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[30 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
It’s not about Facebook… it’s about facing the world.

The Facebook controversy has not gone away. Lawyers are trying to push more court-ordered bans through. Is Pakistan prepared for the varied consequences of censorship and content filtration?

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[30 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | Maheen Bashir Adamjee]
Defenders of the Faith

Looking Back on the Facebook ban: Pakistan is not the only country in the world with blasphemy laws, but they are the only ones who seem to be using them, as was obvious from the Facebook ban.

People, Q & A »

[30 Jun 2010 | One Comment | Ayesha Tammy Haq]
Interview: Victoria Schofield

“They should have insisted BB be kept safe and if she wasn’t, there would be hell to pay,” says Victoria Schofield.

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[30 Jun 2010 | One Comment | Talib Qizilbash]
All Roads Lead to the TTP?

Multiple investigations and millions of dollars later, Pakistanis still are no closer to determining who really conceived and ordered the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

People, Q & A »

Interview: Fatima Bhutto

“Pakistani politicians have a tendency to enhance their own powers; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto should have been different,” says Fatima Bhutto.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[30 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | Saman Shamsie]
All in the Family

Nafisa Haji’s debut novel captures the life of a Pakistani American from adolescence to womanhood.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[30 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
The Bhutto Exposé

Songs of Blood and Sword is an insider’s account of the Bhutto legacy, but more importantly it is a daughter’s story about her hero, her father.

Art, Arts & Culture, People, Profiles »

[30 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | Zahra Chughtai]
Knight in Shining Armour

What drove a young man to endure burns and injure muscles while crafting 23 suits of armour, in addition to helmets, gauntlets and swords?

People, Q & A »

[30 Jun 2010 | 4 Comments | Altaf Hussain Asad]
Interview: Mazharul Islam

“A good writer does not need a critic; I ignore critics,” says Mazharul Islam.

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[30 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | Farieha Aziz]
In the Name of the Law

Was the blanket ban on Facebook and subsequently other websites within the ambit of Pakistan’s Constitution?