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“A displaced girl looks out from her tent in Shah Mansour refugee camp, in northwest Pakistan, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)” Source: Children in Pakistan, The Big Picture, Boston.com Pakistan, besides the much heralded War Against Terror that every major newspaper reports daily, is undergoing now a bigger and potentially more devastating future problem. That’s the current humanitarian crises, with a displaced population of close to 3 million people. “The real battles this summer against the Taliban and al-Qaeda will be fought in Pakistan as much as in Afghanistan. By refusing to see this humanitarian crisis as an exercise in winning hearts and minds, however, the world seems to be sleepwalking its way to defeat.” Source: Ahmed Rashid, Hearts on The Line in Pakistan, The Washington Post. For more on Pakistan, see Foreign Policy’s Cheat Sheet, the Idiot’s Guide to Pakistan.

“A displaced girl looks out from her tent in Shah Mansour refugee camp, in northwest Pakistan, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)” Source: Children in Pakistan, The Big Picture, Boston.com

Pakistan, besides the much heralded War Against Terror that every major newspaper reports daily, is undergoing now a bigger and potentially more devastating future problem. That’s the current humanitarian crises, with a displaced population of close to 3 million people.

“The real battles this summer against the Taliban and al-Qaeda will be fought in Pakistan as much as in Afghanistan. By refusing to see this humanitarian crisis as an exercise in winning hearts and minds, however, the world seems to be sleepwalking its way to defeat.” Source: Ahmed Rashid, Hearts on The Line in Pakistan, The Washington Post.

For more on Pakistan, see Foreign Policy’s Cheat Sheet, the Idiot’s Guide to Pakistan.

Jun
12th
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i just blogged, and shared with the world my thoughts.

please see my blog.

I feel a lot lighter.
— MO
Jun
10th
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Dusseldorf Media Hafen
Dusseldorf Media Hafen
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German autobahns
German autobahns
May
17th
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Parking P3
Parking P3
May
11th
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Brussels by night 1
Brussels by night 1
May
10th
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Rumi - a talk by Farrokh Namazi

Farrokh Namazi is of Persian origin, born and brought up in Pakistan. She grew up with Persian, Urdu and English being spoken in her home. Her love for literature brought her to the discovery of Rumi. This motivated her towards reading the poet in Persian, and made her realize that any translated literature loses some of its essence like a flower that has lost its fragrance.

This talk is a brief introduction to Rumi. The recitation of his verses in the original Persian brings the melody and rhythm of his poetry to life.

Camera: Mahera Omar
Post Production: MO Productions
Produced and Directed by Mahera Omar
Copyright: Farrokh Namazi, MO Productions

May
8th
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Time to get my pictures flowing!
Time to get my pictures flowing!
Feb
11th
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Charlie Rose - A conversation about economics with Nassim Taleb
May
27th
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WENT searching for Karachi’s soul the other day but found it was on sick leave. So I abandoned the quest…
— Irfan Malik in his DAWN feature