1. Foreign Policy Challenges for the New US President – Part I Exploiting a lack of jobs, the Taliban rises in Pakistan's border region, threatening US...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44571 POLITICS: 'New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy' Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Nov 4 (IPS) - Tensions...
Filed this morning - http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44598 PAKISTAN/US: 'Obama's Muslim Heritage Will Help' By Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Nov 6 (IPS) - The...
This was published last week in The News on Sunday, Dialogue pages Nov 2, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/56ddo6 Saving another Zulfiqar A young man's life hangs in...
1. Uri Avnery of the Israeli Peace Bloc on Obama 2. US-based Pakistani analyst Ahmad Faruqui on Obama's options 3. A hockey mom sings for Obama (brilliant) 4....
CULTURE: Int'l Performing Arts Fest Spotlights Liberal Pakistan http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44740 By Beena Sarwar LAHORE, Nov 18 (IPS) - Some 370...
I started writing this a couple of days ago but didn't get around to sending. Now we're watching the horrific events in Mumbai with pain and grief for the loss...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44902 INDIA: Empathy, Grief in Pakistan at Mumbai Mayhem Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Nov 29 (IPS) - The terrorist...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44915 INDIA/PAKISTAN: Pleas For Sanity as Sabres Rattle Over Mumbai Mayhem Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Dec 1 (IPS)...
I have come across several thought provoking articles and statements about the Mumbai nightmare, as well as information on vigils and meetings in Pakistan, and...
Information about vigils: DEC 4: Karachi, London, & Boston, Worcester (MA) & Providence, RI DEC 6: San Fransisco Already held: Dec 2, UPenn Forthcoming: Dec 4...
1. Link to my IPS story this morning, for which my original headline was - Hoax phone call, media hype fan hostility but conflict `not inevitable' -...
Eid greetings to all friends on this group. Looks like sanity is prevailing after all Indian voters showed maturity in rejecting the politicisation of the...
Karachi, Dec 11: I started compiling this posting on Dec 2, got overtaken by events and my own writing, but still really want to share these relevant and...
I haven't watched TV, read the papers or been near the internet for a few days – and believe me it feels good. But you can't stay away from reality for too...
New Year greetings to everyone! May 2009 be better than the previous year and bring us closer to peace and justice. Below: 1. Avaaz Gaza emergency petition -...
1. An important article about 1971 in The News International, Pakistan, that I had earlier missed. As the writer Raza Rumi points out, the greatest legacy of...
There have been several demos for Gaza in Pakistan. Another one on Jan 10, Karachi Press Club, 3,30 pm (white flags, banners & clothes). Below: 1. 'Molten...
Jan 12, 2009 The last couple of weeks have been consumed by the relentless onslaught on Gaza… The see-sawing relations between India and Pakistan… The...
Hello all Below: My IPS article 'INDIA/PAKISTAN: Citizens plead for peace' http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45389 For a link to the Joint Signature...
In this post: 1. Step in for T2F – an important space in Karachi 1 2. The war on Gaza 1 - Democracy Now - Amy Goodman's interview with Rabbi Lerner, editor...
I started this post a couple of days ago – found it hard to know where to begin. Swat, Gaza (reports from my friend Taghreed there), India-Pakistan… plus...
1. The Beeb, Gaza appeal and Tony Benn – audio link 2. Newsline cover story on increasing religiosity in Pakistan, with highly-readable & insightful essays...
1. PARTITIONS: A visual arts response - Went to the opening of a thought-provoking art exhibition in Karachi the other day at the V.M. Art Gallery – "Lines...
I was shocked and saddened this afternoon to hear of Khalid Hasan's death in Washington, when The News editor called and asked me if I'd write an obituary. I...
Happy that Kara Film Fest is back on track with a range of offerings - features, documentaries & shorts - from around the world (Italy, Turkey, India,...
Sad about the Polish engineer being beheaded... Below, two of my recent IPS articles that hit 'top spot' on the website (Anjali, there's a mention of Otolith...
A few days ago, Arun Chacko sent this intriguing report from the BBC, `Underwear protest at India attack' - about women in India fighting religious extremists...
Where else but in Pakistan - and India, Saudi Arabia etc - does celebrating Valentine's Day become a political statement? Below, my recent IPS story and Badri...
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