September 16, 2007 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Magazine. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Ayub all over again? THE five-year-old boy sat on the wall along Bundar Road in Karachi unable to hold back tears as the funeral passed by. It was September 11, 1948 and the founder of... The downward plunge THE nosedive General Pervez Musharraf’s popularity has taken in the past two years must have been farthest from his anticipation in that summer of July 2001. It was the same summer when he had gone to India as a commando and returned a proclaimed hero of the Agra summit.... Came, saw, banished ON Sept 10, the first calendar day of the Apex Court, the Empire struck back. It showed its contempt for the rule of law by preventing Nawaz Sharif to return to... A refugee’s journey WAHEED Mustafa closes his eyes and thinks of his childhood in Kabul. A wild flower that smells like a lily comes to mind, as does dribbling a ball around sandy market stalls in 42 degrees of heat.... What are they cheering? AFTER Juma khutba and prayers, the faithfuls file out of the mosque in small groups, heading back to their workplace or other chores. In the Thorncliff mosque close to downtown Toronto, the attendance is dominated by Pakistanis and it is natural that a general discourse on the political scene ‘back home’ will ensue.... Polls apart EVER since year 2007 started, the buzzword is ''Election Year''. Whether it is about the election year political or judicial activity, or the ‘good election year budget’, the election year sloganeering is at its peak and parties are busy forging new alliances and reviving the old ones to get the holy grail of parliamentary style democracy,... Lost city of the Incas FROM the Pyramids of Egypt to the Great Wall of China to Petra of Jordan to Machu Picchu of Peru, one thing is common – the extent to which man was able to accomplish impossible tasks involving human labour of mind boggling proportions.... Truth about cats and dogs THE relationship between man and animals is very old. Man has domesticated animals and used them for different purposes. One of the animals, domesticated and trained most probably in the Neolithic... The grand dame of Urdu literature ONE: Arguably the biggest name in Urdu novel, Qurratulain Hyder died last month at the age of 80. She authored 12 novels and novelettes, all outstanding pieces of literature, and some... The taste triangle RAMAZAN is supposed to be a month of penitence, prayer and frugality. However, our gastronomic urges seem to go into overdrive during the holy month and soon after the Asr prayer, delicious aromas start wafting from kitchens and markets across Pakistan.... The green queen dies DAME Anita Roddick, who died on September 11, 2007 aged 64 after a brain haemorrhage, opened her first Body Shop in Brighton in 1976. The year is important. The beauty business was not then about bodies, which were merely the soaped tail end of the face and hair market.... Sedatives – kill the pill LIFE in modern times is fraught with competition and stress. Gone are the days when people had time to gaze upon the stars and ruminate on Tasavor-e-jana(s).... Q n A Q: I am a 23-year-old unmarried female. Two years ago, while shifting to my new house, I got exposed to dust and had a cough. I consulted my family doctor, but there was no relief. Then I consulted an E.N.T. specialist who advised a lot of tests. The results were normal. Attacking anxiety STUDIES have provided evidence that highly anxious patients with heart disease have double the risk of acquiring a heart attack compared to those who are relaxed and calm.... Sounds like a (health) plan LIKE all good plans, it looked foolproof on paper. The month preceding Ramazan would be dedicated to an hour and a half at the gym, a minimum of three mornings each week.... Bad, bad boy NO matter what the whole nation says about Shoaib Akhtar, he should be given credit for one thing: he knows how to be in the news all the time -- for all the wrong reasons.... Bull in a china shop ONE of the soundest pieces of advice that was given to Shoaib Akhtar was when the PCB Chairman, Dr Nasim Ashraf, asked him to ''shut up''.... Listless Warne IT is a good pastime for individuals to indulge in making lists of their favourite people. Such lists generally make for interesting reading and give individuals an opportunity to have a peep into the personality of the people on the list.... The temperamental lot EACH time bowler Mohammad Asif runs up to the wicket hoping for a breakthrough in the inaugural Twenty20 tournament underway in South Africa, Shoaib Akhtar will know, perhaps better than any... A bitter pill LET’S state the obvious first. The nation is disappointed at the performance of the national hockey team at the Asia Cup which was held recently in India.... Time-out for things temporal TAKE a break from life. The temporal one, I mean. Eleven months in a year is enough to pander to the demands dictated by self and others around.... Trivial pursuit I wanted to write this column three years ago but thought it would be too controversial. Of late, I figured what the heck! Before we Talibanise completely, let me have this... The party’s not over yet IT is not the end of the story for the Sharifs. Minus Nawaz, the family appears to be doubly determined to give Musharraf a run for his money from London as well as from within the country.... Manically speaking THIS is with reference to Sadia Rauf’s article Manically speaking (Aug 26, 2007). Depression is a state of mind which lowers our spirits, demotivates us and derails us from the track of happiness and joy....

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