Around 4:30 pm yesterday Minal and I clamber in our car to drop Nusrat to her father’s house. Afterwards, we stopped off at Guddu and Salma’s for tea, where...
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21 Dec, 2007
Shakuntala
21 Dec, 2007
Two years ago, a new educational institution was added to Karachi’s cultural landscape: The National Academy for Performing Arts. Envisioned by artist Zia Moyeddin, who serves as the Chairman...
Read more18 Dec, 2007
Another bout of police violence in Islamabad…
18 Dec, 2007
Another bout of police violence in Islamabad yesterday, just one day after the lifting of the “emergency” when 400-500 protesters protested for the release of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry....
Read more17 Dec, 2007
A hijabi barbie purse presented to Minal.
17 Dec, 2007
Made in China (where else?) Need I say more?
Read more16 Dec, 2007
There are moments of peace…
16 Dec, 2007
There are moments of peace in this crazy city. Today, we took a 45 minute drive to visit Hawkes Bay beach. Winter-time is an amazing time to be out...
Read more14 Dec, 2007
More than 400 people…
14 Dec, 2007
More than 400 people gathered at Regal Chowk, in the heart of old Karachi, to hold a demonstration to protest against Musharraf’s ‘Emergency’ (which ironically, will be removed tomorrow)....
Read more13 Dec, 2007
This week has been one of…
13 Dec, 2007
This week has been one of much action in Karachi. Thanks to the People’s Resistance (an assortment of activists, journalists and community members) who are organizing to express resistance...
Read more05 Dec, 2007
We’ve only been in this city…
05 Dec, 2007
We’ve only been in this city of 15 million for about four days but it feels as if we never left—other than the fact that the weather and fruits...
Read more10 Nov, 2007
Today, I was sharing with…
10 Nov, 2007
Today, I was sharing with friends that Minal and I will be returning to Karachi soon to see my father who hasn’t been well. One friend (like most people...
Read more04 Nov, 2007
Pakistan: Martial Law….again
04 Nov, 2007
On November 3, General Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan (something that has been expected for the last 6 months). My sister, who is presently back in...
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