June 16, 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 Raising the voice of peace It is now widely accepted that while women seldom create or initiate conflict, they — along with children and the aged — are often its chief victims and sufferers.... EXCERPTS: Right, not favour The British and European attitude towards the interests of the Muslims in general, and Indian Muslims in particular, shocked the Muslims and turned them into staunch Pan-Islamists.... EXCERPTS: The new capital Right from the beginning of the nation’s independence, the government of Pakistan started thinking in terms of creating a new capital... ARTICLE: ‘Karphu ... Karphu ... Ya Khuda’ “Karphu ... Karphu ... Ya Khuda” was the stifled and muffled cry of anguish of Saiphunnis. She and her neighbour, Sayeeda, had dragged themselves out to get medicine for the latter’s... AUTHOR: Thalassa Ali: With strands of mysticism So much confidence did her publishers have in Thalassa Ali’s debut novel, A singular hostage that they persuaded her into making it the first of a trilogy. She is living with... AUTHOR: Virginia Woolf (1882-1941): Streams of consciousness Virginia Woolf was an innovator. She did not tell stories in the usual way, she defied conventions. Her method was to take moments and split them into a myriad of sensations,... SYNDICATED: The great contender SPECULATION about what might have been is the sort of self-indulgence for which Denis Healey has only contempt. Looking back on his own career, he said — and I have no... REVIEWS: Love the imperfect city How do you live in a city ripped apart by violence, but remain untainted by hatred? In Kartography, Kamila Shamsie explores loving something imperfect, whether our beloved is a person, or... REVIEWS: NWFP — 100 years ago One of the secrets of Britain’s colonial policy, which enabled it to build up an empire on which the sun never set, was the meticulous care its administrators took to observe... REVIEWS: Success story of Indian dotcommers What has endeared Indians to the Western world, especially the United States of America, among other things, is their prowess in everything related to computers. Even a naive journalist, who initially... REVIEWS: Empowering women There were times when a big army and a wide spread dominion were considered to be the symbols of power. Then came a time when the situation changed altogether and economy... REVIEWS: Osama, yet again A new French novel, Damned be your source, a thriller which has just been published in Paris by Editions Michalon, has been rapidly disappearing from the shelves of the country’s... REVIEWS: Maggots in the family David Davidar’s debut novel is in the tradition of the Roman fleuve or a saga novel, a long account that chronicles the history of several generations of a family while presenting... REVIEWS: When things get too much It seems to me that since the cold war suddenly ended in 1989 all hell has been let loose. Unrestrained capitalism and consumerism has catapulted us into a mind-numbing materialism, where... REVIEWS: Nostalgic Eden Nostalgia is power. It is a catalyst for inspiration and at its best rejuvenates the past in the ruins of the present. At its worst, it sinks the entire nation into... REVIEWS: Hinglaj in mythology Coming from a literary family, Ishtiaque Ansari is a prolific writer of Sindhi language. An engineer by profession, Ansari’s work with the Water Wing of WAPDA takes him to places where...

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