January 22, 2004

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Dancing with the jinns Mahwash is a semi-educated Balochi girl who lives in Karachi. She used to watch a lot of romantic movies on Indian TV channels before her parents announced her marriage to her cousin. She was dumb-founded. She stopped talking...		High on fantasy They say aging is inevitable. Not true. There are more ways than one of staying young in body, mind, heart and soul. For purposes of simplicity let’s just call this reincarnation,...
Crippling minds No one can deny that the future of every nation belongs to its children. Learning should be encouraged in a gentle way as harsh treatment has far reaching consequences on the child. In developed countries even parents are....		Bringing men on board It was a chilly and dry afternoon in Islamabad. The weather was portraying the overall mood of our society —indifferently dry. It was quite uneasy. We assembled at the NGO Rozan to embark on the journey to two public parks of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, to campaign for the struggle...
Doctor in the house Merrimack looked like any other slice of smalltown America. Nestled among the pinewoods of New Hampshire, its white clapperboard houses and church spire were spoiled only by the inevitable cluster of fast food outlets....		A heavy price to pay Asma*, aged 32, a banker in Peshawar, is still single and plans to remain so. “I started working when both of my parents died and I had five younger siblings to look after. I became the ‘mother’, to five teenagers at the age....
Defending the indefensible ? In Lahore earlier this month, the central executive of the Jamaat-i-Islami passed a resolution according to which the party said “it was an open secret that the West is scared of seminaries [madressahs] and their products.....		Unlawful laws In August 2003, the special committee of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), which had been set up to review the Hudood Ordinances in 2002, recommended their repeal. Terming the recommendations of the committee as a conspiracy against Islam...
Not a pretty picture They’re an amazing couple — educated, successful, forward looking, with a wonderful rapport between them. Nasir is a professional, deeply involved in his work; Amina has given up her career to spend more...		Alzheimer’s unanswered Q :My mother and two aunts on her side were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. How early should a person start taking medicine to ward off this disease?...
Eight days A week In The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise plays Nathan Algren, an American veteran of the Indian Wars circa 1870s who is hired by the Japanese to train their army of conscripts against a budding Samurai rebellion...		Sauted delights Chicken fricassee Ingredients: 2 cups boneless chicken cut into cubes 2 tbsp butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed...