November 22, 2001

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COVER STORY: Colours of Ramazan Ramazan is upon us and there is a certain celebratory feeling in the air. Young children are excited about their first fasts, housewives move into a new routine...		COVER STORY: Childhood recollections On the eve of Ramazan I plunge into a deep reverie recalling my childhood when I felt disturbed by a sudden change in the usual eating schedule in the house....
COVER STORY: The yesteryear They still beat drums at sehri time but not in the posh areas of the metro cities. Today, alarm clocks have become very common because they are much cheaper...		Different lives Gender disparity means to treat individuals differently on the basis of gender. In the context of development, particularly with reference to Pakistan...
OFF THE RACK: What’s with wit? One can act intelligent or pretend to be serious and get away with it but one can never pretend to be witty. I had always harboured a desire to possess wit,...		Elma’s choice As images of the war in Afghanistan splash across television screens, we become painfully aware of the proximity of the horrors of this futile military exercise...
Labels R us Over a decade before the tragedy of September 11 occurred, I first encountered a phenomenon, which, until then, I had only read about in newspapers...		Down but not out Muhammad Ali is back in the news. On a recent visit to the rubble of the World Trade Centre, when the CNN reporters asked him how he felt sharing his Muslim faith...
Helping hands Set slightly away from the hub of Jinnah Hospital is the Cancer Ward — a locii for various NGOs trooping in to help overhaul and maintain it....		The many wonders of tea Enjoyed as a refreshing, sociable drink, a body of scientific evidence points to tea being a significant aid to good health: reducing dental decay...
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK If you want to watch an intense thriller, watch The Deep End. It is one of those suspense films where an innocent person is wrongly accused...		Light on the stomach Spanish Omelette Ingredients: 1 small onion 1 medium-size cooked potato...