William Dalrymple was one of the – nay, perhaps the biggest name at the Hay Dhaka. His latest book is Return of a King – the subject of which this talk with Salahdin Imam centered on. SI: I must say that reading your last book Return of a King about the First Afghan War of […]
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If a process as crucial as the January 5 election is flawed in a basic way, all sorts of undesirable consequences arise that we cannot, and should not, countenance AQ Shamim “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world .The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full […]
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SCURRYING along a narrow Paris street which I thought would be a shortcut to Boulevard Madeleine, I noticed with a chill that it was the Rue Cambon and that I was face to face with the back exit of the Hotel Ritz. At this exact spot, Diana had come rushing out that night, as if […]
The Islamic path to inner health Irshad outlines an approach to coping in difficult times. Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim (To the righteous soul Will be said:) ‘0 thou soul, In (complete) rest And satisfaction! ‘Come back thou To thy Lord, –Well pleased (thyself) And well-pleasing Unto Him! ‘Enter thou, then Among the Devotees! ‘Yea, […]