Raza Rumi God, You created the night, I made the lamp You created the earth, I made earthen pot out of it It is me who created the mirror out of stone It is me who made elixir out of poison Today Pakistan celebrates Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary with the usual lip-service. The key messages […]

Raza Rumi The other day when my spouse complained for the umpteenth time about the peculiar attitudes of men towards their female counterparts in Pakistani workplaces, I had no option but to be blunt. “You need to get real,” I yelled. “You must shed all notions of human complexity when dealing with the Pakistani male. […]

Raza Rumi 140 dead and 538 injured – this little byline cuts through hearts and our future! Yesterday was the day of images – moving pictures of excitement, energy, applause and then the saddest of recent tragedies. Innocent men and women charged with emotion and enthusiasm were blown away by suicide bombers, remote devices and […]