Pervaiz Munir Alvi Words travel from place to place and as a result spread from language to language. We all have heard the phrase “Spread the Word?. But be careful how you spread it. By mixing languages you might be creating the dreadful redundancy. Take the case of the Potomac River flowing through the capital […]

Adil Najam I must confess that after our recent posts on the vigilantism by folks at Jamia Hafsa and the Lal Masjid I had hoped not to write about this issue yet again so soon. This is not because I shun controversy or duck issues. It is merely because discussions on this issue tend to […]

Adil Najam Reader Akif Nizam sent me this story last week. His email said that he found it “quite amusing and just plain feel-gooding.” I agree. I also think that sometimes it is good to talk about the feel-good. Having said that, I also think that what follows is more than just ‘feel-good’ material. This […]