Adil Najam Given all the discussion about cricket and Islam (here), sooner or later we will come to beards and cricket and whether beards of a certain length or style are ‘religiously intimidating’ for some (related story here). I thought I would pre-empt the discussion by sharing some images of a few ‘great beards’ of […]

Guest Post by Naveed E. A Dialogue between ‘The Wise’ and ‘The Fledgling.’ “You know, only God can afford to mete out belated justice and get away with it.â€Â? sermonized the Wise. “What about the courts. If they provide justice though a bit late, doesn’t it work? Atleast it is better than not doing justice […]

Adil Najam It is both sad and surprising that the NWFP gets such little credit for its cultural and intellectual contributions to contemporary Pakistan despite the immense impact that artists and intellectuals from the NWFP have had. Of course, the Frontier is not the only part of the country whose contributions get drowned out amidst […]