Akbar’s enlightenment mind
Thanks to Khaled Ahmed, we get to hear about new books on a variety of subjects. He has reviewed a new book: “Hindu Myth,…
Turkey in Radical Revision of Islamist Texts
Turkey is working on a revolutionary new interpretation of the Prophet Mohammed’s reputed sayings, known as the Hadith. The project is aimed at allowing…
Rumi – We are all one family
We are all children of God and His infants As the Prophet had said, All belong to his family From Mosquito to elephant, all…
An open letter to Mr Aitzaz Ahsan
Published in DAWN THAT you are principled, charismatic and right is beyond doubt. You have inspired the cynical, intelligentsia, revived a moribund civil society…
Rumi to Hazrat Ali
You are like the gate of that City of knowledge You are a ray of that sum of forbearance O gate, remain open for…
Abida Parveen’s Magic – Sufi Music At Its Best
Someone once said Abida Parveen is not a singer or an artist… she is an experience….. her voice and expression takes you to a…
Desperately seeking simplicity – and unity
This afternoon I discovered two souls at the workplace who were talking of the inner self and how we often let the world and…
The flawed boycott mantra?
Thursday, February 21, 2008 Much has been said on how the election results are a referendum against the policies of General Musharraf. While there…
Raza Rumi was in Delhi
A budding writer from Lahore visits the city of his beloved author. I was [pleasantly -why lie] surprised this morning to discover a story…
Mehrgarh – Pakistan’s glorious, ancient past
Found a well researched article on Mehrgarh Mehrgarh is the centre of the first known developed place of civilization in its advanced form in…
Pakistanis have rejected extremism
The election results notwithstanding the irregularities and fears of rigging, are pretty straightforward. They undo the paradigm of ousting the two mainstream parties from…
What Hurts the Soul?
What Hurts the Soul? We tremble, thinking we’re about to dissolve into non-existence, but non-existence fears even more that it might be given human…
Why search for God?
Bulleh Shah – the master Sufi poet from medieval Punjab – identified where to find Love and the Divine presence. Nowhere, but within one’s…
Samjhutta Express blast victims buried in an unkempt graveyard
This story was pretty sad: Panipat (Haryana), Feb 18 (ANI): The graveyard in Panipat, Haryana, where 29 Pakistani victims of the Samjhauta Express train…
Kosova is finally independent
The ultimate frustration of not being able to vote, sitting miles away from home, was somewhat compensated by the moving images of the Kosovo’s…
Jodha Akbar – this is no ordinary film
My blogger friend, Manasvi wrote this reviewof Jodha Akbar and I am glad that the film is good. Jodha Akbar brings to cinema an…
Delhi workers top in non-work surfing!
Found this here India Inc may soon have to check Internet usage during working hours, with an average five hours a week spent on…
Direct flight from Delhi to Islamabad
Times of India 16 Feb 2008, NEW DELHI: Four years after the peace process started between India and Pakistan, the two countries are set…
Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan-
I have been working on this composition for quite a while. I was angered, rather revolted by what the Taliban were doing in the…
Wood for His Fire – Rumi
If you don’t have the Beloved why aren’t you looking for Him? If you have the Beloved why aren’t you rejoicing? If the Friend…