Women, pilgrimage and nation building in South Asian Sufism
From the Blog Jahane Rumi: Women, pilgrimage and nation building in South Asian Sufism - Came across this interesting abstract of a paper entitled Beyond division: Women, pilgrimage and nation building in South Asian Sufism authored by Pnina Werbner. Can't wait to read it. Unlike other religious movements, Sufi orders rarely preach ideologies of either nationalism or religious nationalism. Sufi annual pilgrimages and festivals are open and inclusive: they cut across . Read Full Post
7 big time wasters – are we managing our time effectively?
From the Blog Wisdom From Books: 7 big time wasters – are we managing our time effectively? - Just ask some one: Do you have time? Most common answer: I am too busy. Sorry I don't have time! Every one has 24 hours in a day. No one has a minute more or a minute less. However, look around: We will find some people achieve much more in same 24 hours. Why is . Read Full Post
Pakistan's Unique once-in-a-lifetime Demographic Dividend
From the Blog rupeenews - > Pakistan's Unique once-in-a-lifetime Demographic Dividend rupeenews.com — Pakistan's Unique Once-in-a-lifetime Demographic Dividend Some worry about the astronomical rise of the population of Pakistan in the next few decades. India is supposed to be around 1.6 billion, and Pakistan's Projected Population will be 228,800,000 in 2025 and 295,000,000... . Read Full Post
A monumental voice
From the Blog pakspectator - > A monumental voice pakspectator.com — FIFTY years ago this week, what eventually became one of the most readily recognisable concert... Read More at http://www.pakspectator.com . Read Full Post
Kinect Has Now Been Hacked To Run On Mac OS X Too!...
From the Blog RedmondPie - > Kinect Has Now Been Hacked To Run On Mac OS X Too!... redmondpie.com — It was only a few days back when the Kinect hardware for the Xbox 360 got hacked to run on a Windows 7 PC. The fun doesn't stop there, thanks to the recently released open source drivers for Kinect, it has now been hacked to run on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X ! . Read Full Post
To the Future
From the Blog mp213 - > To the Future mp213.blogspot.com — That's it: I've written my share of pro-Pakistani pieces, gotten my "literary bearings" as a writer in a new country getting past the culture shock she's never felt before (been to the US and strangely never had this reaction, but it's still rather interesting). When I say "pro-Pakistani... . Read Full Post
Karachi CID Blast: And the Loss is Ours
From the Blog uni-aza - > Karachi CID Blast: And the Loss is Ours uni-aza.blogspot.com — "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil". -Thomas Mann ------------------------------------------------------------------ Image courtesy: Dawn Assalamualaikum. Once again, we are faced with yet another tragedy. A building in Karachi's red zone was targetted this... . Read Full Post
Na To Mekadae ki Hai Justuju, Na talash-e-bada-o-jam...
From the Blog qawwal - > Na To Mekadae ki Hai Justuju, Na talash-e-bada-o-jam... qawwal.blogspot.com — Poetry: Jigar MuradabadiQawwal: Ustad Iftekhar Ahmed Nizami KhansahabCredit: Dehligharana on youtubeNa to maikadae ki hai justuju, Na talash-e-bada-o-jam haiJo nafas nafas ko pila gayee, Mujhey os nigaah se kaam haiKoi Mast hai, Koi Tashna-lab, To kisi ke hath mein jaam haiMagar... . Read Full Post
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