The seeds of hate
As the IDF enters its 17th day of attack on Palestine it is becoming increasingly clear that the world is now dividing as we know it. For the last few days here in Karachi there have been camps set up all over the place to donate towards Palestine and their plight. I say the world…
Deadpan on Globalpost
Today marks another milestone in my journey here on Deadpan Thoughts. Today Globalpost has launched its website and promises to be a window for a much wider audience for this blog, let me explain. Globalpost is an American organization focusing on news, view and opinion based articles from all corners of the globe. It has…
Jihadi nightmare
Atving the dossier
Its two days after Ashura which I spent at the beach mind you. Normally i wouldn’t go out on this day at all cause its just depressing with everything closed and what not. To my surprise though many things were open on 9th and 10th muharram this year. Much to the pleasure of one of…
Whoddunit?
Credits for pic Karachi Khatmal
Woman sets fire to penis
As if lorena bobbit and her midnight snippings were not enough to set mens pulses racing a new chapter has been added to the infidelity journals of pain and punishment. An Australian woman Rajini Narayan upset because of her husbands infidelity doused his ummm…treacherous part in the middle of the night and set it on…
6.1.2009
Its cold, almost too cold today in Karachi, its the 8th of muharram and already they have started sealing off the roads for the processions that will take place on the 9th and the 10th in which thousands of members of the Shi’ite community will wear black clothes and mourn. I could not help but…
A letter from gaza
This is the fifth day of the Israeli military operation on Gaza called ‘Cast Lead’. Horror and destruction is everywhere. There are things that are not well reported in the news, feelings!! I have three children, a daughter Nour who is 14, a son Adam who is 9 and another son Ali who is 3….
Gaza burns
For the last week Gaza city in Palestine has been subjected to severe bombing by Israeli aircraft who according to Israeli government are responding to rocket attacks by Hamas. Hamas came into power in Palestine because it was voted into power, the people want its leadership and now they are paying for their democracy. Around…