September 21, 2003 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here How the war was won UNITED States’ policy in west Asia had been in the doldrums after the fall of the Shah of Iran and the ongoing hostage crisis. President Carter had clearly stated that the US had ‘a moral obligation’ to help the Afghan resistance.... Excerpts: The kingdom that was WITH the decline and fall of the Tughlaq sultanate in the closing decades of the fourteenth century, as a consequence of Timur’s invasion, a new independent sovereign state was inaugurated in 1394, known to history as the.... Articles: Authors lie to tell the truth THE relationship between lies and literature is subtle, complex, paradoxical — and sometimes fatal. At the lighter end of the spectrum, almost everyone is inclined to lie about what exactly they... Articles: What are good books? SINCE the announcement of the BBC’s Big Read poll in June, with its list of the nation’s 100 favourite books, there has been endless extrapolation by commentators over what the selection... Articles: Reading to soar CHILDREN’S literature is something that I’m always reading,” says Basarat Kazim. “I write in Urdu for children but I do want to bring into my work those things from English that appeal to me very strongly. Since my fascination is... Articles: For the love of Iraqi children HUMAN suffering has inspired artists and creative humans throughout the recorded history of man on this planet. Jesus Christ’s agony on the cross loomed like a colossus over centuries of Renaissance... Articles: Learning for regeneration THERE is a move to regenerate the collapsing library service in Karachi. A library support group has been set up under the umbrella of Saiban, a NGO working for the development of low-income areas. The support group has been collecting books for school and community libraries in the Orangi Township.... Articles: Punjabi not Shahmukhi PUNJABI is a language that has been in existence since pre- Sanskrit and pre-Vedic times. Punjabi is, however, a relatively recent name for this ancient language. Late Mohammed Asif Khan did... Articles: Discovering the writer LOOK beyond the desk. Even before you see the person behind, the cluttered desk catches your eye in the first instance. Newspapers, books, papers, print-outs, manuscripts and proofs which have piled... Syndicated Reviews: Betrayed by his own words IT was one of the French revolution’s most dramatic events. In June I791 Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, his Austrian-born queen, fled Paris, slipping away in the middle of the night towards France’s eastern border.... Syndicated Reviews: Tittle-tattle trader JUDAS — as Oscar Wilde remarked when characterizing disciples and those they claim to venerate — is the one who writes the biography. Sometimes, having pocketed the 30 pieces of silver,... Review: Challenging the ‘clash’ theory WHEN Napoleon invaded Egypt two centuries ago, his mission in his own words was not mere conquest of the alluring Arab land; it was one of “emancipation and civilization”. So he... Review: Religion and politics THE main problem for Jamaat-i-Islami’s politics is its inadequate social base. It is, as Moten says, “middle class-dominated and urban-based”. It is a party of shop-keepers and small traders, with no... Review: Suppression of terror THESE are Open Media publications, representing an anti-war lobby, consisting of intellectuals and scholars, who have been actively opposing the aggressive policies of the United States that seek military solutions to... Review: Education: it’s not impossible PAKISTAN’S donors and our government cry hoarse and turn blue in the face in attempting to improve the spread and quality of primary education in the country. Their repeated pronouncements notwithstanding,... Review: A conflict that doesn’t end THE perennial conflict between Islam and Christianity has been compounded by the tragic events of 9/11. Many books have been published in the West elucidating the historical volatile and capricious relationships... In brief THIS is quite simply a gorgeous book — in appearance and substance; and short. In a mere 200 small pages Janet Malcolm explores the mystery of how the grandson of a serf growing up in semi-poverty in an uncouth small town became one of the worlds greatest writers.... Review: With an enigmatic end FOR once the quotes on the covers of this book (first published in the US in 2002) are fully justified: as ‘a sourcebook for scholars, a textbook for archaeology students, and...

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