Newsline Editor’s Note: November 2012
While Malala is making a slow yet steady recovery, Pakistan continues to be tormented by her tormentors
Rehana Hakim Karachi
World
No Time for Change
People have settled into a recession that is more like a valley; you know you have to get out of it but there is no other way than to climb the hill, led by Obama who only offers firm determination to stay with his agenda, as opposed to Romney’s 5-point genie pill
Nishi Malhotra Washington DC
The Wind that Howled
Was Alexei there? He was seen, he was with the Iron Guard. But there were no witnesses left among the Jews. So who can tell?
Poornima Joshi Delhi
The Making of a Sadhvi
Indeed, the ritual value of sadhvis is considerable. They give sermons, conduct prayers and take general charge of the spiritual needs of the laity
Namrata R Ganneri Mumbai
‘Best is yet to come’, says Obama in victory speech
Transcript of Obama’s victory Speech
Misguided hypocrisy from Singapore’s intellectual provocateur
My, my, when those dumb Australians decline to pay attention to a noted Singaporean intellectual, what is the world coming to?
Roger Mitton
Hobsbawm’s Viennese heart
Eric Hobsbawm, who died recently at the age of 95, was admired for speaking against social banditry. Throughout his life, the illustrious historian nursed his conscience and highlighted the barbarity of modern times.
Why did Hobsbawn think and write the way he did? Did his work emerge from a particular cultural milieu? How much is Vienna responsible for shaping the thought of one of the greatest intellectuals of recent times?
Apartheid: Colour of class & colour of skin
In South Africa, apartheid still exists. And workers suffer the most, exploited in sub-human conditions by white multinationals
Ajay Kumar Johannesburg (South Africa)
The week the world stood still
The cuban missile crisis and ownership of the world
Noam Chomsky
Interview: Pervez Musharraf, Founder, All Pakistan Muslim League
“The army has lost some of its standing, but the common man still has respect for it”
Newsline Karachi