Cricket and Islam: A Brewing Controversy

Posted on October 22, 2006
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Adil Najam According to a Reuters report (CricInfo version here) Pakistan cricket players have “been advised to strike a balance between religion and cricket.” This according to Dr. Nasim Ashraf, the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The report goes on to say: Since last year, the Pakistan team has made it a […]

Auspicious Days: Juma-tul-Vida, Diwali, and Eid

Posted on October 21, 2006
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Adil Najam This Friday was Juma-tul-Vida (the last Friday in Ramzan), Diwali celebrations are taking place as I write this, and Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be on Monday (plus or minus a day or so). These are auspicious and spiritually significant days. By way of conveying our choicest greetings to our readers on these occasions, […]

ATP Photo-Quiz: Where in Pakistan is this?

Posted on October 20, 2006
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Adil Najam We have not had an ATP Photo-Quiz for quite a while. So, here it is. Our previous Photo-Quizes were fairly well-receievd (here, here, here, here, here and here), and it is only appropriate if this one is about a building, given all the discussions we have been having on architecture (here, here, here, […]

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