IAR on NRO ruling: I.A. Rehman, one of the clearest, sanest voices in Pakistan analyses the NRO ruling in his op-ed today in Dawn, ''Pause, sirs, and ponder' ...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Dec 27, 2009 10:57 am
Benazir Bhutto's assassination on this day two years ago was utterly devastating for many of us. Here is the link to a piece I wrote for IPS just before she...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 1, 2010 9:42 am
As 2010 begins, our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones, particularly those who died in violent attacks. It's always devastating when that happens...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 2, 2010 1:48 pm
1. AMAN ITTEHAD & LAKKI MARWAT: The `Aman Ittehad` (peace and solidarity) rallies in some 55 locations all over Pakistan went very well. But suicide attack in...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 6, 2010 6:17 pm
1. JAN 9: LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD - commemorating the 1953 student movement: We are getting a good response for the student movement event being held on...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 7, 2010 8:35 am
CELEBRATING THE 1953 STUDENT MOVEMENT PRESS RELEASE: "LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD" KARACHI, Jan 6: Students traditionally observed January 8th as `Martyrs'...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 10, 2010 4:16 pm
Report uploaded with some photos at www.drsarwar.wordpress.com What an amazing response to `Looking Back to Look Forward – Celebrating the 1953 Student...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 14, 2010 9:14 am
1. PAKISTAN AND HAITI: How and why Pakistanis can help Haiti (thanks Ethan Casey): - http://www.aliveandwellinpakistan.com/helphaiti/ - http://bit.ly/5aPKBX 2....
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 19, 2010 6:29 pm
1. A STUDENT PLAY: A unique, combined effort of students from various universities and colleges in Karachi and Lahore in collaboration with JAAG TAALIB E ILM a...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Jan 21, 2010 11:13 am
*Some recent articles on the 1953 student movement commemoration:* *'Looking back for inspiration' - Nirupama Subramanian, oped in 'The Hindu', January 21,...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 2, 2010 5:28 pm
This is a post I started compiling over a week ago. I think I should just send it out now or it will never get sent. It initially included links to some...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 5, 2010 4:15 pm
Sad day. Woke up this morning to the news that Gul Hameed Bhatti had passed away last night. I knew he was not keeping well, but didn't realise how ill he was....
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 7, 2010 2:16 pm
PERSONAL POLITICAL article written on Jan 26, 2010, published in The News on Sunday, Footloose page, Feb 7, as 'Wild, pure magic of malhars'...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 8, 2010 7:31 am
Posted to my blog this morning - www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com Recently there was a report about the horrific murder of a Turkish girl, whose family buried her...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 11, 2010 1:26 pm
Posted to my blog with photos - http;://www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 17, 2010 9:33 am
Dear friends, Please sign the statement in support of widely respected longtime human rights activist Gita Sahgal in London who was head of Amnesty's Gender...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 20, 2010 5:38 am
Wanted to share my report on the tribute to Gul Hameed Bhatti, published in The News Feb 13, 2010 (also on my blog with photos...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Feb 23, 2010 5:22 am
Published in The News on Sunday, Political Economy section, aman ki asha page, Feb 21, 2010 CONVERSATIONS: Peace is hard work A Pakistani and an Indian begin...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 4, 2010 4:35 am
Published in the Political Economy section of The News on Sunday's Feb 27 edition, Aman ki Asha page. Also see other articles on that page:...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 4, 2010 9:07 am
Hope for young Ateeq, a real life `Ramchand Pakistani' http://beenasarwar.wordpress.com - posted Feb 28, 2010 Below, a report I wrote on Feb 23, published in...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 8, 2010 1:57 am
Below - an introduction to our the 'aman ki asha' page in The News on Wed, March 4, and thoughts from S. Balakrishnan, Times of India's chief of bureau in...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 11, 2010 5:09 pm
Printed in the aman ki asha page of Political Economy, The News on Sunday, March 7, 2010 Dilip D'Souza and Beena Sarwar continue their email exchange,...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 13, 2010 8:54 am
My monthly column for Hardnews, India, also published in The News on Sunday, (March 7, 2010) - posted to my blog today with photos -...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 16, 2010 7:23 am
Hello everyone, I've been caught up in a new job since end Jan (joined the 'aman ki asha' initiative of the Jang Group and Times of India). Several items...
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Beena Sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 17, 2010 7:28 pm
Below, details of two exciting and significant cultural events taking place in Karachi, starting this weekend. 1. TEHRIK E NISWAN'S 2ND TLISM THEATRE AND...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 20, 2010 8:12 pm
Just got back from Sheema Kermani's hour long dance drama 'the Song of Mohenjodaro' (that she first conceived and performed in 1992... Good production and...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 21, 2010 5:22 am
Obituary for the veteran Southasian activist, academic, visionary Prof Hari Sharma (1934-2010) who passed away in Canada recently, sent by various friends: ...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 23, 2010 4:22 pm
Just realised I never got around to posting Dilip & my fourth installment of Conversations, published in The News on Sunday Aman ki Asha page, Political...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 23, 2010 4:43 pm
Published in The News on Sunday (still the best weekly English language paper in Pakistan) Political Economy section, Aman ki Asha page, March 21, 2010 -...
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beena sarwar
bsarwar1
Mar 27, 2010 1:28 pm
Free and open to the public - but you will need invitation cards. Available at Arts Council, T2F, or contact me. Two evenings of poetry in the best literary...
