November 21, 2004
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Hostage to politics
 Trade ties between India and Pakistan have had less of an economic dimension and more of a political one. The debate has been whether trade should precede politics, or political understanding on the Kashmir issue should set the tone for better trading relations....
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EXCERPTS: Preaching love and tolerance
 Who was Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti and why has his dargah attained such pre-eminence? Although Muinuddin Chishti looms large in the history of Islam and Sufism in South Asia...
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ARTICLES: A code for dark times
 You will count them on the beaches. You will spot them at the airports, in their thousands and tens of thousands. You may even succumb to them yourself. They are copies...
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ARTICLES: Bookshop with a difference
 Your first impression upon entering the bookshop can be that of disappointment. We in Karachi have heard so much about Islamabad’s bookshops that I guess I was expecting something extraordinary. Still...
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AUTHOR: Margarett Mirley: Passion for history
 Margarett Mirley is the pen-name of Margarett Mirza, the well-known headmistress of the British Overseas School (BOS) in Karachi and the recipient of an MBE for her work as an educator....
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CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Fantasy on earth
 This absorbing book that contains an entertaining selection of myths and legends from all over the world is bound to prove a winner with children. Written in simple language, and with...
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CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Fertile imaginations
 The books under review published by Book Group cover a wide range of topics. They should keep any youngster amused and will also create an interest in reading Urdu books —...
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REVIEWS: Discovering new sites
 The discovery of the Indus valley civilization in the 1920s not only thrilled archaeologists and historians but it also provided a tool in the hand of those who were struggling against...
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REVIEWS: The long reach of the Raj
 The British empire is long gone, but not forgotten. Its power and influence linger on, radioactively, in the British imagination. Schoolchildren still enact scenes from The Jungle Book, while the Queen...
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REVIEWS: Manmohan Singh’s dilemma
 Dr Manmohan Singh, the architect of India’s neo-liberal economic reforms, is back at the helm of state affairs, this time as prime minister, raising hopes in the external corporate sector of...
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REVIEWS: Quest for history
 At the start of the Cold War between the West and Soviet Russia, Churchill remarked during his visit to America, “An iron curtain has descended.” As far as the East is...
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REVIEWS: Educating the post-colonial
 Despite its liberal economic take and the high standards of research and publication, The State of Education fails to mark a change in social scientific writing. One of the best in...
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Realism uncensored
 Literary criticism, research into abstruse aspects of human psychology and writing fiction combine but rarely. Dr Saleem Akhtar’s multiform works embody that singular combination. Primarily known for his research work in...
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IN BRIEF
Pakistan’s folk poetry and music reflect the philosophy of our social life. It has roots deep down in the Sufi tradition established by Bulleh Shah, Shah Husain, Baba Farid, Sultan Bahu and Shah Latif Bhittai....
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