As refugees from Swat slowly begin to trickle back home, or perhaps a place they once used to call home, there’s an interesting parallel taking place in our very own backyard. Federal court judge Sean …

Article link: The Saturday Profile – A Black Imam Breaks Ground in Mecca – Biography – NYTimes.com.
Admittedly, my automatic pessimism of any “progressive” (I’m beginning to hate that word) move made by the Saudi government …

Here’s Umeed-e-Sahar, performed by Pakistani band Laal. The lyrics are based on a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
For those unfamiliar with the ways of the Pakistan, traffic is regularly stopped to allow through conveys carrying …