questions from a worker who reads
questions from a worker who reads Bertolt Brecht who built thebes of the seven gates? in the books you will find the names of…
More on the debate on IMF
I had posted my piece on the forthcoming (?) IMF programme and expressed fears as a citizen. The op-ed that was published in the…
The dilemma of an educated [Indian] Muslim youth
Saif Khalid, a patriotic Indian writes here on the predicament of those who want to stay away from the missions, the purges and typecasting…
Hyderabad – Past And Present
The Untold Charminar –Reviewed By Asif Noorani Way back in 1954 when I greeted a grand old lady, who had migrated to Karachi from…
Lahore blasts fail to terrorise Lahoris
Posted by Raza Rumi Having lived two days in Lahore as a ‘resident’, the three low intensity blasts are a rude reminder that there…
Two pictures- Breaking the Fast and Desecration
Two pictures with captions tell many stories I Breaking the Fast A lone man eats in a soup kitchen set up for Ramadan outside…
Closing the gap
Delhi based writer Tridivesh Singh Maini sent this piece that was published here The Indo-Pak relationship has been so enmeshed in political issues –…
Na mai Sussi
Na mai sussi Na mai sohni Na mai heer sayal phair we sajna dil kyouN mera Ja lagayaa teray naal…
Fana: When the ego gets annihilated
Source Sufi thought is centred around the two fundamental doctrines of the Transcendent Unity of Being or wahdut al-wujud and the universal or perfect…
No One Is Left Hungry at Ajmer
No One Is Left Hungry By Rajan Mahan, “No one goes hungry in Ajmer during Ramadan” – NDTV – New Delhi, India For Muslims…
Delhi and Islamabad blasts: Deadly tale of two cities
A reader directed me to this lovely post. 13/09/08: A series of bomb blasts ripped through the crowded market places of Delhi claiming a…
Revisiting the concept of Jihad in Islam
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)* The word ‘jihad’ is derived from the root juhd, which means ‘to strive’ or…
Ode to Mirza Ghalib’s Haveli
This excellent post brought found here back so many memories – of my two memorable visits to the famed but neglected Haveli Gali Qaasim…
The Breeze at Dawn
Courtesy Isa Daudpota…
Sachal Sarmast’s sufi kalaam – live recording
Cross posted from here I recorded a few bits of performances of sufi siant Hazrat Sachal Sarmast’s kalaam (poetry) at his tomb in Daraza…
Lal Shahbaz Qalander of Sindh
Source here and here Shahbaz Qalandar was born in Marwand to a dervish, Syed Ibrahim Kabiruddin whose ancestors migrated from Iraq and settled down…
Urs of Bulleh Shah in Kasur
The annual Urs of Bulleh Shah, the Punjabi mystic poet, commenced yesterday in Kasur yesterday. Bulleh’s poetry reflected his rejection of orthodox hold of…
Weird science – the perils of Muslim scholarship
I am posting Ziauddin Sardar’s article published in the New Statesman (August 21,2008) that explores the ‘nonesense”of some Muslim scholars who claim that everything…
Extracts from Empires of the Indus by Alice Albinia
From the Guardian Water is potent: it trickles through human dreams, permeates lives, dictates agriculture, religion and warfare. Ever since Homo sapiens first migrated…
Hating Arundhati Roy
Why We Love To Hate Ms Roy – Saba Naqvi on Arundhati Roy (OUTLOOK) Arundhati Roy certainly has a stomach for controversy. By writing…