The month of Muharram marks the beginning of a new Islamic Year. It is one of the four months in which fighting is prohibited. The sunset on the 29th of dec’08 marks the beginning of 1430 AH. Beginning of a new year for Muslims brings with it many challenges. A peek down history explains why [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 29, 2008
In rememebrance of Imam Ghazali
Inspiration is a a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.With the course of life there are but many things that inspire oneself. Purity of anything perhaps seeps its divinity. The spell bounding words of Imam Ghazali reflect pure intellectuality that not only sinks in ones soul but also makes an [...]
December 21, 2008
Bulleh Shah: Ik nuktay wich gal mukdi hai
Baba Bulley shah’s words stir magic every time they are read,spoken,sung or used in any form of art. This is one of my most favorite one. Apologies for failing to get a complete English translation, but I have posted the bit I found. Pharh Nukta Chourh Hisabaan Nu Chadd Dozakh Gor Azaabaan Nu Kar Bund [...]
December 20, 2008
Gulzar: aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade
aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade aadatan ham ne aitabaar kiyaa terii raaho.n me.n baarahaa ruk kar ham ne apanaa hii intazaar kiiyaa ab naa maa.Nge.nge zindagii yaa rab ye gunaah ham ne ek baar kiyaa
December 19, 2008
Bhutto Coins: What on god’s holy land is next
One of the leading problems with us is there are far too many self-claimed martyrs. Martyrdom has literally become the most easily available death. No matter what one is been doing throughout their life doesn’t matter, if your killed voila a martyr!. We also suffer from the ‘Bhutto- Fever’ , quite volatile and fatal one. [...]
December 17, 2008
Eid-e-Ghadeer: The essence of Hajjat-ul-wida
Eid-e-Ghadeer marks the last sermon of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) on Hajjat-ul-wida. The day is widely celebrated among the Shia Muslims. Although the Sunni Muslims don’t deny the incident but don’t celebrate it as an ‘occasion’ more specifically as ‘Eid’. For me its not about the difference in opinion but purely about the importance of the [...]
December 16, 2008
Geo or jeenay do !
The live and let live strategy works for many including me. Its a laid back way to acknowledge that everyone has rights and choices reserved for themselves. Many pose to live for the motto like our dear ‘Geo News’ but in real violate the very basics of it. Over the time ‘Geo’s ‘ image has [...]
December 16, 2008
Remembering Dhaka Fall
As we plod along boosting about our success in life it certainly becomes very important to look back at our downfalls as well. The best way to scrutinize ones life is sometimes to analyze the mistakes one has made in the past. The division of East Pakistan can not be kept hidden while strolling down [...]
December 14, 2008
Baby P: Blot on britains social services and child care
The western society is both praise and denounced for its strong stance about human rights and freedom of speech. Apparently the british laws potray a flawless system against human abuse. This however doesnt stop the constant raise in crime over the years. The abuse has not only increased but reveals new levels of inhumanity and barbarism. [...]
Apart from being on a Shameless self marketing spree the author is a Feature Editor (South Asia) at BEE magazine. BEE is a quarterly journal published in Britain, focusing on Asian Women. The author identified the need for a magazine that brings out the intellectual side of Asian women and accepted read *grabbed* the opportunity. A very proud member of Amnesty International Online Community where she helps gain focus for the humanitarian Crisis at hand. This is her personal space where she plans to store all her published and unpublished rants.She is also known to be very lucky with her readers which explains her presence on several other Blogs Pro-Pakistan,Global Voices
