Proud Pakistani

There's been so much going on with Pakistan these days, that I completely forgot about my own blog!
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Mushy is back to his usual tactics, but finally there is somewhat of a resistance. Working with Dr Awab and other Proud Pakistanis at www.proud-pakistani.com to protest (peacefully) against the mockery of justice in Pakistan, our petition currently has over 1000 signatures.

Bob Woolmer was murdered, we got knocked out of the WC 2007. RIP Bob, and no other words on this subject.

I've been busy reading all the new blogs from Pakistan that keep popping up everyday and they are all amazing.

Also picked up 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' by Mohsin Hamid today. The first 3 chapters are amazing. More details to come shortly( given my posting frequency, i wouldn't hold my breath if I were you......)


Off,

I'm on youtube

Haider was randomly browsing youtube when he discovered a video taken at a family event.

The video was taken at my nephew's first birthday, we had organized a Qawwali for the little one.

I'm not sure who posted it on youtube, but its really weird to see your own videos pop up in such places.



Random-ness at its best.

Its my Country too

Saturday 21st October at 1410 GMT
Repeated: Saturday 21st at 2110, Sunday 22nd at 22nd 0410 and 0910 GMT

5 years on since 9/11 - the US is a changed country... especially for Muslims.

As part of the USA Direct season, It’s My Country Too follows Salman Ahmed, founding member of successful rock band Junoon, as he explores what it means to be an American Muslim.

Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the US. Yet one in four Americans regard Muslims living among them with suspicion. And what if you are an American and a Muslim?

This World follows Salman Ahmed, founding member of successful rock band Junoon, as he explores what it means to be an American Muslim these days. Salman says: "I never thought about my religion in a sense that I have to explain it to the rest of the world." However, as non-Muslims search for answers, this is exactly what they seem to be asking of their fellow citizens.

Iraq : 655,000 + dead since March 2003

An estimated 655 000 more Iraqis have died as a consequence of the March 2003 military invasion of Iraq than would have been expected in a non-conflict situation, according to an Article published by The Lancet

Bush says its not true, and says he's deeply saddened. Doesn't mention any numbers though.

I bet he cant wait for his term to end, cuz that's the only way he's getting out of all the mess that he's created.

Question is.. If no one supports the war, what are they still doing there?

Dimaagh Kharab

Our society is full of double standards, whereby everyone has a set of rules for themselves and another one to judge everyone else with. If you think about it, its a norm, and you generally just tend to accept it with time.

Why it is so...well here's AP's response ( please remember that i'm not the smarter one in this duo)

ALi says:
not really...the question is..why do we have them, and why are they socially accepted without question
AP says:
why we have them, i think, is a psycho-social question
AP says:
why they're socially accepted without question is simply b/c thats how everyone is..its the norm; it perpetuates itself.....u pass on the standard to ure kids and they pass it on and so on....



btw, if youre now thinking where this post is supposed to make sense, it really isnt..its just random rambling..


I need to get back to blogging, because i've put it off so much that its become a challenging task for me, procrastination always gets the better of me.


tomorrow,

[an]