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re: Where were you when Musharraf signed out?

elsa — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:47:30 GMT

where was i? thinking that M hasnt done too badly for himself, hell probably move into the burj al-arab or use it as a weekend getaway. and watching surf-excel bilawal bhutto zardari, thought, is it only us third-world-ians who persist in clutching at straws???

re: Jab They Met : Foreign policy and domestic politics

grisha — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:47:53 GMT

Indeed time India took a good, hard look at itself, warts and all. And what is this dilemma -- moral or immoral? Is it immoral for any nation to pursue its national interest? It is a different matter that the existence of this dilemma clearly indicates that the Indian political elite and hence the strategic community are confused about the fundamental question -- What is India's national interest?

re: It is the Indian Ocean, isn't it?

grisha — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:39:12 GMT

It is high time India understood its role in international affairs. But frivolous officials do not inspire confidence that this is likely to happen any time soon. What is the use of noting that the Indian ocean is Indian if the Indian Prime Minister timidly, for fear of offending China, opted not to visit Tawang while visiting an Indian state in the North-east. Why did not these officials point out to him then that an Indian Prime Minister can surely without fear travel within his own country.

re: Yeh akhri alvida na ho...lets talkshawk ji !

Pervaiz Vandal — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:56:08 GMT

What a lovely sensitive piece. Congrats. Keep promoting friendships .... someday ...

re: The silence of Manmohan Singh

Sam Miller — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:02 GMT

Its high time the PM took a stance - or for that matter any politician - on an issue which is a non brainer for outsiders. We need alternative sources of energy. Period. Sam Miller www.walkersresearch.com/emailaddresslists.asp

re: The Imran Khan school of Islam

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:34:06 GMT

Dear PWA- You want to prevent rapes by punishing/ stifling the intended victims rather than those who rape? There is an implicit assumption here that a man has a god-given right to rape just because he sees a woman? So any woman who dares to be "immodest" (by your definition) is inviting rape. Classic case of blame the victim and not the attacker.

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re: The Imran Khan school of Islam

PWA — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:15:39 GMT

Hello Ms Yyoti, if all your questions have indeed come out straight from your heart and not forced by having to live in the times of Bush, Rice, Cheney, Fox News et al., please try to get an authentic translation of Quran. Even if you dont have the time to read it in full, read chapters which deal with women and their rights. If all the women in this world cover their modesty, if not their heads, then we would have zero rapes, molestations, etc around the world. While I agree Saudi is not the true face of Islam, you can compare the number of rapes that happen in Riyadh and Mumbai or Delhi or New York in a year and you can draw your conclusion. I guess it is also a reflection of the times we live in that forces you to focus on this particular issue from the definition that Imran Khan gave you. Islam does not need a Imran Khan to define it, anyone can explore and understand it if he/she wants.

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re: A bottle of vodka

Sarasij Sengupta — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:19:58 GMT

This reminded me of an incident that happened to me way back- in the late eighties.Me and my friend, a first year student then- went to visit the Taj.Our plan was to see it in the moonlight. We took some alchoholic drinks inside a bag with us.Our plan was to listen to some classical music and view the Taj- while sipping the drink!The security at the gate, asked us- whats inside the bag, as usual.We replied-ek chatti, ek camera, ek topi,ek pani ki botli, ek guide map..wa..wawawa.. he then asked, whats more inside there?By this time, we were quite nervous.He opened the bag and find the bottle.We were at a loss and at the end of our wits, expecting a catastrophe.The man looked at our face- and said with a smile: thik hai andar le jao..lekin samal-ke kissiko mat dikhana ! We are thankful to him- even today ! Kolkata

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re: The Imran Khan school of Islam

Omar — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:25:47 GMT

Hmm....There is a very very important point you mentioned, i.e there is a difference between Islam and culture. One has to be careful not to confuse the two. In Saudia, our women cover their faces, but Islam does not force them to do that: the culture does. As we know, culture evolves, and even now, many women do not cover their faces. Those who do cover usually do it willingly (for various reasons). Unfortunately, people are quick to criticize "Islam" when in fact they are criticizing aspects of Arabian culture, which are not only practiced by Arab Muslims, but also Arab non-Muslims (e.g Judaists in Yemen). My advise is before you brand some practices as different versions of Islam, it is best to do some research on the particular practices. Is there evidence of it in the Quran and Hadith? Also, bear in mind that not everything the prophet did is part of Islam (e.g he walked using a stick in old age, but that does not make it a religious practice) For a brief illustrated guide towards understanding islam, visit http://www.islam-guide.com

re: A bottle of vodka

aamir — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:57:34 GMT

hi this is aamir from pakistan. i read this story with great intention as it was about to meline the name of islam and off crouse of pakistan by writting such kind of rubbish things.i must say here that one should not do this and should not delivered it as this Jyoti Malhotra has done for the amusment of othere's.i would like to say here that rule of law is every where in pakistan and our security organisations are working very well for the protection of our rules.so please stop doing this and don't try to meline the name of pakistan or islam.thx