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“Terrorism is a political weapon and media is the right arm of anarchy.”
(Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons)
“Terrorism is a political weapon and
media is the right arm of anarchy.” Say’s Dan Brown is his novel.
There are a lot of articles and videos peddling on the media right now. But there is
another way, a saner way to look at the present Israel-Palestine conflict. The
media’s whole ammo is to manipulate people’s emotions by painting the whole
scenario into a crusade, which it really isn’t.
It’s simply
a misdirection created by the Palestinian political party Fatah.
Remember the
Abhi Nandan Scenario, the escalation on LOC right before Modi’s elections. It
was a political stunt and Modi did win the election.
Anti
Pakistan card is played in India, similarly, Anti Israel card is being played
in Palestine.
Read the quotation below
“Itamar Marcus, director of PMW, commented: “The timing of this latest terror wave initiated by Mahmoud Abbas is not at all surprising. After canceling the Palestinian elections because his Fatah party faced a certain defeat, Abbas was at his lowest popularity ever with no legitimacy to continue ruling. He was desperate to redirect Palestinian wrath from him to Israel.
“So, as he has done in the past, Abbas artificially created a crisis over Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinians are going out to fight and attack Israelis in the name of protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but the only one they are protecting is Mahmoud Abbas from impending political demise.”
Abbas’s excuse for delaying the elections is that Isreal isn’t allowing East Jerusalem to participate in the elections. The quotation below will prove that is not the case.
“He said the elections would be postponed "until the participation of our people in Jerusalem is guaranteed."
“But many Palestinians regarded the Jerusalem issue as an excuse to avoid elections that Fatah might well lose to its Islamist rivals Hamas, as it did in the last parliamentary ballot in 2006.
The delay drew immediate criticism from opponents and from would-be voters - no Palestinian under 34 has taken part in national elections.” (Reuters)
What we are seeing right now in Israel is not religion, we are
seeing politics. we are seeing how easily people can be manipulated by media
and politicians.
As Dan Brown said. “Terrorism
is a political weapon and media is the right arm of anarchy.”
I saw you in the winter rain
“I saw you in the winter rain” is a poem by writer and poet Kashif Nasir. The poems deal with the themes of loneliness and sorrow. The Poet envisions his protagonist walking through the rain. The poet makes observations about his hero’s physical and mental decay.
The Poet sees that his hero is ‘drenched in sorrow and dressed in pain’. A very sharp choice of words leaves little to the imagination about how the poet thinks his hero feels.
The poet then makes observations on his hero’s clothing. For example, ‘tattered coat’ may be a connection to the hero’s physical health or his dissatisfaction with his appearance.
In the third stanza, the poet uses the term ‘previous wars’ Here we see the poet sees life as a sort of war. And according to him, his hero has faced many wars. Consequently, the hero is wounded and his clothes are tattered.
There are two times when the word ‘Blue’ shows up in the poem. It may be because of rhyme but universally the color Blue is associated with sadness and it is the theme of sadness that overpowers this brilliant piece of literature.
It can make anyone feel sad. And sympathize with the hero’s plight. And that’s powerful writing.
In the fifth stanza, the poet reveals that the rain is imaginary. In fact, he is talking about ‘hailing stones and pouring pain’, which might be a connection to the harsh realities of life.
In the sixth stanza, the poet somehow manages to fit in the term ‘Damaged brain’ which of course is a direct reference to his hero’s mental and emotional state which has been greatly disturbed.
In the seventh stanza poet tries to save his hero but alas he fails.
The eighth stanza is unique. It talks about the hero’s courage to withstand the harsh realities of life. Because according to the poet the hardships or rain are coming down in sheets. And still, the hero is standing. It may be considered stubbornness at this point but we see that our hero is still standing.
The closing stanza by far the most commented upon stanza. In which the poet reveals that the whole time he was talking about himself but in the third person.
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I will be honest I thought it was a ghost story.
It wasn’t.
The story has been published by Dastaan.
Afia tries to answer the big questions.
The more I think about it. I realize short fiction is more difficult to write than the novel genre. I read somewhere it says. A short story sometimes can say in very few words which a novel can’t.
Afia’s story, ‘Possession’ tries to answer the question: Can money buy happiness?
This is a philosophical question. Tons of literature have been written on the subject.
Afia’s characters Hadia and Hassan are at end of the spectrum. Hassan believes money can buy happiness. Hadia says it can’t.
Opposites attract and they fall in love but still, the question remains, the argument remains. Can money buy happiness?
The argument goes back and forth. They reach no verdict. How can they with hypothetical arguments?
