http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/ beena-issues Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:19:35 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1106 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1106 "American aid, the NRO, the street protest, the call for a mid-term election, even the crippling power and economic crisis can wait. What cannot wait for the Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:49:08 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1105 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1105 Tashakor, Zinda-Dillan-e-Kabul - my article in The News on Sunday, Footloose page (love that name), of the Encore section - expanded version of the previous Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:27:16 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1104 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1104 I've been wanting to do a report on the Pakistani women and competitive swimming since March 2009, when I first heard Veena Masud speak at a Szabist seminar in Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:39:54 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1103 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1103 Sincere condolences to the friends and family of Huma Wasim Akram - I will always remember her as the graceful, smiling girl we carpooled with at school. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:09:26 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1102 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1102 Published on my blog www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com 1. When a kiss is not just a kiss 2. A 1991 NYT article (sadly still relevant) with comments by Shaheryar Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:37:05 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1101 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1101 Published on www.ipsnews.net and www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com on Sunday DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH ASIA: Women's Peace Offensive Analysis by Beena Sarwar KABUL, Oct 18 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:36:34 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1100 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1100 Some observations on the silver jubilee of Pakistan's first volunteer-based, professional English language teaching organisation, based on my comments at the Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:18:38 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1099 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1099 Comment on the Kerry Lugar Bill from a friend, & the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Press Release of Oct 8 (thanks to Shaheryar Azhar): COMMENT: 1. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:56:32 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1098 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1098 1. KERRY-LUGAR STORM IN A TEACUP 2. CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW U.S. POLICY TOWARDS PAKISTAN 3. VIDEO JOURNALISM MOVEMENT ? call for cartoons and video reports 4. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:48:03 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1097 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1097 Just back from an all too brief trip to Kabul for a women's peace trialogue (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan) organised by Dr Radha Kumar of the Delhi Policy Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:15:00 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1096 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1096 There's been a lot of hype over 'Blackwater in Pakistan' and the Kerry Lugar Bill. Below, two items providing some facts and perspective on both issues - see Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:07:54 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1095 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1095 Hello everyone 1 DR SARWAR FACEBOOK GROUP: In case I didn't mention it before, there's a Facebook group for Dr Sarwar that anyone can join Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:26:57 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1094 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1094 1. A moving and powerful speech by Jagannath Azad (in beautiful Urdu) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TtMn5Kc0rg&feature=email 2. PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:50:19 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1093 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1093 Eid and Navratri greetings to everyone. Please see Dr Sarwar blog - http://drsarwar.wordpress.com/ for new uploads and photos on the home page, as well as on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:08:35 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1092 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1092 The death in custody of another 'blasphemy accused' once again highlights what many of us have long been stressing: a need to repeal the 'blasphemy laws',