February 22, 2004 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Under a failed generation During Zia’s regime further steps were taken to enforce Islam. The 1973 constitution was amended so as to highlight discrimination between “Muslim” and “Non-Muslim” in all important personal documents like identification cards, passports, etc.... EXCERPTS: A grand encounter Wednesday, January 13: At nine o’clock, Khalifa Sahib came to conduct me to the palace. He brought with him three elephants, with European howdahs... ARTICLES: Homage to the Palestinian struggle After the Second World War, when Britain and France withdrew from their mandated territories in the Middle East, Israel emerged on the scene in May 1948 under a UN plan, which... ARTICLES: Haiku — capturing beauty crisply “In his well-known book entitled, Haiku, the English poet R. Blyth said that Haiku, together with the music of Bach and Chinese painting, gave him the purest and most lasting... ARTICLES: Summer time is reading time “I’m a summer reader. I don’t like very heavy stuff. History attracts me yet fiction is what I enjoy the most,” explains Ghazala Rehman. “I will read a book that gets... AUTHOR: Shahla Haeri: Changing perceptions As I unwrapped the copy of Iranian born author Shahla Haeri’s new book sent to me in the mail, I was immediately intrigued. The title, No Shame for the Sun: Lives... REVIEWS: Reaching out to China One of the most remarkable achievements in recent world history, has been the astonishing rise of modern China. With growth rates averaging 8-10 per cent during the past 15 years, China... REVIEWS: Her home away from home According to Edward Said’s The World, the Text, and the Critic, Foucault defined discourse as the language of supremacy, which masquerades as the language of integrity, self-restraint, righteousness, and erudition. Said,... REVIEWS: Know thy enemy! It seems rare that a nonfiction book about intelligence would not refer to spy fiction. There is something about the nature of this profession that somehow keeps it incomplete without allusion... REVIEWS: The art of dying Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the foremost and best loved teachers of Tibetan Buddhism in today’s world. Born into a wealthy family, he was sent to a monastery at a very... REVIEWS: In the shadow of empire London, once the capital of an empire on which the sun never set, has lately been the centre-stage of the burgeoning global movement against what many perceive to be American Imperialism.... REVIEWS: The supreme New Dealer Lord Black of Crossharbour suddenly tumbled into a deep financial hole a few weeks ago. One moment he was standing in the middle of a Toronto bookstore, plugging this new biography.... CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Science for youngsters To build a scientifically literate society, exposure to science should ideally begin at an early age. Paramount publishing’s Awareness Science series are meant to do this.... CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Carrot and crab approach Ushba Publishing International’s Manzil Ba Manzil series is a small universe of books, which attempts to introduce Urdu classics to the new generation at different levels of learning. A new satellite... CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Tender reading Children’s storybooks by the Book Group are always a fascinating read — you should see the look on my daughters’ faces as they get totally lost in the story, with a... REVIEWS: True stories There is no doubt that fiction based on true life experiences creates a powerful impact on its readers. The book, Doobti Hui Pehchan, is one such work. Most stories included in...

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