Archive for November, 2006
I Was A Hijabless Teenage Delinquent
By Farhat Hushpuppy
A racy pulp thriller by famous Islamist suspense writer, Farhat Hushpuppy. This novelette follows the adventures of a teenage girl who stumbles through life as a misguided person indulging in dangerous, delinquent and immoral activities such as studying Darwinism, Astronomy, Logic, Painting, Music and supporting satanic causes such [...]
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Raag Neela****
Aaroh
Ah, Aaroh. Perhaps the most underrated Pakistani rock/pop act ever? I believe so. I mean, really, don’t know much about the reported internal bickering that supposedly left them disbanded some years ago, but thanks to their debut album, Sawaal, they certainly seemed like a highly competent unit. In fact, I think their music was [...]
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Main Bhi Pakistan Hoon: Mohammad Ali Shaiki (1980)
Perhaps the first ever popized “patriotic” song in Pakistan, even if only groovy for nothing other than Shaiki’s fading late ’70s bellbottoms.
Was a huge hit, quite unlike the myopic dictatorship it was made under (and for). Also marked the end of the Socialist national songs of the Bhutto [...]
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Veil for vendetta
Waiting for Godot
For the past four years I have travelled extensively across Europe. Being a Pakistani post-9/11 goes beyond being just a tourist. The moment you utter the words “I’m from Pakistan,” you are at once given a second, more thorough glance. Usually this has nothing to do with racism or any other kind of [...]
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