http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/ beena-issues Fri, 17 May 2013 03:36:21 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1281 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1281 Here's the piece I wrote for the Economic and Political Weekly, India, published on the web today, copied below with minor changes - go to my blog Tue, 07 May 2013 23:28:42 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1280 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1280 Here are some other posts on my blog that may be of interest, that I didn't get round to sharing earlier (there's a subscribe button on the top right - enter Tue, 07 May 2013 22:45:13 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1279 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1279 Dear all, It's been some time since I posted to this group. A lot has happened since, not least the ongoing bombings and violence in Pakistan. Elections in Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:11:35 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1278 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1278 Dear all, it's been a while since I last posted to this group, probably because I've been posting to my blog, twitter and facebook. It is clear that unless the Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:17 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1277 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1277 Posted on my blog (which contains several links for those interested in exploring further - www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com): Initiated by an Aman ki Asha Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:08:45 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1276 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1276 "What Drives Societal Change in Pakistan - Faith or Economics" Eleventh Hamza Alavi Distinguished Lecture By Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Saturday, 22nd December, 2012 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:08:43 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1275 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1275 The newly formed India Pakistan Families Solidarity Association (IPFSA) alerted me to this case, that I wrote about for the Aman ki Asha page this past Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:04:58 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1274 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1274 At last! On 12-12-12, the Indian Supreme Court acquitted Dr Chishty. Earlier, an unprecedented Indian SC verdict had granted him bail to return to Pakistan Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:10:20 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1273 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1273 Dear all, Please sign and share the petition "Milne Do: India, Pakistan, let people meet" if you haven't already. Thanks in advance to those who have - and a Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:12:17 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1272 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1272 I just posted this to my blog With the world commemorating November 10 as `Malala Day' (http://educationenvoy.org/ - link includes an inspiring video) in Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:05:19 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1271 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1271 Dear all, It's been a while since I posted to this group (although I have been updating my twitter feed and facebook pages). Everyone knows what happened a Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:59:54 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1270 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1270 The world watched in horror at the televised violence and mayhem let loose in Pakistan in the name of love for the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) last Friday. A few Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:19:19 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1268 Dear all - the Aman ki Asha 'Milne Do' petition against visa restrictions has been launched ahead of the forthcoming Foreign Ministers meeting in Islamabad. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:54:11 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1267 Dear all, Citizens for Free and Responsible Media is sending the following letter to Geo TV, Aamir Liaqat. The signataories' list is taken from the previous Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:24:14 GMT beena sarwar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beena-issues/message/1266 Posted to the blog www.drsarwar.wordpress.com - former journalist Eric Rahim's thoughtful obituary of Dr Ghalib Khan Lodhi, one of the founding members of DSF,