Some recently published articles of mine Re: the Musharraf resignation: http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/19/watching-musharrafs-resignation- from-pakistan/ ...
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...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43821 PAKISTAN: Zardari - Victim of Many Prejudices Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Sep 8 (IPS) - After sweeping...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43963 POLITICS-PAKISTAN: No Military Solutions to Suicide Bombings Analysis by Beena Sarwar KARACHI, Sep 23 (IPS) -...
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" -...
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...
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...
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'....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As suspense about the upcoming US elections mounts, whistle blowers and those who have long been researching irregularities and stolen votes in America. They...
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. ...
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...
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...
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