Milaad Events Over, Advertisement is On!
From the Blog pakteahouse *Kasim Osmani* Every year the month of Rabiyul Awal comes with streets of my town glittering with iridescent flashing lights hanging down from top of every house like a necklace, while in a few streets, the enthusiasts fix rows of tiny electric bulbs on either sides of the street that looks as if you stand beneath a ceiling decorated with multicolored stars in the night. All these arrangements are made by local Milaad committees comprising volunteers of the area. These celebrations, though visibly extravagant, symbolize the inherited and traditionalized ways to express joy and celebrate the commemoration of the birth of the holy Prophet [S.A.W]. These local committees volunteer financial needs for the launch of annual events, commonly known as Milad-e-Mustufa. Some would knockpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Significance of ‘PK’ in a World at Odds with Itself
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* I loved the Bollywood movie ‘PK.’ Barring the fact that it stars my childhood crush, Aamir Khan (*pehla nasha, pehla khumaaaar!*), the movie’s message is a significant one, and what makes it even more powerful is that it was released at a time when questions surrounding religion and faith have managed to take center-stage for both the individual and society today…more so *today*. I have written about alienation before; the lack of true connection in today’s day and age of likes, unfollowing, retweeting, unfriending, and fear of intimacy as a result of increasing dependency on technology, the psychological ailments affecting and debilitating a young generation the world over…spawning more alienation, alone-ness, unhappiness, dissatisfaction in a world gone awrpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
SEPARATE HOUSING AVAILABLE WITH KOREAN HALMONI & HARABOJI
From the Blog sarahinsouthkorea sarahinsouthkorea: SEPARATE HOUSING AVAILABLE WITH KOREAN HALMONI(gra...: A house ( a studio) which is fully furnished is available for rent from February, 2015 onward - good enough for up to 2 persons but preferab...pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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