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Racism galore Britain, sadly, will perhaps never succeed in breaking free from the age-old accusation of being a racist nation. The last century saw massive changes in the make up of the country,...		The American mosaic The phrase “So much has changed since September 11,” has acquired cliche status. And yet, like all cliches, it is annoyingly true. Prior to 9/11, the American landscape was sporting more...
Facing challenges Great Britain has a sizable Pakistani community, with the bulk of it living in major cities such as London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Cardiff. The city of Bradford is...		Losing objectivity The Hindu fanatics in the United States were unnecessarily wasting their breath and efforts in trying to stop the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) TV show, The Soul of India, about the...
Birth of a terrorist The parting words of the dreaded terrorist of his time Almo Khoso were, “Mothers do not give birth to terrorists. They take birth from the womb of the corrupt society.” He...		General, minister, doctor and a poet He has been a popular figure in the city, although a provincial minister under military rule. He is sociable, accessible and helpful to people. For all that, he is a Major...
An unhappy tour At a minimum, one imagined that Ashby de la Rouche would be a small provincial town in France, or a garrison in one of the French colonies, Ivory Coast, for example....		The silent sufferer Despite acute shortage of sitting space in the office, I enjoyed the privilege of a separate, independent room situated on the first floor of the two-storey building occupied by our company....
Wanted: genetic make-overs Our bodies are well adapted for the lives our ancestors lived, but the mechanism is far from perfect for modern-day lifestyles. After sitting in the same position for an hour, does...		Ruling in the name of Allah A line from a documentary film on Pakistan under Field Marshal Ayub Khan, produced by some western country, West Germany, if memory serves me right, has stayed in my mind though...
Island of pearls Bahrain, commonly called Dawlat-al-Bahrain and formerly as Dilmun, is a small but beautiful island in the Persian Gulf. The literal meaning of Bahrain is ‘two seas’, which refers to the springs...		Water-pump in chains While on way to Dokri, near Moen-jo-Daro intersection after crossing the bridge on Dadu Canal near Buggy village, a heartbreaking sight is witnessed that amply reflects the sad moral state of...
Autumn in New York They say change comes twice in the self-esteem of a person’s life. Childhood and mid-life. That’s the time when we all think we’re the tops. The rest of our life is...		The way things used to Going down memory lane, have you ever found yourself lost in reverie? The journey from childhood pranks to adulthood and beyond, comes to the mind’s eye in a few fleeting moments,...
Caring for the disabled Motherhood, indubitably, is the apex of triumphal fulfilment for a woman. While the agonies of a childless woman are simply unfathomable, the grief of those mothers is immeasurably deep who, by...		Haworth of the Bronte sisters Those who have read the classical Bronte novels may, in some sense, visualize or imagine Haworth with its scenic Yorkshire moors. But they may never feel the sharp, chill breeze; the...
Jinnah & Azad in argument The deep divergence that had characterized Hindu and Muslim, Congress and League thinking in 1937, centred around the issue whether India was uni-national or bi-national, whether it was uni-cultured or bi-cultured....		A CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Remembering Mahmud of Ghazna In the decade of the 1920s, with the communalizing of politics, Indian historiography was also communalized. In the process of writing history, historians of both sides glorified their heroes and vilified...
Making waves in swimming Pakistan isn’t that famous for the exploits of its swimmers, as it is for its feats in the fields of hockey and cricket. So it was little surprise that Pakistan failed...		Adhoc arrangements Cricket enthusiasts all over the country have seen Pakistan team crumbling to a series of disgraceful defeats in the last couple of months. One wonders what happened to the team, which...
THROUGH THE COVERS: Pakistan make a match of it SO near, yet so far. Was it really that close? I don’t think so. Pakistanis have never been good at chasing even in periods when they did have a formidable batting...		Asian hockey on the comeback trail AS I write these lines, the national team has already qualified for the knockout stage of the Asian Games Hockey event. Though this was only expected, it is still better to...
Imperfect relationships Fouzia is more than a picture-perfect woman. With a PhD from the US, Fouzia is an educationist, social worker and writer. She is attractive, soft-spoken and active in the performing arts....		The home of our dreams At last, we could have a house of our own. The suitable piece of land was earmarked and a paragon architectured on yards of rolled paper, as perceived by the most...
A controversial burial In the year 1945, Dr Ziauddin Ahmad, the Vice-Chancellor of Muslim University, Aligarh, went on a mission to London where he expired. The news of his demise was received by the...		NEWSMAKER FINALLY, the first chink in the armour has appeared and the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague has had its first real success....