Adil Najam Following up on our post last week about a man beating up his wife with his children watching (earlier post here), it is heartening to find that the government is contemplating a new law on domestic violence – The Protection Against Domestic Violence of Women and Children (PADVWC) Act. The tragedy is that […]
Adil Najam Sometimes one is left completely speechless. And I was upon seeing this picture in the Daily Times (21 April) of a man beating his wife as their son looks on. But the real story here is about a society that chooses to loose its speech and prefers to remain silent in the face […]
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 […]
