during an ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. A statement issued by the Presidency said tha…

Behind the Chairman’s Door: How to Be a Good Israeli

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

Grabbed from Godlike Productions.

First of all make sure you have the great Israeli Megaphone software installed to support the great Israel and to spew the propaganda of the great Israel!

See the war through Israel’s eyes

Call …

Behind the Chairman’s Door: Use a MegaPhone Against Them

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistani Politics

During the Lebanon invasion in 2006, the Israel was seen with a lot of support in online groups and forums. No matter what was said about Israel and its position, there were always a few hundred people that would sand firm behind their Israel. No o…