Eid Mubarak!!

Eid Mubarak CHUP readers!! Eid ul-Fitr, the holiday which celebrates the end of Ramadan, was celebrated by Muslims in the United States and across much of the Middle East on Sunday, and will be celebrated in South Asia today.
Growing up, my favorite part of Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr always centered around two things – my [...]

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Ramadan Mubarak!!

Happy Ramadan everyone! The Muslim month of fasting begins this weekend (Saturday in much of the Arab world, Sunday in Pakistan), and marks a time for reflection, self-discipline, and patience. On a lighter note, below is the link to a classic clip from Family Guy, poking fun at Osama bin Laden’s message to the West [...]

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Pakistan Zindabad!!

Given the volatile situation in the country, today’s cricket victory should give Pakistanis something to smile about. After defeating the tournament favorites South Africa in the first World Twenty20 semi-final, Pakistan will move on to play either Sri Lanka or the West Indies in the final Sunday. Team captain Younus Khan told reporters after the [...]

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Happy Earth Day!

Not too long ago, I interviewed Roland Stevenson of RiverIndia, a company that leads kayaking expeditions in India and throughout the subcontinent. This past November, Roland led a team on an expedition down the Indus River in Pakistan, the longest river in the country and the 21st largest river in the world in terms of [...]

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CHUP: Teabreak’s Blogger of the Month!

So I’m happy and humbled to report that Tea Break, a network/community for Pakistani blogs, has named me their Blogger of the Month. Thanks for the support and the honor, I really really appreciate it! Here is a link to my interview with them.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 2008 has been an eventful year for the world. In Pakistan, we have seen a transition from military rule to an elected government, an intensification of violence, natural disasters [the Balochistan earthquake], increased national solidarity against militancy and terrorism, the impact of the global financial crisis, and the rise of tensions on [...]

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I am Pakistan

My cousin in Karachi referred me to I am Pakistan – an online movement that is on the verge of becoming an Internet sensation. Initiated by television journalist Faisal Qureshi, the country’s first e-rally urges Pakistanis around the world to take ownership for their actions and stop shifting responsibility. On his Facebook post, Qureshi wrote, [...]

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Event Summary: PPP’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy

On Friday, October 31, the first of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies‘ Leading Thinkers Series was held in Washington, D.C. Entitled, “The Pakistan People’s Party’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy,” the speakers included Pakistan Ambassador the U.S., Husain Haqqani, Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the D.C.-based think tank, Brookings Institution, and Shuja Nawaz, [...]

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Eid Mubarak!

Eid Mubarak from CHUP! For Muslims, today [or yesterday] marks the end of the holy month of fasting, or Ramadan. This holiday, known specifically as, Eid ul-Fitr, is celebrated on the first day of the Muslim month of Shawwal, based on the lunar Islamic calendar. In South Asia in particular, Muslims spend the night before [...]

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Reminder: Pakistani Journalists’ Event!!

Just a reminder that today’s Woodrow Wilson Center event with five visiting Pakistani journalists will be at 3:30 – 5:30 pm [EST] TODAY, [see past post for more details]. The event will also be webcast live, please click here for the live streaming video at the time of the event.
I can assure you that won’t [...]

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