The nation has heard plenty of debate over racial profiling. But there's a form of religious profiling that some young Muslim women in America say they endure whenever they voluntarily wear the hijab. The hijab, also known as the veil, is the headscarf worn by Muslim women around the globe. It's a simple piece of cloth, but it can place young Muslim women in Western countries in difficult situations.
She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; ... Read More
Posted By phw On Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 In General, Women, World | Tags: allergic, america, beauty, car, clot, dates, geo, home, house, interesting, ISI, Islam, life, lose weight, mom, mother, muslim, muslims, NIH, oic, Pakistan, Pakistani, pakistanihousewife, parents, power, protest, Quran, sin, STR, terror, terrorists, time, US, war, weight, WHO, wife, Women |
The nation has heard plenty of debate over racial profiling. But there's a form of religious profiling that some young Muslim women in America say they endure whenever they voluntarily wear the hijab. The hijab, also known as the veil, is the headscarf worn by Muslim women around the globe. It's a simple piece of cloth, but it can place young Muslim women in Western countries in difficult situations.
She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; ... Read More
Posted By phw On Friday, May 22nd 2009 In General, Health n Fitness, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts | Tags: house, interesting, ISI, learning, life, NIH, Pakistan, Pakistani, pakistanihousewife, power, thoughts, tv, US, wife |
I saw a few episodes of Dr Moiz Hussain’s programs on various TV channels and was inspired by the power of human brain. He talks about determination, power of thoughts, laws of attraction and over coming negative feelings through proper mind training and handling. I am amazed how interesting this field of learning is ! He truly calls it the fourth dimension, it seems like an invisible dimension with so much unseen power. We should all change our way of ... Read More
Posted By phw On Saturday, March 1st 2008 In Pakistan | Tags: gas, Pakistan, petroleum, power, price hike |
Caretaker govt hikes power tariff, petroleum prices
By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Feb 29: The caretaker government on Friday took a much delayed but crucial decision to increase power tariff and petroleum prices which will help the new government to the extent that it will not be blamed for the hike which will push up prices of most essential goods in the country.
The power tariff has been increased by nine per cent. Prices of petrol and HOBC have been raised by Rs5 ... Read More
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Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading.
‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More
