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poem on peace
د ساحر لدهيانوي د نظم پښتو ژباړه سره د زياتوالي
معززو شريفانو انسانانو
وينه خپله که د بل د بدن څاڅي
د ادم د نسل وينه ده بهيږي
جنګ خو جنګ وي که په شرق وي که غرب وي
د دنيا د امن وينه به توئيږي
بم په کور که په سرحد باندې غورځيږي
سل کورونه د روحونو پرې ورانيږي
خپل پټي که د بل چا پټي سوزيږي
لوږي تندې به په هر لوري زياتيږي
دا ټينکونه چې په وړاندې وروستو کيږي
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Theatre in the time of jihad(taken from Dawn)
In theatre you have the power to influence, but it should be used in
a responsible manner” — Madeeha Gauhar
The power of expression, in any form possible, knows no bounds. They say art is a reflection of the times we live in; and perhaps one of the only mediums being used consistently to vocalise alternative views of the times in Pakistan has been theatre. It hasn’t been easy as those who have been trying to keep theatre alive have had to face innumerable hurdles in terms of censorship, lack of adequate support from the press and at times even backlash from the general public.
An open talk hosted by The Second Floor (T2F) in Karachi last week saw the participation of theatre veterans Madeeha Gauhar and Shahid Nadeem (Ajoka Theatre), Sheema Kirmani (Tehrik-i-Niswan) and Sania Saeed (Katha) along with Nida Butt (Made for Stage, Chicago) who was asked to speak a few words and participate in the post-talk Q&A session.
Lyla's Blog
In the Holy Quran, Allah, the Most High has decreed on the believers: "0 you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you that you may become al-Muttaqeen (pious, God conscious)"
(Qur'an:2: 183).
Ramadhan: the month of mercy.
Few years back I visited my sister in Atlanta, Georgia. It was Ramadhan and she had invited some guests for aftaar. As usual, she sent me to the nearby Publix (a local grocery store chain) to buy some dates. In New Jersey we have Indo-pak groceries almost everywhere, and Asian groceries are not hard to find, but in Atlanta back then, only specific areas had Indian grocery stores.
Reema and her dreams
Reema’s Story
When I got married, I moved into my in-laws joint family house and since I was a virtual outsider to the village and family, it took me time to make friends and familiarize myself with the extended family. I was lucky that there were a lot of friendly people in the family, and that there were lots of friendly neighbors too.
There was one little neighbor girl who made it a point to be there first thing in the morning and last thing at night, disappearing during meal times. No matter how many times she was told off by my sister in laws or my mother in law, she never failed to be sitting in front of my door with her big bright smile and the question, “can I fix your hair and can I help you clean your room”.
taken from an email from Luke Powell
During our setting up of this site we asked Luke Powell the reknown photographer and photo journalist of the Pukhtuns for permission to use some of his pictures.
Luke turned out to be a very interesting person with lots of insight into the workings and doings of the Pukhtun culture. I am posting a portion of his email
Ancient societies like yours are always patriarchies, because patriarchal tribes never change very much. They survive and people live simply for centuries. Settled, urban cultures inevitably into matriarchies, and once embarked on that route they destroy themselves and are over-run by their enemies, but the process the whole journey of decadence and destruction is a great flowering of energy. The women who come into the public arena give it great power, but the home life of the society collapses because their energy is no longer there. The children do not have proper attention, and the next generation is weak.
Zahids email
Salamoona
A lady wrote me about the contents of KhyberWatch and accused us of being full of racism. I replied that first we have to realize and differentiate between Racism and Nationalism.
Once we understand this difference, then there will be no problem. We don't want to take over on other nationalities next to us but want peace and stability in our motherland, so in this way we are in defensive mood. We love our codes and want to preserve it. History shows Pakhtun’s have paid huge price for it, by defending it or sometimes pressuring others to be in their limits. We also believe that every nation has a right to preserve or follow their land, history and cultures.
Impressions of Pakistan 2006
The increasing number of religious institutions reflects the growing desolation that most of the public feels. The general feeling of apathy and despair that these people feel is reflected and passesd into their interpretation of Islam. The general feeling that things are only getting worse and that all that is happening is a sign of the end of times.
Instead of finding sympathy for their fellow beings there seems to be a strong belief that one suffers due to their actions and that all that is happening is what they deserve. In short they conceive of a God that is in their own image, a God who is vindictive and unforgiving who is uncaring and unloving of His people.
