October 17, 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 Yes sir, no sir — that’s politics BY the evening of December 25, 2003 I handed over the draft to the representatives of the government for onward transmission to the ministry of law and justice for a cross check and presentation in the National Assembly, which had been summoned for December 26.... EXCERPTS: Witness to the ‘mutiny’ IN January 1852, at the age of 12, I joined La Martiniere College as a student, and at the time of the outbreak in 1857, I was one of the senior boys of the college, to the staff of which institution my father belonged; hence I became pretty well conversant with passing events. The doubts that began to arise in the minds of the people at this station (Lucknow) respecting the allegiance... ARTICLE: Journalists and authors WHAT is good journalism? Is it just to write fluently and clearly in the language of the particular newspaper or periodical one writes for? Or is it more about truth, integrity and presenting a story without ambiguity? Irresponsible journalism can create mistrust; it may give rise to perceived ideas, which are totally baseless in regard... ARTICLE: Irshad Manji’s problematic thesis CANADIAN journalist Irshad Manji’s book The Trouble with Islam seems to have sparked off quite a furore on Internet chatboards, discussion sites and among Muslims, especially those of South Asian origin,... AUTHOR: Voice of her own HER feet touch the ground. She is back in her city. It has been 14 years. For her it has mythological antecedents. “It feels like a ban-bas,” says poet Ishrat Afreen... Children''s Book Reviews: A dip in absurdity THE Book Group’s textbook for children in class 4, Khattay Meethay Falsay, has an array of colours and lures you into the kaleidoscopic world of children. Adults may deem it improper... Children''s Book Reviews: In the words of animals THAT cute colourful little animals have been used to send the messages across is another matter, but the new children’s books, Fizza Has a Party! by Kathy Keirle and What is... Children''s Book Reviews: Talking it through LET’S Talk is a user friendly classroom guide written by author Jivin’ Johnny also known as John Philips. He has been a classroom teacher for 31 years and in his opinion... REVIEW: History — no more, no less THE book under review is a survey of historical writings in the West as well as in the orient. Briefly but clearly it explains and analyzes how historiography reflects the ideas... REVIEW: Are we all only half sane? ASTONISHING Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall is a different book. It does not deal with the usual topics of culture and history, thrill and mystery or romance and love. Rather,... REVIEW: The prophet of peace WRITING a biography of an icon of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s stature in its true perspective of time and space is not an easy task. Ghaffar Khan’s tumultuous life spans over nine decades of social and political struggle like a vintage classic. Attempting to cover this amazing period — this includes his migration to... REVIEW: The true voice of the liberal left FOR years, Thomas Frank and his Chicago-based political magazine, The Baffler, have been mere cult phenomena in Britain. While Michael Moore and other buffoons from the American ‘left’ have achieved global... REVIEW: Predicting the future BETWEEN Past & Future is a collection of essays and talks delivered by Eqbal Ahmad over a period of almost 30 years. Though he wrote regularly throughout his life, this is... REVIEW: Evolution of a nation THE author, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay is not a Marxist. But he takes into account the materialistic factors in his analysis, which makes the book more comprehensive than many others. Secondly, it is... REVIEW: Playing politics with children THE State of Pakistan’s Children, 2003 throws light on the slow and unimpressive progress made by Pakistan in eradicating poverty, supplying quality education to children and providing health services to people... REVIEW: Learning from neighbours THOUGH the title of the book promises an exploration into the impact of the Iranian revolution on the world, the work mainly examines the circumstances that heralded the change. Our rulers...

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