Adil Najam
This rather striking picture, taken by Associated Press in Peshawar Pakistan is remarkable just for it captivating composition. But I have no doubt that our readers will not disappoint in making more of this than probably needs to be made!
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This picture is the best commentary on Valentine Day I have seen anywhere!
The real battle is one of identity. The battle continues. As you guys say we are a divided society.
Tina: thanks for explaining – makes sense to me.
Taban.Khamosh: The importation of the Arabic influence in the guise of Islamization is in fact the second phase of the rebellion of the natives against the state …
Don’t underestimate the “we are not India” roots. Better to be associated with the pure in Arabia – even if they have trouble reading, and believe we’re an inferior race – than to be identified with the money-grabbing, “cunning” Hindu bania. May not be as important now – but the formative years were a determined effort to make sure Lahore felt different from Delhi and that you were not in Lucknow or Meerut any more. As one commentator put it, life went “right to left”.
I posted some pictures of Valentine
Don’t forget we have to ban GREEN also as that is the color of Christmas….