December 11, 2003

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Home sweet home It does not matter whether a person lives in a villa or a village hut — home is home — and there’s no place like it. It is a place where we derive comfort and refuge from, and its very existence acts as a shield from...		Class conscience This Eid turned out to be rather uneventful really, except for the fact that it was fascinating to watch families get together with their close and distant relatives. It was quite...
All work and no play The Universal Children’s Day (UCD), was observed on November 19 and 20, throughout the country, with meetings, functions and walks. The president and the prime minister conveyed their messages to the ceremonies arranged...		Silent tears Violence against women is a global phenomenon and takes place irrespective of class, race, ethnicity, religious or cultural boundaries. This form of violence is multifaceted and affects all aspects of women’s lives....
Moonlight waves Clad in a tempestuously floral shirt and clutching a mobile phone, Captain Saleem cuts an authoritative figure on Karachi’s Keamari Pier. On a moonlit evening in Karachi, we are fishing for an alternative dining experience away...		A festival and more Eid, one of the most important events of the Muslim community, was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm around the world. People in Pakistan too celebrated Eid with much fervour, and...
Fighting fear Razia (name changed) was experiencing one of her bad moods again. This had become common ever since she’d been diagnosed with cancer. The last thing she wanted to do was discuss her condition but she agreed to talk to...		Vex and the city I was off to a naat khawani, demurely dressed in white, with no make-up and a dupatta over my head. The road through Saddar was snail-paced as usual, with buses and...
Cataracts and blindness Q :My doctor has me worried sick. He looked at my eyes and said I have a cataract. He offered no suggestions for treating it. I am 69 and will do...		Of coconut flavours Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia are politically separate but climatically very similar. A combination of rain, heat, humidity and extraordinarily fertile volcanic soil makes these lush, densely-populated...
Eight days A week Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II wears its influences on its sleeve. The end credits even thank Quentin Tarantino, the Coen Brothers, Ram Gopal Verma and Mahesh Manjrekar among others and the reason for that is apparent....		No fowl play Chicken Vindaloo Ingredients: 4 cups boneless chicken 2 cups potatoes cut into cubes and fried golden brown...