Posted in Urdu, academic on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Hit it with a stick and it won’t die” - An article by Christopher Lee.
The Urdu English relationship in Pakistan - an article by Harris Khalique
Both articles are in the Annual of Urdu Studies. All articles in the internet edition are available for viewing online.
Posted in political, religion on August 31, 2007 | No Comments »
“The incredible shrinking god” from Noutopia.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
From a 2005 trip tracing my footsteps there from a decade ago.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
From a road trip in autumn last year.
Posted in Pakistan, cultural, desi on August 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A beautiful evocative piece by Asad Raza.
Excerpt:
“Lahore is the conservatory of a lost world whose traces have been largely erased from more touristic destinations, like Delhi and Agra - I will come to the reasons for this below. The world in general has few cities that interweave so seamlessly a great vitality today (the city [...]
Posted in Islam, Uncategorized on August 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Tonight the 15th of Sha’ban starts, a night of worship and prayer. Two weeks remain for the start of Ramadan. Here are some 15th of Sha’ban recommended observances.
Posted in Islam on August 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
September 13 will be the 1st of Ramadan this year. (hat-tip: Mona)
Posted in Pakistan, academic on August 23, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Regular readers know that I was invited to participate in a lecture program at the International Islamic University this summer.
Here are a few photos of the architecture. There are several blocks of buildings, in similar style, with very pretty courtyards at the center. Apologies for my amateur photography and the lack of panoramic view. Anyone [...]
Posted in Pakistan on August 23, 2007 | No Comments »
A “Guardian” article by Dalrymple on Pakistan. Hat-tip to Chapati Mystery.
Posted in cultural, desi on August 22, 2007 | 7 Comments »
<<<<<<<SPOILER ALERT>>>>>>>
Svend and I are hopelessly behind in our movie-watching, so we don’t even try to keep up with them as they come out. Still, I try to regularly expose my own inability to keep up with cultural developments by providing rough and ready reviews of books and movies. If you wish to avoid spoilers, - well, [...]