The plot keeps moving until there arises a situation where both characters are forced to reconsider their stance. Hadia and Hassan are forced to question their own belief about materialism, were they correct previously or in the light of the new situation. They will change their stance.
My basic measure for liking a literary work is, can it take hold of you? Can the story make you believe it’s real? Can it make you put down your cell phone? Can it make you think?
I would say Afia’s story meets the above criteria.
But I must confess I disliked some parts,
I don’t like happy endings. I wanted one character to die which didn’t. I was rooting for materialism but Idealism won.
I don’t believe in the rating system so I am not going to rate it but I would say it’s a good well-crafted story with suspense and twist.
If you are looking for an easy read which can also make you think I totally recommend this. You can read the story here.
اس بات کو پرکھ لیں کہ جس
شخص کے ساتھ آپ ریلیشنشپ میں ہیں ،وہ ‘Un’
تو نہیں ۔اب آپ پوچھیں گے کہ ‘Un’ سے میری کیا مراد ہے ۔تو بھائی ‘Un’
انگریزی کی ایک ایسی اصطلاح ہے کہ آپ اسے جس بھی
لفظ کے ساتھ لگائیں یہ اس لفظ کا اثر صفر کر دے گی ۔مثال کہ طور پر ،crown سے مراد تخت و تاج ، Uncrown سے مراد تخت و تاج
گنوا بیٹھنا ،Fix سے مراد معاملہ ٹھیک کرنا Unfix سے مراد معاملہ
بگاڑ دینا اور دیکھئے ۔Learn سے Unlearn ،وغیرہ
وغیرہ ۔
میرے ایک دوست ہیں جو نہایت
نرم دل شخص ہیں ۔لیکن ان کی شادی ایک Un سے ہو گئی ہے ۔اصل میں ہماری بھابی نے انہیں Unaware پھانس لیا تھا ،جب سے ہمارے دوست کہ ساتھ یہ Unexpected حادثہ ہوا ہے اور جب سے یہ Un ان کے ساتھ آ لگی ہیں ،تب سے موصوف
جسمانی لحاظ سے بہت Unfit اور Unhealthy سے ہو گے ہیں لیکن الله کا شکر ہے کہ ابھی employed سے Unemployed نہیں ہوۓلیکن پہلے دوستوں میں
خاصے Dignified تھے لیکن اب بات بات پرUndignified ہوتے رہتے ہیں ۔رشتہ داروں میں پہلے خاصےWanted تھے لیکن اب Unwanted ہو گے ہیں ۔پہلے پہلے جب ان سے ملاقات ہوا کرتی
تھی تو اپنی زندہ دلی سے ہمیں Happy کیا کرتے تھے لیکن اب تو گھر کہ قصے سنا سنا کہ
ہمیں Unhappy کر جاتے ہیں ۔ان کا لب ولہجہ خاصا Unusual ہو گیا ہے زندگی بھر انہوں نے سگریٹ کو ہاتھ نہ
لگایا تھا اور اب ایسے سیگریٹ پھونکتے جاتے ہیں جیسے پھیپھڑوں کی جگہ ریلوے کا
کوئی پرانا انجن لگا ہو ۔ان کی دماغی حالت بھی کافی Unsettled لگتی ہے اکثر باتیں بھول جاتے ہیں مثال کہ طور
پر کل انہوں نے ہم سے ہزار روپے ادھار لیے تھے جو آج ہمیں واپس کرنے تھے واپس
تونہیں کیے لیکن آج ہم سے پانچ سو روپے
اور لے گے ہیں جس سے ہمیں اندازہ ہوتا ہے کہ ان کی معاشی حالت بھی خاصی Unstable ہے ۔
کل اچانک ہی خاصی Unreasonable باتیں کرنے لگے ۔کہنے لگے ”کامیاب شادی کہ لیے Understanding بہت ضروری ہے ۔میری اور میری بیوی کی Understanding بہت اچھی ہے “اب ہم سے رہا نہ گیا ہم نے جیب سے
ایک سیگریٹ نکالا ان کہ منہ میں ٹھونس کر اسے جلایا اور کہا بھائی جیسے آپ باولے کتوں کی طرح ان کہ
پیچھے گھومتے رہتے تھے آپ کی Understanding توہونی ہی تھی ۔اب جب کہ آپ کہ ساتھ یہ Unhoni ہو چکی ہے تو صبر شکر کر کہ گزارا کریں ۔کیونکہ
اب آپ کہ ساتھ تقریباًسارے Un ہو چکے بس آپ کا Unconscious ہونا باقی رہ گیا ہے ۔
– تحریر کاشف ناصر ۔
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