October 07, 2007
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Much ado about nothing
 SOMEONE once said on The Oprah Winfrey Show that “we are all spiritual beings going through a human being phase in this world.” I, for one, can be profiled as an average Muslim who is struggling in this ‘human being phase’,...
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As easy as 123
 Full-length documentaries have become a regular feature at most film festivals. At the recently held 2007 Montreal World Film Festival, there were more than 50 documentary films from around the world on subjects ranging from the Dalai Lama to the Jews in Afghanistan....
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Enter the bride
 COME October and its time for the week-long bridal extravaganza, Bridal Asia, held every year in New Delhi, India. Celebrating weddings with grandeur and glory, the event serves as the complete...
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Underdogs as idols
 While watching the final of Indian Idol, I was struck by a strange thought. These competitions are not about finding, projecting or promoting excellence. Instead, such competitions are to provide an illusion to the masses (I hate to use this word, but here it fits like a gem), that they are a part of decision making....
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For the love of the game
 At last Bollywood has become a sporting film industry. An entire film based only on women’s hockey, it doesn’t have a single shot of a chiffon sari-clad heroine romancing the hero, no rain-drenched songs, no roti ki khatir sports funda....
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MUSICBOX: Sabri serenades all and sundry
 A soulful qawwali programme featuring the likes of eminent qawwal Amjad Farid Sabri was held last week for Karachiites at the Royale Rodale Club. The event started an hour late and as expected there was a huge turnout....
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STARBUZZ: Nadia opens shop
 Embroidered chunris combined with striking discharge prints displayed in an attractive array in a quaint, trendy outlet recently marked the opening of Nadia Lakdawala’s Fashion Studio in Karachi....
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Reviews previews: Halloween
 “I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face....
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