Writing About Pakistan, but ‘No Beards, No Bombs’, Short History of Israeli Right Wing Terrorism, Sixty Hours of Terror: Ten Gunmen, Ten Minutes
Writing About Pakistan, but ‘No Beards, No Bombs’ - As announcers urged the crowd at the National Book Awards party to take their dinner seats, Daniyal Mueenuddin, the Pakistani-American author of “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders,” hung back to chat briefly about his work and the wonder of being nominated for a prestigious literary award. “What it feels is a little premature,” he said. “It is like with Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize but in a much lower key.”
Taliban tap into Afghanistan's roots
The insurgency in Afghanistan will continue to gather momentum as long as Afghans believe the insurgents have more compelling answers than Western powers or the government of President Hamid Karzai. The Taliban's fusion of religion, state and army presents a compelling case that foreigners will be expelled, Pashtun pre- eminence will be maintained, and that there will be a return to a golden age under Islamic law. - Brian M Downing (
Short History of Israeli Right Wing Terrorism - Following the arrest and indictment of Yaakov (Jack) Teitel who reportedly admitted to a series of murderous terrorist attacks against Israelis and Palestinians over the past twelve years, the settlers and their supporters cried foul. Teitel is an exception, they said, a single case, a "lone wolf," a lunatic. Teitel may have acted alone (although that seems unlikely) and may be disturbed (although he clearly is ideologically motivated), but he's a part of a pattern. He is not the first and probably not the last Israeli terrorist to target Palestinians or Israeli supporters of peace. Furthermore, many of these Jewish terrorists came from the ranks of the West Bank settlers. Here is a partial list of Israeli groups and individuals who took violent action to sabotage peace:
[thanks RJ]
Nuclear fallout rocks Pakistan -Reports of the United States attempting to take an active role in helping safeguard Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could not have come at a worse time for President Asif Ali Zardari. He is already marginalized by his military, now his political opponents - including revitalized former president Pervez Musharraf - see a weakness. A crucial showdown is due next month, precisely the time the Pakistani Taliban plan their own fireworks. - Syed Saleem Shahzad
Sixty Hours of Terror: Ten Gunmen, Ten Minutes -By Jason Motlagh -Editor’s Note—This is part one of a four-part series on the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Taliban tap into Afghanistan's roots
The insurgency in Afghanistan will continue to gather momentum as long as Afghans believe the insurgents have more compelling answers than Western powers or the government of President Hamid Karzai. The Taliban's fusion of religion, state and army presents a compelling case that foreigners will be expelled, Pashtun pre- eminence will be maintained, and that there will be a return to a golden age under Islamic law. - Brian M Downing (
Plenty to celebrate at Margaret Atwood's 70th - By Darragh McManus on Books
She's been a brilliant writer since her 20s, and her remarkably versatile work continues to dazzle and innovate - I believe that most writers get better as they get older. Unlike, say, rock musicians, exploding in a star-burst of youthful inspiration, novelists take their time. They grow into and with the act of writing; over decades, over thousands of hours and millions of words. One of my favourites, Don DeLillo, for instance, wasn't published at all until his mid-30s, and didn't produce his masterpiece until the age of 61.
...and the irony is Jawed Naqvi writes in English!
Asankhya kirti rashmiya’n vikirn divya daah si,
saput matra bhumi ke ruko na shur saahasi!
How many members of the Indian parliament or even the ultra-patriotic NRIs can absorb Jai Shankar Prasad’s exhortation to nation-building?
Loo’n waam bakhte khufta se ik khwaab e khushwale
lekin ye khauf hai ki kahaa’n se adaa karoo’n!
How many popularly elected members in Pakistan’s National Assembly can explain Ghalib’s sorrow at his inability to dream dreams? It’s difficult.
Taliban tap into Afghanistan's roots
The insurgency in Afghanistan will continue to gather momentum as long as Afghans believe the insurgents have more compelling answers than Western powers or the government of President Hamid Karzai. The Taliban's fusion of religion, state and army presents a compelling case that foreigners will be expelled, Pashtun pre- eminence will be maintained, and that there will be a return to a golden age under Islamic law. - Brian M Downing (
Short History of Israeli Right Wing Terrorism - Following the arrest and indictment of Yaakov (Jack) Teitel who reportedly admitted to a series of murderous terrorist attacks against Israelis and Palestinians over the past twelve years, the settlers and their supporters cried foul. Teitel is an exception, they said, a single case, a "lone wolf," a lunatic. Teitel may have acted alone (although that seems unlikely) and may be disturbed (although he clearly is ideologically motivated), but he's a part of a pattern. He is not the first and probably not the last Israeli terrorist to target Palestinians or Israeli supporters of peace. Furthermore, many of these Jewish terrorists came from the ranks of the West Bank settlers. Here is a partial list of Israeli groups and individuals who took violent action to sabotage peace:
[thanks RJ]
Nuclear fallout rocks Pakistan -Reports of the United States attempting to take an active role in helping safeguard Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could not have come at a worse time for President Asif Ali Zardari. He is already marginalized by his military, now his political opponents - including revitalized former president Pervez Musharraf - see a weakness. A crucial showdown is due next month, precisely the time the Pakistani Taliban plan their own fireworks. - Syed Saleem Shahzad
Sixty Hours of Terror: Ten Gunmen, Ten Minutes -By Jason Motlagh -Editor’s Note—This is part one of a four-part series on the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Taliban tap into Afghanistan's roots
The insurgency in Afghanistan will continue to gather momentum as long as Afghans believe the insurgents have more compelling answers than Western powers or the government of President Hamid Karzai. The Taliban's fusion of religion, state and army presents a compelling case that foreigners will be expelled, Pashtun pre- eminence will be maintained, and that there will be a return to a golden age under Islamic law. - Brian M Downing (
Plenty to celebrate at Margaret Atwood's 70th - By Darragh McManus on Books
She's been a brilliant writer since her 20s, and her remarkably versatile work continues to dazzle and innovate - I believe that most writers get better as they get older. Unlike, say, rock musicians, exploding in a star-burst of youthful inspiration, novelists take their time. They grow into and with the act of writing; over decades, over thousands of hours and millions of words. One of my favourites, Don DeLillo, for instance, wasn't published at all until his mid-30s, and didn't produce his masterpiece until the age of 61.
...and the irony is Jawed Naqvi writes in English!
Asankhya kirti rashmiya’n vikirn divya daah si,
saput matra bhumi ke ruko na shur saahasi!
How many members of the Indian parliament or even the ultra-patriotic NRIs can absorb Jai Shankar Prasad’s exhortation to nation-building?
Loo’n waam bakhte khufta se ik khwaab e khushwale
lekin ye khauf hai ki kahaa’n se adaa karoo’n!
How many popularly elected members in Pakistan’s National Assembly can explain Ghalib’s sorrow at his inability to dream dreams? It’s difficult.
posted by temporal at 11/20/2009
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