Books: H.M. Naqvi’s Home Boy

Posted on November 15, 2009
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Adil Najam I have been waiting many weeks to write about H.M. Naqvi’s debut novel, Homeboy. I finished reading the book soon after it first came out this fall and found myself riveted to the richly layered, intense tale of three colorful characters – all of Pakistani descent – living in New York City. Homeboy […]

Dr. Salima Ikram: A Pakistani Egyptologist

Posted on November 9, 2009
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Mohammad Ayaz Abdal In the land of great Pharaohs, under the shadow of the mighty pyramids, there lives a woman who seems to know every intricate details of every conspiracy that went on in the ruins of the magnificent palaces. You will see her on your TV screen, if you are a history buff, detailing […]

Pashto in Pennsylvania

Posted on October 14, 2009
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Aziz Akhmad US-Pakistan politics aside, I enjoy my longish stays in the US, whenever I visit here, usually in the summers. One reason is the many opportunities this country provides for “the pursuit of happiness,” which, in fact, is enshrined in the American Declaration of Independence as an “inalienable right of man [and woman]” along […]

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