The Good Life

Over the past 20 years curriculum reform has come to a standstill. It has been reduced to debates an whether there should be chapter on Jihad or not, or whether the Chief Ministers message should be inserted into text books. We as a society have not set up educational systems to nurture individual talents and creative curiosity.

Men love talking about accidents or mishaps that take place on the roads because of female drivers. We cannot stand to be overtaken by a woman.

A Masjid was being planned in East London's so called “Muslim ghetto,” in line with all the applicable laws and regulations. But Musims were among those who led the campaign to block the project. They had serious concerns that this Masjid would result in their children being radicalized.

The Khwaja Sira community likes to have fortnightly congregations at community halls to sing, dance and frolic

A recent headline in Dawn was 'Man-on-man action and explosions’. Now I’m not exactly a pervert but the first thing to come to my mind is not the A-team.

Perhaps the Obama administration is persisting in the tradition of a popular Bush camp negotiating tactic, and the NYT story is the “stick” that follows promises of supplemental military aid and enhanced engagement with Pakistan army.

IIronically the ones who call for de-weaponization are the same ones who wear weapons as traditional ‘jewelry for men’.In a city like Karachi who would want to be stripped of the only defense one has? The thing which allows you to feel empowered, secure and safe?

Literalists have always invented Islam, depriving it of universalism and divesting its teachings of its historic context. But the 'Muslims-only' Pakistan ideology is a figment of their imagination that has no real basis in history.