April 2007

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civics and society
www.takebackpakistan.com
04.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Yesterday, my husband and I got into an argument with an anthropologist, who explained to us that the discipline and civility we see in the West is the result of centuries of evolution, development and modernism, a process that Pakistanis never went through. The argument was that our attempt to bring such civility to this [...]
personal
Crank Calls or Just Cranks?
04.09.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

It’s 4.19 am on the 9th of April, 2007. My phone just rang, and scrambling out of bed, I ran to see what the emergency was. The voice at the other end says, “hello…. aap mujhse baat karain gi?” (Will you talk to me?). If my husband hadn’t taken the phone from me to threaten [...]
politics
Basking in Credit
04.09.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

At a recent rally in Rawalpindi, President Musharraf spoke of increased standards of living among urban centers, where banking policies have opened up new vistas for public spending. Personal loans, car loans, home loans, credit cards, debit cards, atm cards, saving accounts… banks are churning out more products on a daily basis, encouraging customers to [...]
civics and society
They Kicked Her Like A Dog
04.06.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Why are muslims aggressive? What feeds the rage that moves a muslim to raise his hand against another human being? And what gives muslims the impression that they have the authority to impose their morality on another? I’m not just asking because of the Lal Masjid travesty going on at this very moment; I have [...]