http://www.razarumi.com/2008/11/07/the-words-of-others/ In search of the unsearchable: O, my soul! where would you find your house? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/11/07/the-words-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 ‘Today, I am ashamed of all my songs’ at Blogbharti Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:50:34 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/?p=1220#comment-7957 [...] Raza Rumi on how the voice of the liberal and the idiom of resistance in Pakistan is being appropriated by the conservative and the status quoist: It was the lyrical, direct poetry of Habib Jalib that stirred the street for decades, echoing the vision of the world from below. Jalib’s expression was popular and immediate, and could be related to easily by the average listener. During the rule of General Ayub Khan, from 1958 until 1969, Jalib particularly represented the public conscience when he chanted his poem Dastoor (Constitution), which was about Ayub Khan’s tailor-made “constitution.” Later, this work was utilised in support of Fatima Jinnah’s (the Quaid-e-Azam’s younger sister’s) campaign against the general: [...] [...] Raza Rumi on how the voice of the liberal and the idiom of resistance in Pakistan is being appropriated by the conservative and the status quoist: It was the lyrical, direct poetry of Habib Jalib that stirred the street for decades, echoing the vision of the world from below. Jalib’s expression was popular and immediate, and could be related to easily by the average listener. During the rule of General Ayub Khan, from 1958 until 1969, Jalib particularly represented the public conscience when he chanted his poem Dastoor (Constitution), which was about Ayub Khan’s tailor-made “constitution.” Later, this work was utilised in support of Fatima Jinnah’s (the Quaid-e-Azam’s younger sister’s) campaign against the general: [...]

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