Greetings from Lahore. Below, Press Release for the Reference for Dr Sarwar being held today at HRCP, 5-8 pm, and some thoughts and articles on the Gojra...
Greetings friends. I'm glad to be back in Karachi but I do love Lahore and enjoyed being there, catching up with old friends and making new ones. My...
Aug 14 food for thought – it's not just about Gojra as Shi'ias, Ahmedis and other endangered citizens of Pakistan deemed minorities by the religious...
Missing link - forgot to include the link to Nadeem Farooq Paracha's article `In defence of reason' - it's http://tinyurl.com/nfp-reason Also, Naeem Sadiq...
A press release from PMA condemning the ongoing sectarian murders of doctors in Pakistan reminded me of a piece I wrote in 2002 for the Indian Express -...
My recent article on the 'blasphemy' laws, slightly edited version published in Dawn, Aug 29, 2009, op-ed as `A misguided mindset' - http://tinyurl.com/lzx6ux...
I first learnt about Pakistan's original national anthem, especially commissioned by Mr Jinnah from the poet Jaganath Azad of Lahore, in `Hamsafar`, Pakistan...
The confessions of Brig Imtiaz have forced other intelligence officers to admit their role in destroying democracy in Pakistan, and establishing that Zardari's...
Hello everyone, sharing below an email from Shabnam Hashmi of ANHAD in New Delhi. Please forward to friends and ask them to write to Financial Times and the...
Sorry, I don't usually send out so many posts in one day but this is an update to the last one. Please send your name and how you'd like to be identified to...
Thanks to everyone who sent in their protest to fDi magazine for their decision to give an achievement award to Narendra Modi. As a result of these protests,...
Dr Farrukh Gulzar, the progressive minded medical practitioner from Lahore who was the driving force behind the Reference for Dr M. Sarwar and the 1950s...
The fDi award to Narendra Modi (after outraged protests from around the world being given to the 'state of Gujarat instead) has again spotlighted the Gujarat...
1. 9/11: Anis Mansoor of FM 103 in his live talk show today brought up the significance of two 9/11s - Sept 11, 1948, when Mohammad Ali Jinnah breathed his...
1. A must read: Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, 9/11's Living Monuments http://www.tomdispatch.com/ (thanks Dr Ehtisham) 2. I remember reading this powerful poem...
Read on to learn about the controversy kicked off by the Toronto International Film Festivaal's decision to 'Spotlight Israel' and a signature campaign against...
Many journalists in Pakistan appear to have forgotten their responsibility to fairness and ethics. In one ongoing drama, they are going overboard about the...
Posted to my blog today - http://beenasarwar.wordpress.com/ `Life Goes on: Women Dead in Karachi Stampede' Poverty and desperation coupled with private charity...
The death in custody of another 'blasphemy accused' once again highlights what many of us have long been stressing: a need to repeal the 'blasphemy laws',...
Eid and Navratri greetings to everyone. Please see Dr Sarwar blog - http://drsarwar.wordpress.com/ for new uploads and photos on the home page, as well as on...
1. A moving and powerful speech by Jagannath Azad (in beautiful Urdu) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TtMn5Kc0rg&feature=email 2. PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND...
There's been a lot of hype over 'Blackwater in Pakistan' and the Kerry Lugar Bill. Below, two items providing some facts and perspective on both issues - see...
Just back from an all too brief trip to Kabul for a women's peace trialogue (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan) organised by Dr Radha Kumar of the Delhi Policy...
1. KERRY-LUGAR STORM IN A TEACUP 2. CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW U.S. POLICY TOWARDS PAKISTAN 3. VIDEO JOURNALISM MOVEMENT – call for cartoons and video reports 4....
Comment on the Kerry Lugar Bill from a friend, & the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Press Release of Oct 8 (thanks to Shaheryar Azhar): COMMENT: 1....
Some observations on the silver jubilee of Pakistan's first volunteer-based, professional English language teaching organisation, based on my comments at the...
Published on www.ipsnews.net and www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com on Sunday DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH ASIA: Women's Peace Offensive Analysis by Beena Sarwar KABUL, Oct 18...
Published on my blog www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com 1. When a kiss is not just a kiss 2. A 1991 NYT article (sadly still relevant) with comments by Shaheryar...
Sincere condolences to the friends and family of Huma Wasim Akram - I will always remember her as the graceful, smiling girl we carpooled with at school....
