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Nobel acts THE 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for former US President Jimmy Carter has created quite a stir around the world. The stir is not because anybody doubts Carter’s eligibility for the world’s most prestigious award. All agree that Carter is one of the most admired....		Fighting for peace AS the world prepares, once again, for an onslaught on Iraq, Muslims, globally, resign themselves to the inevitable thumping that a superior military force will shortly deliver to deflate the chest-thumping...
They always do this to us THE roads were a mess, and so were the moods. It was the coldest day of the winter so far, with 18 inches of snow on the ground and more to...		The election and burst of campaign parties THE general election produced a spate of parties, big and small. The dinners and lunches were not given by the political parties as much as by newcomers to the electoral arena...
The Lords experience DISTANCES are relative. For me, Karachi to Peshawar was a long-haul by train. London to Cardiff should have seemed a stone’s throw away. Yet, it took several hours and I sat...		Karachi’s guardian angel KARACHI City is always in the limelight for one reason or another, such as terrorism, sectarian killings, overflowing gutters, traffic jams, loadshedding, etc. It is a typical example of a chaotic...
The magic word “O, COME on Aunty!” said my nephew looking straight into my eyes that morning at breakfast, with the most disbelieving expression all over his face. “I am not kidding,” I assured...		Surrender of sovereignity SPECULATIONS about who would be the prime minister, whatever the job would be worth, may have settled by now. The more vital question, if there is anyone around with spine, seems...
Unexplored beauty I WAS on a four-wheeler, going through a dirt road that zigzagged from Ziarat to Chaotair, a valley famous for its scenic natural beauty. I was accompanied by one of...		Loss of innocence THE droopy faces of the children of Thar shows no sign of a smile. This leads one to wonder why the smile has disappeared and sorrows have overshadowed joy? Is there...
Home before dark “HE was one of the millions who blend invisibly into the fabric of the city. The arc of his story, though, illuminates the complex ways in which depression and mental illness...		The landlord and the gentleman THERE exists some highly perilous (read nasty) relationships in our society and, for that matter, in all societies all over the world such as the relationship between saas and bahu, na’nd and bhawaj, afsar and matehat, to name a few....
The train ride that was I COULDN’T recall exactly when I had last travelled by train, more commonly termed by the locals as the rail gaddi. Thus, I was apprehensive about this particular journey and...		Iqbal’s philosophy of action IT is an admitted fact that action occupies a significant place in the sphere of human life. The process of development cannot be imagined without the concept of actions and efforts. These characteristics of human being are actually the law of nature. Through the process of activity, Man has attained....
Remembering exciting times PHILOSOPHERS help us understand the world we live in, though their explanations come with their own conditions. Duhring thought that “negation of negation” was Hegel’s play, with concepts that he used...		Not a question of seats PERHAPS, the most critical factor that led to the ‘parting of ways’ between the Congress and the Muslim League was the Congress’ posture in the U.P. ministry in early 1937....
Evolution of the Urdu press RAJA Ram Mohan Roy was the founding father of Persian journalism not only in India, but in the entire Persian-speaking world. Urdu journalism was born not in Delhi but in Calcutta....		Pakistan has the upper hand DESPITE the slump that the Pakistan cricket team is in these days, their sound track record against Zimbabwe gives fans the hope that the upcoming tour may not end in yet...
Should we really have two squads? WHAT happened recently against the Australians seem to have been a thing of the past. While it was important for our national cause to put the humiliation behind us in a...		Be patient! THE Junior string recently returned empty-handed from its tour, adding to the worries of hockey-lovers in the country. The senior team has been for years what it is, and people were...
Restoring hope to traumatized children THIS article presents a brief overview of some of the salient issues a clinician must keep in mind when working with child victims of abuse, trauma or violence. The exact numbers...		A horrifying experience IT was a bright, Sunday morning a few months ago when all of us were still in bed, enjoying our vacations. My dad, after taking his breakfast, decided to pay an...
The festival of Diwali DIWALI, which will be observed on Nov 4 this year, is a two-day Hindu festival during which homes are thoroughly cleaned and windows are opened to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of...		Turkish conquest THIS refers to the article Turkish conquest of northern India by Mubarak Ali, on October 27. He has justified the Turkish conquest on the basis of bringing about the change in...
MOSAIC: The Sir Syed mushaira SIR SYED Day has become a ‘must attend’ event of the annual South Asian community cultural calendar in Northern California. On October 12, this year, the Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association...		Newsmaker THE brilliant cricketing career of Australian great Mark Waugh is over. After being dropped from the Ashes squad for the first Test, starting November 7, Mark Waugh called it quits, conceding that at the ripe old age of 37, he had past his prime and that...