I don't like Naipaul or his work, but that doesn't mean he can't or shouldn't win the Nobel prize or any other prize for that matter. One man's satanic verse...
Tahira Naqvi
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Mar 1, 2004 1:19 pm
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Before he was bought by the BJP, the V S Naipaul I knew was one of the most cynically clinical of writers whose truth was pure and his courage rare. He never...
Rashid Mughal
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Mar 1, 2004 1:23 pm
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Dear Tarek and Munir Sahiban, Small world indeed. I am talking about Taufique Brothers indeed. I was a classmate of the youngest Taufique, Anwar Hussain, in...
Shahid Mahmud
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Mar 1, 2004 1:24 pm
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Dear Haider Sahib, My point is that anyone who is not willing to be critical of the most fundamentals of his belief cannot claim to be objective and...
Shahid Mahmud
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Mar 1, 2004 1:25 pm
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Dear friends Assalam Alaikum I am introducing a new page ( Khakey ) on my website magazine "sherosukhan". The moderator of Urdu writers Yahoo groups Janab...
Sardar Ali
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Mar 1, 2004 8:39 pm
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The Daily Star (Bangladesh) March 01, 2004 Humayun Azad: The marked man A H Jaffor Ullah Only few days ago a nervous but determined writer, Prof. Humayun Azad,...
Friends, If anyone is in doubt about the real targets of the Islamists, this story from Bangladesh should shake you up. Those in denial about the dangers ...
Leading Bangladesh author stabbed Waliur Rahman BBC correspondent in Dhaka http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3494188.stm A leading and controversial author...
I have not read Nafisi's book but I heard her interview on the NPR. People living under repression sometimes try to overreach in order to fight back. Lolita...
mhaider1@...
Mar 2, 2004 7:07 pm
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Well written Rashid I do not know if Naipaul has been bought by the BJP. However, his perspective of Babri Mosque destruction etc. gives me an insight into his...
As an experiential thing, enlightenment is a spontaneous response that takes place in a flash -- or not in a hundred years when we argue and debate religion...
Rashid Mughal
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Mar 2, 2004 7:08 pm
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Dear all, Most of the time when we criticize people or their works, we forget the basic fact that life is a multi dimensional phenomenon. There is no final ...
Khawaja Ashraf
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Mar 2, 2004 7:08 pm
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I have nothing against enlightenment. Please don't misunderstand. I just feel the subject of Naipaul has been exhausted on this forum. But please, feel free...
Tahira Naqvi
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Mar 2, 2004 7:08 pm
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Hi All, Shiite Ismaili Muslim "SOOMROS" ruled over Sindh (presently a province of Pakistan), independently, for 340 years from 1011 to 1351 AD, surviving...
Thank you, Haider. Some things are to be digested, folks. That tablespoon of salt, I tell you, is the number one cause of excessive diarrhoea, so go easy. A...
Rashid Mughal
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Mar 3, 2004 12:15 am
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Dear Mr. Saami: I find it very encouraging to read some of the most controversial and inflammatory comments on Writers Forum site. Refreshing, because I had...
Abbas Zaidi
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Mar 3, 2004 12:15 am
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Hello friends, This is an extract from a note that I wrote to a friend on the Forum on Enlightenment. Just extend the metaphor of Christianity and religion to...
Friends, Naeem Mohaiemen is US based Bangladeshi historian and media activist. He is a widely published journalist, specializing in South Asia, Islamic...
Hindu contribution to the marsiya By Intizar Husain It may appear a bit odd to talk about Hindu contribution to the tradition of marsiya and azadari at a time...
Featuring this month on http://www.jazbah.org: - Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan: As refugees poured into Pakistan from India after independence from the British,...
Jazbah
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Mar 3, 2004 7:37 pm
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Hello Friends, I have read the postings with great interest but have felt ill-equipped to comment on the specifics of Naipaul. I had read A Wounded...
Munir Bhai, In one his letters Iqbal had written " we need 100 Martin Luthers to cleanse dirt." You didn't answer my phone call. Regards. Shakil. Phone #...
Dear Shakil, Munir, et al: There have been many such suggestions before Iqbal said "we need 100 Martin Luthers to cleanse the dirt" in our religion and there...
Rashid Mughal
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Mar 4, 2004 1:30 am
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Dear Friends, It's becoming axiomatic, almost fashionable, for people who may've a way with the words to potificate with great authority that Isalm in the 21st...
Karamat Ghori
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Mar 4, 2004 1:31 am
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Dear Pavneet and Friends: Thank you for mentioning the excellent collection of essays, The Partitions of Memory. Some Muslims will resent the entire brigade of...
Rashid Mughal
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Mar 4, 2004 1:31 am
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Hello friends, I am really surprised that Karamat Ghori sahib will ignore the metaphor in the name of Martin Luther, and in doing so also kill the spirit of my...
Hello friends, I posted and began the series on Naipaul in order to understand the backdrop within which writers like Naipaul narrate. Whether it is Edward...
The mail from Mr. Syed is most interesting. It is rather significant to note in this context that a day long symposium on 'Urdu Marsiyah in Text and...
mhaider1@...
Mar 4, 2004 3:18 am
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dear munir The story to modernize Muslims is very complex. Unfortunately u cannot handle all Muslims under a same logic cal conclusion. Muslims living in...
Hi Munir: SALAMAT (GREETINGS) I wish to thank you for sharing this most interesting, insightful, and informative article by one of the greatest intellectuals...
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