April 10, 2005 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here The people speak “We have something... that others don’t: beautiful nature — the mountains and glaciers, and independence,” says Inayat, conveying the pride and attachment Shimshalis have for their environment.... EXCERPTS: Farmers in poverty The share of agriculture in global trade has been shrinking, as has its share in global gross domestic product.... ARTICLES: Journey to Pakistan in the footsteps of Babar Zaheeruddin Mohammad Babar, the first Mughal emperor, ruled Kabul for 26 years (1504-1530). The southern part of present-day Afghanistan was under his control. He liked the country and describes its sights... ARTICLES: Never underestimate the power of books Now that the Internet has provided users with a window into the rest of the world at their fingertips, there is no denying the fact that people are relying less on... AUTHOR: Dr Firoz Mookerjee: Gratification and regrets “I cannot relate to anything that I don’t understand, call it my weakness or whatever,” says Dr Firoz Mookerjee and recounts how, at the age of more than 70, she has... REVIEWS: X and Y wars Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes has followed up his highly successful The Seven Daughters of Eve with his latest theories on genetics entitled Adam’s Curse. While the earlier book traced European heritage... REVIEWS: Curiouser and furiouser Anger is the one emotion allowed to Real Men, the sort who don’t cry. We women, on the other hand, can sob into our cappuccinos as long as we like, but... REVIEWS: The odd couple Britain’s so-called special relationship with the United States has been a cardinal principle of its post-imperial foreign policy. It is somewhat of an illusion on the British side, a sense of... REVIEWS: Tastes to remember Put together, these four cookery books form a rather delicious confection of recipes that, at first, appear totally unrelated to each other. One contains menus that diabetics might want to try... REVIEWS: The number game The digits 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9 are well-known to everyone. Kids in class can do simple arithmetic manipulations on large integers composed of these digits. So familiar seem these numbers — and their... REVIEWS: Reinterpreting Manto If the title is to be taken as an indicator, the book under review is an attempt to re-interpret Manto against the backdrop of the ideology of Pakistan. It contains six... IN BRIEF Dr Iqbal S. Hussain, in his book The Decline of the Muslim Ummah, identifies the reasons behind the steady and gradual decline of the Muslims.... IN BRIEF In Awaz-i-Shikastagi Feza Aazmi alerts the Ummah and makes it aware of its vulnerabilities. Poetry has always been a very effective medium to convey reformist messages to the masses.... INBOX This is with reference to the review of Hasan Abidi’s Farar Hona Haroof Ka (B&A, April 3). There is a voice within us all that sometimes quietly speaks to us. In...

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