February 23, 2003
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The collapse of justice
 Before the quarter century of conflict from which Afghanistan is now emerging, its legal institutions and legal elites fell into two divided camps: those that drew on Islamic jurisprudence and those that were based in Western secular law....
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EXCERPTS: Why should little children work?
 Various reasons can be attributed to the evils of child labour. A careful analysis of the problem reveals that the following are the major contributing factors:...
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ARTICLES: A labour of love
 The most commonly used reference book (now also available in electronic editions) the world over is the dictionary, which is why the job of a lexicographer is far from enviable for...
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ARTICLE: Punjabi books of 2002: Another year of progress
 2002 was another year of continued progress for Punjabi language and literature. While in Pakistan, the large number of Punjabi writers, activists, research scholars and various forms of publications have clearly...
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AUTHOR: J.K. Galbraith: Man for all markets
 Recent reports had said Galbraith looked frail, and he has certainly not been too well. But when this was being explained to me in advance, he grabbed the telephone and boomed:...
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SYNDICATED REVIEWS: Eyewitness in Gaza
 If the mention of comic books still calls to mind images of caped crusaders and anthropomorphic mice, the graphic frontline reportage of Joe Sacco should up-end your preconceptions. While the comic-book...
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SYNDICATED REVIEWS: Tales of torture
 In 1975, the Khmer Rouge came to full power in Cambodia and began systematically to eliminate whole classes of society. The Cambodian genocide was among the grossest and most thorough of...
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REVIEWS: A master of his craft
 R.K. Narayan’s writing life spanned seven long and illustrious decades. It all began in 1935 when with Swami and Friends, he first introduced his readers to the enchanting fictional world of...
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REVIEWS: Catalyst to progress
 Freedom can be achieved by breaking the shackles that constrict the mind. With the belief that destinies change when people themselves realize their true potential, the NGO, Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO),...
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REVIEWS: A sad story of hatred
 Gujarat state in India was so far known for the leaders who came from there — Gandhi, Jinnah and Patel among them, for the enteprenuerial spirit of its natives and for...
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REVIEWS: American plutocracy
 Kevin Phillips has been a thoughtful political and economic commentator for more than three decades. In 1969 he published his landmark book The Emerging Republican Majority. His bestseller The Politics of...
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REVIEWS: Fantasies and the fantastic
 The Pakistani-born poet Moniza Alvi is one of the few Asian Britons to have forged an important place in mainstream British poetry today. Her work has continually and consistently brought her...
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REVIEWS: Does work empower women?
 What are the conditions of women’s employment in the urban manufacturing sector? Does the work empower women? Are they organizing to wrest their rights? These are some pivotal questions raised in...
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REVIEWS: Caste, globalization and love
 Man is born in chains in societies which are divided by class hierarchy. Hatred, discrimination, exploitation and disregard for human dignity are the hallmarks of a caste-ridden society. With the passing...
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