Recipe for Confusion

21Oct09

I was supposed to go to my University today but I didn’t and this is why: two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the International Islamic University in Islamabad. Six people fell victim to this heinous crime while dozens were injured. One of the attackers actually disguised himself and managed to get to the girls [...]

Filed under: Pakistan, Peace, Reflections, Reminders, Society, War   |  4 Comments
Tags: Islam, Pakistan, Peace, Terrorism, War

Deception

17Oct09

I didn’t know what to do just then. My mind was totally blank for a moment… exactly when I needed it to work the most. I stared at the mobile phone in my hand, with a partly composed message to my teacher. I had to tell her I couldn’t make it to class today. Yes, [...]

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Tags: Islam, Reminders

Breakfast at Dawn… or not?

11Oct09

Imagine boarding an airplane at 6:30 am to take a ninety-minute trip across the country. It’s just about sunrise and you vaguely wonder what the catering trolley will serve for breakfast. I’d probably even wonder whether they’d offer a choice between omlette and bread crumb-dipped potato rolls and what I’d choose. As the airplane takes [...]

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Tags: airline, in flight, in-flight service, travel

7 Benefits of the Niqaab

08Oct09

So there I was, heading home from college in a rickshaw, trying desperately to hold on to my seat and also retain possession of my bag while the dupatta on my head was flying about, despite a safety pin to secure it in place. What else should happen just then other than that a motorcycle [...]

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Tags: Face veil, Hijab, Humor, Muslim, Muslimah, Niqab