Date: The Ramzan fruit

Posted on October 1, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi It is Ramzan once again, an exciting part of the year for Muslims around the world. I have experienced Ramzan (also called Ramadan in some non-Urdu speaking countries) in many cities in many countries, and one thing that has always remained the same is the ritual of breaking fasts with dates (Khajoor). I […]

Sohrab Cycle and Manufacturing in Pakistan

Posted on September 23, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi My first memory of a bike ride is from when I just started primary school. My school was only a few blocks away from our home in Karachi, and with my dad working in the Middle East, my parents had to find some help to take us kids to school and back. A […]

The Story of Karachi

Posted on September 15, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi Karachi has a wonderful history that is neither discussed nor celebrated as much as the history of Mughal Lahore (see ATP post here). As we saw from the earlier ATP post on ‘whistling’ in Karachi (here), there is much interest in this, certainly from me. As someone who grew up in Karachi, the […]

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