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Shirin Sadeghi

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Marriage not made in heaven

As his enemies on both sides of the aisle of American politics continue to revel in New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s admitted misbehavior, the real world is left to wonder about his young Pakis

Jun 8, 2011
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Not just any tourist?

It was just one month before Barack Obama turned twenty years old that he visited Pakistan for the first time.He had just been to visit his mother in Indonesia and, taking advantage of being on that

May 24, 2011
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Eye for an eye

Ameneh Bahrami was 23 years old when an inhumane and possessive man destroyed her life. Having had his marriage proposal rejected by her, Majid Movahedi decided the only answer to his emotional suffer

May 18, 2011
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Suspicious minds

If you find yourself questioning the American government's already evolving explanations for what happened in Abbottabad on May 1st, you are not alone. A growing number of Americans themselves are won

May 10, 2011
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Beyond borders

India has as many, if not more, Muslims than the nation that was allegedly carved out for them in Pakistan in 1947.The irony is further etched in by the strong similarities that remain among Pakistani

Mar 29, 2011
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Of resolutions past

It is ironic that Pakistan Day falls this week, just days after Raymond Davis was released from punishment for his role in the deaths of three individuals and the destruction of their families.Lahore,

Mar 22, 2011
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Willing suspension of disbelief

Once a year, people all over the world tune in to watch the same show at the exact same time and it's a pleasant pill to swallow when everything else that is being broadcast live is a 24-hour cycle of

Mar 2, 2011
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The spook outed

Raymond Allen Davis has been confirmed by the US government to be an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. The main reasons for this confirmation are first, that the British newspaper the Guardi

Feb 22, 2011
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Home emergency

This week, an American court convicted a Pakistani-born man of decapitating his wife. While there has been great chatter surrounding the role of religion in this case, it has overshadowed the larger i

Feb 9, 2011
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28 Days Later

It is incredible to observe the speed of revolutions in these Internet days. Just a generation ago, pent-up anger once it was finally released into street protests and mass demonstrations did not tr

Feb 1, 2011
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The fire of discontent

Last Friday, four weeks after a 26-year-old unemployed university graduate set himself afire in front of a government building, a revolution commenced in Tunisia, but it is not over either for Tunisi

Jan 18, 2011
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Violence and humanity

It is impossible nowadays to catch a glimpse of the news whether written or broadcast and not be assaulted by the latest in world violence. An assassination here, a robbery there, a war everywhere

Jan 12, 2011