Children's Books in Pakistan

The following article written by me has been published in the May 2010 issue of the monthly Himal Southasian magazine, published from Nepal. "There is pure delight in the oral tradition of storytelling. Children...

Polish now the second language spoken in Scottish Schools

For the first time ever the second language spoke most in Scottish schools is Polish in 19 local authorities across the country. In the past it has been Punjabi and Urdu that was heard most, but in recent times alongside Polish, Cantonese, Arabic, French and Gaelic are up and...

A Great Poet Ghalib Died Today

Perhaps the best known poet in the classical Urdu poetry tradition of the 'ghazal' or love poetry is Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib. Today is his 140th death anniversary. Born in the...

A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers (Sunday, 4 Jan, 2009)

A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers From Sunday, 4th January 2009 Issue.Daily Dawn ( English ) And Jang ( Urdu ) Are The Widely Circulated And Well Known Newspapers Of Pakistan. Today, I Thought Just To Share With The World A Glimpse Of News Published In Today’s...

225 women killed for honour in 6 months in Pakistan alone

Between January 2008 and June 2008, and 722 women murdered for other reasons than honor. Almost 1,000 women. In Pakistan alone."225 women killed for honour in six months LAHORE: Two hundred and twenty-five women have been killed in incidents of Karo Kari (honour killing) in...

Prof Ralph Russell - the British Baba-i-Urdu - Passes Away

Prominent Urdu scholar, Professor Ralph Russell,Head of Urdu department, Oriental and African Studies, UK, passed away. His death is a huge loss to the Urdu language. Among Russell’s many famous works is his...

One of Pakistan's Greatest Poet, Ahmad Faraz Died Last Night

Ahmad Faraz is considered as one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the present times. Born as Syed Ahmad Shah in 1934, he breathed his last at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, last night (Monday, August 25,...

Benazir, the steely and vulnerable

"She was hailed as one of the Muslim world's first democratically elected female leaders, and, at 35, one of the youngest ever prime ministers. I will remember many faces of the Benazir Bhutto I saw over 20 years of following her turbulent political career: a charismatic...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

PAKISTAN'S BHUTTO RECEIVES FRESH THREATS

I think this woman would do well to leave Pakistan."Benazir Bhutto received a new death threat Tuesday, her lawyer said, and a top official revealed there apparently were two suicide bombers behind last week's...

Brooklyn street proves yes, we all can get along

"NEW YORK — What is it about Coney Island Avenue? That's what Brooklyn College sociologist Jerry Krase wonders as he rides the B68 bus along this 5-mile commercial strip, which is populated at various stops by pockets of West Indians, Latinos, Pakistanis, Indians, Orthodox...

Curriculum to be 'More Flexible'

"England's secondary curriculum is being overhauled to give teachers more flexibility in the classroom whilst focusing on the basics, ministers say. A quarter of the school day is to be freed up so that teachers can focus more on individual students' needs. But more subjects...

Urdu is not dying: Gulzar

"EMINENT lyricist, film director and litterateur Gulzar, who was here on the inaugural day of the three-day 17th Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee’s literary festival being held at Ganna Sansthan auditorium, differed with the general perception that Urdu was dying in...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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