Faithless face behind the religious mask on October 10, 2017Planet America, this is where the American people live in a state of denial, indifference and Alzheimer’s. For an indoctrinated majority, which suffers alienation, apartheid, and apprehension, the inherent anarchy of the system, the dream of a ‘land of opportunity’ has come to a halt. It is a universe of an abstract freedom, where domination […]
Give peace a chance on September 13, 2017Borrowing the negative expression of Dickens one can state, “it was the worst of time, age of foolishness, epoch of incredulity, season of darkness” yet it was not the winter of despair. Vietnam was on fire so was the young generation of the imperialist state, which was decimating everything that flew to everything that moved. […]
Come September on September 8, 2017 Certain movies leave an indelible mark on one’s memory. ‘Come September’ was one of those classics. Even today transcending the temporal barriers,its soft music continues to vibrate and cherish the viewer’s memory. What a soothing impact it has. Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida have eclipsed in the mist of time yet a reflection on […]
Doomed to freedom on August 15, 2017The movie “Seven-year itch” provided a delectable expression to Eros, which culminated with a gush of breeze exposing the beautiful architecture of Marilyn. By her innocent, guiltless, and irrationalized gesture of amazement at the exposure of her crafty structure she actually freed the sensuality from the soul proving MokokomaMokhonoanasuccinct that “it’s the invention of clothes […]
About Panamas and Noriegas on July 27, 2017Both Panama and Noriega are so intimately interconnected that separating one from the other appears to be an imponderable task. The history of succession of Panama from Columbia was more a farce than actual freedom. The initial attempt to dig a canal was stained by a scandal, which found more than a hundred French legislators […]
About Panamas and Noriegas on July 27, 2017Both Panama and Noriega are so intimately interconnected that separating one from the other appears to be an imponderable task. The history of succession of Panama from Columbia was more a farce than actual freedom. The initial attempt to dig a canal was stained by a scandal, which found more than a hundred French legislators […]
That is not cricket on June 30, 2017“My word Brian it was a sitter” thus roared the voice of a legendary cricket commentator the late Omar Kureishi on BBC radio who along with Brian Johnston and Alan Gibson once induced cardiac flutters among the serene hearts of listeners. It was 1967 when Pakistan led by the legendary Hanif Mohammad was battling to […]
Emancipation delayed, not dismissed on June 15, 2017Elvis Presley, after receiving that parting kick from his partner, reminded us of the desperation and loneliness that follows the loss of one’s possessions. “There goes my everything” is a symphony of sorrow, which echoes the bitter cry of one suffering in despair. Does Theresa May, incumbent Prime Minister of United Kingdom, feel the same […]
Hell hath no limit on May 29, 2017Mustafa Zaidi was one of the leading poetic voices of Pakistan. In one of his beautiful verses, he states: “On whose hands should I seek my (spilt) blood, (as) the entire city is wearing gloves”. However, the blood of Mashal Khan, a university student in Pakistan, who was lynched on 13 April 2017 by fellow […]
The processed reality on April 23, 2017The true concern of intellect is to investigate the given truth in its totality and negate the reification of thought based on falsification. Instead, what one comes across is the opposite in its entirety, the imposition of reason whose renunciation will be the greatest service to humankind. The US invasion of Syria continues. One does […]