November 2007

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• univerCity

  Teach In at Chicago

  11.19.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  On Friday, we organized a Teach-In on Pakistan at the University of Chicago, The Past and Future Emergencies in the State of Pakistan“. Alongside me were Atiya Khan, Aqil Shah, and Naim Sahib speaking on various historical and political aspects of this here crisis.
  We hope to have another event on campus after Thanksgiving. If [...]

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  Sunday Reading for Resistance

  11.18.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Today, November 18th, 2007’s New York Time op-ed page is the absolute worst piece of printed tripe. ever. I know I haven’t read every op-ed page ever printed, but I am sure I can defend my assertion. Exhibit A: Shake, Rattle and Roll by Maureen Dowd. Exhibit B: Channeling Dick Cheney by Thomas Friedman. Exhibit [...]

• homistan

  Round Up VII

  11.17.07 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  » Bowing to The General’s pressure, UAE has shut down Geo TV transmissions from Dubai. Even though it was shut from cable, Pakistanis could catch Geo over satellite or the internet. Not any more. Prior to November 3rd, the people in Pakistan could enjoy news and analysis from Dawn News, Aaj, Geo, Ary One [...]

• homistan

  Radio Contact

  11.16.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  You can hear me on Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview with Jerome McDonnell and ABC Radio National’s The Media Report with Antony Funnell. If you are so inclined.

• homistan

  Tick Tock IX: The Not Yet Nation

  11.15.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Several senior administration officials said that with each day that passed, more administration officials were coming around to the belief that General Musharraf’s days in power were numbered and that the United States should begin considering contingency plans, including reaching out to Pakistan’s generals. NYT, U.S. Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls, Nov [...]

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  Round Up VI

  11.14.07 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  » Following last week’s military crackdown in Pakistan and the detention of hundreds of lawyers, the Harvard Law School Association has decided to award Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry its highest honor: The Harvard Law School Medal of Freedom.
  » “Mentally and in my heart, I am not a dictator. In my heart, I have introduced [...]

• homistan

  Round Up V

  11.13.07 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  The high school kids in Islamabad got lathi-charged right after the footage above finishes. The youth, the numbers and the “spirited” response by the police - your tax dollars at work.
  Things to keep in mind: Thursday, November 15th is officially the end of Musharraf’s current term as president. Which means The General has to [...]

• homistan

  Going Public

  11.12.07 | Permalink | 14 Comments

  The tide seems to be receding. The protests are not spreading beyond the lawyers and the students. The opposition parties have had no luck mobilizing. Benazir Bhutto’s me-first strategy is d.o.a. That robust media, Aaj TV, Geo TV, ARY TV remain inaccessible to the majority of the population. The Supreme Court justices are in house [...]

• homistan

  Round Up IV

  11.10.07 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Bibi/Pinky was put under house arrest and then released. I think BG has it about right.
  Boston Globe, Nov 10, 2007, Pakistani make-believe
  This is a political shadow play. Many Pakistanis know that Bhutto’s family and entourage presided over egregiously corrupt and incompetent governments, and that Musharraf’s military cronies have been placed in key business sinecures [...]

• homistan

  Black Days

  11.08.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  In Pakistan, a popular way of showing support is to wear a black arm-band. I would go buy a black suit but I think I might break some Pakistan Bar Association or Johnny Cash Appreciation Society rule. So, in the meantime, just more news.
  It is heartening, seriously, to see so many people, putting so much [...]