Some recently published articles of mine Re: the Musharraf resignation: http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/19/watching-musharrafs-resignation- from-pakistan/ ...
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bsarwar1
Sep 3, 2008 4:29 pm
This is a slightly modified version of my article published in The News on Sept 3, 2008 - on the web at www.chowk.com There is no `honour' in killing Beena...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 9, 2008 4:20 am
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43821 PAKISTAN: Zardari - Victim of Many Prejudices Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Sep 8 (IPS) - After sweeping...
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bsarwar1
Sep 9, 2008 1:11 pm
1. The well known feminist poet Kishwar Naheed wrote a moving letter addressed to Ahmed Faraz, one of the best-known Urdu poets of Pakistan and of the...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 17, 2008 9:27 am
Apologies for not responding to all the comments about the 'honour killing' piece and the Zardari piece. ZFE - glad you've recovered. It was an honest attempt...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 17, 2008 9:34 am
1) A poem for Palin: 'Smart Thou Art, O Palin Sarah!' by Badri Raina, New Delhi September 12, 2008 ********* Palin, smart thou art! knowing in a jiffy what...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 20, 2008 12:32 pm
Below, my op-ed in The News today (also published in The Hindu yesterday)and a note about it from a lawyer friend: "We need to not only understand but...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 21, 2008 3:26 pm
Comment for de Volkskrant, Holland Marriott bombing: `Pakistan's 9/11'? Beena Sarwar The truck laden with 1000 kg of explosives that suicide attackers rammed...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 24, 2008 5:29 am
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43963 POLITICS-PAKISTAN: No Military Solutions to Suicide Bombings Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Sep 23 (IPS) -...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Sep 25, 2008 6:42 am
Oped in Forbes by Haris Gazdar, below. Also see Pervez Hoodbhoy's July 1, 2008 article in Chowk, "Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace" -...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 1, 2008 10:28 am
Here's something I wrote and sent yesterday, when we were expecting Eid to be on Thursday - but then the 'shahadat' for the new moon was obtained and it was...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 1, 2008 6:01 pm
Here's a recent piece I did for Rediff (India's oldest and most read news website according to one of their editors), on Sept 26, 2008. My original headline...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 6, 2008 5:36 am
If a woman or child who is raped seeks justice in Pakistan, he or she will be up against a long-drawn out, tortuous process that often ends in 'compromise'....
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 12, 2008 6:18 pm
The Asian Human Rights Commission initially highlighted the case of Zulfiqar Ali, 38, due to be hanged for murder. Other groups, including the HRCP, took up...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 14, 2008 5:29 am
Two thought-provoking pieces on the internal turmoil in India that is posing severe challenges to its secular fabric, by Badri Raina in Delhi & Javed Anand in...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 15, 2008 7:29 am
Was in Lahore this weekend for a very vibrant conference involving women in media, mostly young women journalists. Here's the link to my report for IPS about...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 17, 2008 12:02 pm
I. A. Rehman in his op-ed in Dawn yesterday made an excellent point that I wish I had thought to include in my piece below - that the pressure to negotiate is...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 21, 2008 5:50 am
Two recently pulished stories that I wanted to share: 1. The News on Sunday, Oct 19, 2008 The 'Indian' threat By Ammar Ali Jan As a child of the nineties, I...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 27, 2008 5:43 am
1. Link to a preview of Tehrik-e-Niswan's powerful Urdu adaptation of Waiting for Godot - http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/images2.htm - on in Karachi this...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 28, 2008 5:21 am
As suspense about the upcoming US elections mounts, whistle blowers and those who have long been researching irregularities and stolen votes in America. They...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 29, 2008 5:17 pm
In 2005, the nation came together on an unprecedented level to help people affected by the Kashmir earthquake. Here's the story I just did for IPS, unedited. ...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Oct 30, 2008 3:52 am
1. QUAKE: My IPS story at http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44502 According to reports, women and children have been the worst affected by this disaster...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 4, 2008 6:43 am
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 4, 2008 5:59 pm
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 6, 2008 5:43 pm
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 7, 2008 6:54 am
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 10, 2008 7:01 am
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....
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 18, 2008 5:10 am
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 27, 2008 5:27 am
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...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Nov 29, 2008 5:28 am
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...
