Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: May 29, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Album: Apna muqam paida kar
Presented by: NCPS
The ‘National Council for the Promotion of Sufism’ (NCPS) in Pakistan was established to support and promote the works of some of the greatest Sufi poets/mystics – in the aim to give the country a ‘softer’ image in terms of Sufism, art and local cultural heritage.
The council [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: May 21, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Fashion is an individual’s personal statement – a declaration which says: “hey now look here, this is how I define myself”. It is a statement which does not have to be spoken…rather, adorned.
Similarly make-up, being an imperative branch of fashion, is an open non-verbal announcement – it speaks, giving off certain signals in [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: May 17, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Standing as one of the most widely-televised children’s shows around the world, Sesame Street (which teaches young children everything from the alphabet, basic mathematics, ethics and social skills) – has been broadcasted in over one hundred countries, producing more than thirty international versions of the show.
Earlier this month, new episodes for Palestine’s Sesame [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: May 15, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
“I know you’re out there. I can feel you now. I know that you’re afraid… you’re afraid of us. You’re afraid of change. I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin. I’m [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: May 11, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
“We are the new enemy. We’ve replaced the Soviet Union. And we are stuck here until somebody replaces us. That’s why I’m begging you to help me taunt North Korea as much as possible!”
- Dean Obeidallah, from the ‘Axis of evil’ stand-up comedy group.
“States like these [Iraq, Iran, North Korea and Cuba], and [...]
