August 8, 2002

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COVER STORY: A time for repeal A recent discussion organized by the Aurat Foundation on the Hudood Ordinances certainly gave one a feeling of deja-vu. Looking around the table, I could see women who have now gained the status of war veterans in their battle against...		COVER STORY: The truth about the law Ask the victims of the Hudood Ordinances about living in Pakistan, and they are sure to say that it is a dangerous place for women. Indeed it is. Ask Zafran Bibi from Kohat, who recently fell prey to the Zina ordinance....
COVER STORY: The tyranny of an unjust law Twenty-three years have passed since General Ziaul Haq promulgated five Hudood Ordinances ostensibly to bring some criminal laws in accordance with Islamic injunctions. But each passing year has reinforced the view...		The bitter pill that is truth “My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains my senses as though Hemlock I had drunk”... I guess you would classify Keats as depressed (clinically) and put him on a steady...
Satisfaction guaranteed? Government after government professes that Pakistan is emerging as a stable nation but unfortunately the progress is so slow that it is almost invisible. Transport and communication is one sector of society that has not improved...		To the unborn child, with love Tell a pregnant woman that her unborn child can hear her voice or sense her love and she is bound to agree. Mothers know intuitively what scientists have only recently learned; that the unborn child is a deeply sensitive individual who...
Sweet memories I remember the Sierra Noir cake I had ordered from Armeen’s. I made it last for days, savoured each and every crumb. I can still describe it — eating it was...		The battle rages on The women councilors of Hyderabad district and other parts of interior Sindh see themselves as nothing more than showpieces in the local assemblies, as they remain unaware of the role they have to play under the devolution plan....
Creating a vision The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), Singapore, facilitated a youth peace conference called “Initiative for Peace (IPC): Focus on Kashmir” from June 23-30, and selected participants aged 16-19 from India and Pakistan....		Black mysteries Even today, Zaman Khan is unable to recount his terrifying brush with black magic without shaking in fear. “One night, during a conversation with my wife in our bedroom, we were disturbed by a bang. To my astonishment two fat black...
Coffee facts filtered Q :What is the story with coffee? I would like to know what impact it has on digestion, diet and nutrition. Some say to avoid it at all costs. Others say...		Hot dog days Summer. The season to sizzle, sweat and simmer, when the temperature and humidity are unbearable and the electricity goes off — again! We humans can moan, grumble, head off to a friend’s or relative’s where the precious power...
Eight days A week FILM Most film noirs are ostensibly crime dramas or murder mysteries but are actually concerned more with the dark side of human nature. It isnt only the actual murderer who has something to hide....		Hi-tea time Spring rolls Ingredients Carrots 1/4 cup Capsicum 1/4th cup Chicken (boiled) boneless 1/4 cup...