Taliban Times – 1: Talibanization in Action

Posted on April 22, 2009
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Adil Najam The Taliban onslaught against Pakistan continues relentlessly. The feeling of a polity unraveling before our eyes deepens. Analyses boggle the mind because just keeping up with the news is hard enough. So, here are excerpts from just a few of recent news reports that are worth a read. Buner falls into the hands […]

Iqbal Bano (1935-2009): Payaal Mein Geet Hain

Posted on April 21, 2009
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Adil Najam The magical voice of Iqbal Bano was silenced by death today. The magical voice of Iqbal Bano will live on in our hearts forever. Running this blog on a daily basis is not an easy task in these dark dark days. Having had to write as many obituaries (e.g., here, here, here, here, […]

Pakistani Makes it to Guitar Idol 2009 Final Heat

Posted on April 19, 2009
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Adil Najam I know nearly nothing about guitars and absolutely nothing about the technicalities of how to judge one guitarist from another. But I think this video of Faraz Anwar on his guitar is worth posting because: (a) I do find the music here intriguingly enchanting, and (b) because the news behind it is also […]

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