Now that the Presidential election is just more than a year away, let’s take a quick first look at the Democratic and Republican candidates.
Month: September 2007
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
This is a great book about Bahadur Shah Zafar, Delhi and the events of 1857. It makes everything come alive. If you are interested in Indian history, it’s a must read.
A Mighty Heart
This is a movie about the kidnapping and murder of journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002. I rate it 7/10.
رمضان اور روش ہشانا مبارک
آج سے روزے شروع ہو گئے ہیں۔ رمضان مبارک۔ اور روش ہشانا یعنی نیا سال بھی مبارک۔
Dark Star
This is an interesting novel about espionage and history on the eve of World War II seen from the perspective of a Pravda journalist and spy.
Ed Wood
Ed Wood is a comedic biopic of a really bad movie director. We didn’t like it much.
Angry Arab in Pakistan
The Angry Arab visits Pakistan and writes about lizards in his inimitable style. All his posts about Pakistan are worth reading.