March 21, 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 Aristide’s dilemma THE gulf between the (American) administration and Aristide widened yet further when Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced that a group of Haitian parliamentarians, whom he characterized as... Excerpts: A country of contradictions THE fifty-year story of our independence has been briefly narrated. It is a sad story. People achieved independence amidst great hopes and expectations. They endured all the difficulties of the initial years with grim determination... Articles: Looking for its roots: Punjabi language PUNJABI is classed as one of the Indo-Aryan languages. Three theories are commonly held about the Indo-Aryan languages: 1) Sanskrit developed from the Vedic language, and its rules of grammar were formulated by Panini that maintained uniformity of... Articles: The ecstasy of reading WITH a heavily demanding corporate career in manufacturing, Taimur Kiddie is pressed for time but still squeezes out time to read. “I have restricted my interest to three domains: philosophy, Urdu poetry and business management books.... Author: Better than Amis? THERE are few more effective means of drumming up media attention for whatever you’re selling than to say something controversial in public. Tibor Fischer, whose fourth novel, Voyage to the End... Author: Makings of a legend INTELLECTUALS, poets and philosophers have a profound impact on literature and on people’s thinking. When they die, they continue to live on in the hearts of the masses. Their death marks... Review: Quaid’s perceptions QUAID-I-AZAM Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a charismatic leader who enjoyed the confidence of the majority of the Muslims of British India in the course of the independence movement. His leadership transformed... Review: The lucky survivor WHEN Alice Sebold was 18, and a student at Syracuse University in upstate New York, she was raped by a young man on her way home. She was a virgin and... Review: On the rim of the heartland SOUTH Asia, with all its publicity and importance, remains an enigma for world politics. There is an unintended ignorance even at the highest level of academic scholarship, especially in North America.... Review: Truth from a reluctant soldier TO be on a bestseller list is not necessarily a certificate of quality. Yet in a society where the personal memoir is a popular genre Anthony Swofford’s Jarhead has attracted lyrical... Review: Can they meet modern challenges? IN the contemporary Islamic world there are two types of religious scholars or ulema. In the first category are those who believe in traditions and make efforts to continue and follow... Review: The enigmatic Mr Cripps READING Peter Clarke’s masterful biography of Sir Stafford Cripps is a deep and complex pleasure. There is the interest in biography as history; the solace in knowing that other human beings... Review: From dominance to partnership ALL the great visionaries of history were endowed with the potential to be the prophets of change. These visionaries — poets, social philosophers, writers, politicians, as well as the day-dreamers —... Review: Rely on your better half I have heard a psychiatrist pronounce that post-traumatic stress disorder is the most desirable diagnosis for a patient in all of psychiatry: the patient has no responsibility and so can... In brief IF you live in Islamabad or its sister city, Rawalpindi, and love getting onto a bicycle to explore the countryside, or you are just a cycling buff, then a handy booklet... Review: The Indus script THE twin volumes compiled by Syed Khalid Jami, Director, and Umar Hameed Hashmi, Deputy Director of BCC&T of University of Karachi, are basically an anthology of the scholarly articles on the...

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