After two months in a small tent with limited resources how worth-it is the journey back home?.For the displaced the journey has just begun.Imagine walking back into shattered houses,burned streets and the luscious valleys reeking of gunpowder.This is indeed a long journey back to life.
The Pakistani government has recently declared the notorious swat valley [...]
War brings with it a tinging uncertainty, which is almost impossible to overlook. The fact that war will bring peace sounds quite hypocritical.Yet there are many situations that appear to have no other solution. On a personal level, I am against war, or any sort of violence for whatever given reason. War is something I [...]
Fallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69 kilometers (43 miles) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Its called the ”city of mosques” for having over 200 mosques found in the city and surroundings. In 2003 after the American led invasion on Iraq ‘Fallujah’ was documented to be the ‘least’ affected area. Known as [...]
Wired and Active is a show on dawn TV that brings stories from the cyberspace to the mainstream media. For us bloggers it is the window of exposure to people who are still unaware of the blogosphere. The program focuses on bringing stories from the Blogosphere , highlighting various blogs. Did I mention bloggers get to be on the show [...]
I don’t need to state the obvious! but lets say it anyway I am totally and completely in love with Abida parveen’s raqs-e-bismil. The music,words,voice and just about everything hits so many chords. The words reflect an undying love for God and submergence to his love and will irrespective of the world. AMAZING !!
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Rumi’s work needs no introduction. His words need not to be praised, every single bit speaks for itself. While in pian,misery,despair or plain looking for hope rumi has it all. With so much going in,out and around us , I choose to take a break and refresh myself with the overwhelming work of Rumi. Not [...]
* Sehrish is a fictional name given to a real character, solely for the purpose of giving a clear understanding. Pedophilia is not new in Pakistan, many victims are still living on fighting their horrors.
Sehrish’s Story:
I stood there looking at the horrified faces of my family. Their eyes glued to the Television screen followed by [...]
In 2006 ,messages broadcasted from an illegally operated FM channel became the order of the day, haunting life in swat valley. Maulana Fazlullah popularly known as Maulana Radio constantly aired messages announcing death penalties and ban of Girl’s school in the area. On Jan 15, 2008 Maulana radio announced a complete ban on female education [...]
They say it’s a never ending war , that war has never been the solution. I want to agree , I want this madness to stop. The Taliban madness that makes all our daily life miseries seem ‘dim’. Everyday the headlines fill up with stories of war. Accentuating the brilliance of the military offensive and [...]
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