Muhammad’s Sword
Good old Uri is back with a great piece. Thank God it wasn’t written by another fundamentalist islamofascist….. Since the days when Roman Emperors…
By: razarumi
Gulssss Thanks for visiting….as always you cheered me up. Hope you will contribute stuff to this blog? all the best..…
By: Khushnood Lashari
Dear Rumi, I was recently in India. The contrast in preservation of heritage couldn’t be starker. We simply burn daylight.…
By: Guli
Hey Razman!!! Kaun jaaney toon kaun? Yeah baby, sage-alicious!!! How’s it hangin’ man? Love, Gulz…
Architectural Neglect – Lahore again..
Random musings in continuation of the discussions on the construction of the 7 (or is it 5?) -star hotel in Islamabad on Adil Najam’s…
Let us prove all those who link Islam with violence wrong
Contributed by G.S. Qureshi Does verbal criticism of Islam or Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) justify setting churches afire in the West Bank…
Temporal’s poetic visions
Since I have discovered Temporal’s blog – Baithak- I get to read some enchanting poetry. What attracts me most is the sheer force of…
The Pontiff Apologizes
The Pope could have avoided this controversy by being a little more sensitive and by applying some discretion while selecting references for his speeches.…
five years since…
As again, am compelled to reproduce Baithak‘s evocative lines published on September 13, 2006. five years since the exclamations came down and the survivors…
Spam Attack – Thank You, Akismet and WordPress..
Today my blog was saved from a low-grade spam attack. Akismet detected 49 spam comments. The websites where the comments originated looked even less…
Revisiting Kabir – the Weaver, the Myth, the Master
When Sufi thought, an off-shore spiritual undercurrent to the rise of Islam, met its local hosts, the results were terrific.…
Indian mutiny was war of religion
India celebrates the 150th anniversary next year of the Indian mutiny or “first war of independence”, when Indian soldiers of the British army rebelled…
That yearning moment..(ik lamha tha iztiraab ka..)
Shalimar II Ik lamha tha iztaraab ka aur woh ik parat khawab ka hum mushtaq, be-qarar, bey simt ubharatay jugnu-on ki ghultee raat kay…
By: Suzi
You have a beautiful blog. I really like the picture of Shalimar. Suzi…
An Autumnal ghazal (haath mein hijr ki kitaab…)
Rastay manzilen sarab aur dil kitne be-rooh murda khoab aur dil lams ke haath kitne yakh – basta sard- muhri ke kitne baab aur…
The Lost Jewel – Rediscovering Hazrat Ali’s Letter
This is a fascinating story. Pakistan’s premier female poet Fahmida Riaz, read a letter by the fourth Caliph, Hazrat Ali while browsing through a…
Remembering the lost voice – Majeed Amjad
I was thrilled to read about Majeed Amjad‘s amazing poetry on my friend Fawad’s blog. In his post titled Majeed Amjad – The Poet…
“A Strange Problem” by Kunwar Narain
A strange problem By Kunwar Narain I have a strange problem these days The power to hate with all my heart Is ebbing by…
Silhouettes of Intimacy (Waqt ke khandar se jo..)
Shalimar Gardens Waqt Ke Khandar Se Jo Qurb Ke Jharoke Se Lamhe Chand Churae Thay Garm Ret Ki Manind Haath Se Phisalte Hain Aankh…
By: Khushnood Lashari