June 9, 2002 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here A dangerous situation Pakistan and India, border countries armed with nuclear weapons, have been eye to eye in serious conflict for years.... EXCERPTS: Justice not revenge Images of the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania reverberated around a shocked and disbelieving world.... EXCERPTS: Their misplaced priorities In order to be able to appreciate the context of the study, one has to understand Pakistan and more so the less developed countries (LDCs)... ARTICLE: An experience to be shared I grew up in a generation when Foyles of London was considered to be the ultimate in bookshops of English language. Without any doubt it still continues to be one of... ARTICLE: Colonization of knowledge If any society loses its knowledge system and depends on others for guidance, inspiration and understanding of its socio- economic and political problems... AUTHOR: Badar Abro: Dervish of a writer HE is a poet, storyteller, journalist, researcher, painter, sculptor, archaeologist, lexicographer, (former) political activist and a sufi. Will the real Badar Abro please stand up? With the smile of a saint,... AUTHOR: Angela Lambert: Myths of empire The British journalist and novelist, Angela Lambert, belongs to a generation which grew up in the shadows of the Second World War, but was shaped by the cultural and social revolution... SYNDICATED: Dedicated follower of passions Best remembered for having married George Orwell on his death-bed, and as the inspiration for the fearless, bossy Julia in 1984, Sonia Orwell remains, more than 20 years after her death,... REVIEWS: Four years down the nuclear path The only thing we can say with authenticity about the nuclear programmes and policies of India and Pakistan is the secrecy that surrounds them. The recent revelation by Bruce Riedel, an... REVIEWS: A visit to Khirthar The Khirthar National Park is the only and the oldest environmentally protected area in Pakistan. In this beautifully produced booklet, Professor Z.B. Mirza guides the visitor to the park to make... REVIEWS: Constitution: dead or alive? This book by a sitting judge of the Sindh High Court is the latest commentary on the constitution of Pakistan, which has been flouted and trampled with at will by the... REVIEWS: The superpower dilemma A mention of America creates all kinds of emotions all over the world. People love to hate the US — they have some personal experiences to justify the feeling — but... REVIEWS: More than family matters To begin with, it is important to locate Rohinton Mistry in his literary context. Is he, as has been suggested, a Canadian writer whose works are mainly about India, and specifically... REVIEWS: In the name of honour Ironically the book Don’t let them get away with murder comes at a time when the news of Zafaran Bibi languishing in jail with her child for allegedly committing adultery, punishable... REVIEWS: On writing people’s history Dr K.M. Ashraf had carved out a niche for himself in the ranks of serious historians of mediaeval India with the appearance of his very first work, a doctoral dissertation, The... REVIEWS: Of brotherhood and love Saami — his real name was Bhai Chain Roy (1743-1850) — was a poet of outstanding creative power and literary skill. His mystic poems have enchanted Sindhi society for over 250...

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