میں پاکستان میں پیدا ہوا اور عمر کا ایک طویل عرصہ میں نے وہیں گزارا۔ پھر آج میں پاکستان میں اجنبی کیسے بن گیا؟ اس بار جب میں پاکستان گیا تو وہاں اپنے تو تھے مگر ملک اور شہر میں میں نے خود کو غیرملکی تصور کیا۔ شاید وقت نے مجھے بدل دیا ہے اور شاید پاکستان بھی آٹھ سال پہلے والا نہیں رہا۔
Author: Zack
Dad, gadget guy, bookworm, political animal, global nomad, cyclist, hiker, tennis player, photographer
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a great movie. Highly recommended. Rated 8/10. I expect a sequel soon.
Blogspot Blocked in Pakistan
Pakistani bloggers are livid as blogspot has been blocked by the Pakistani government.
Urdu phpBB
We are making a public release of an Urdu translation of phpBB. It is more than a translation since we made some Unicode-related modifications to the core code and have included an on-screen keyboard for users.
Why I am Not a “Muslim”
A rant against the strange attitudes towards secularism, difference of opinion, Jews, human rights, etc.
Crash
Crash is about stereotypes and bigotry and rising about it. Best movie of 2005. I rate it 8/10.
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad Cartoons
If you came here looking for my thoughts on the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad that Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, published in September and that were republished in several other newspapers this year, you have come to the wrong place. I won’t consider getting upset over freaking cartoons.
Brass Crescent Awards 2005
The voting for the 2nd Brass Crescent Awards for the Islamic blogosphere has started. I am nominated for best blog. Go and vote.
Meme of Four
Another meme, this one about listing 4 jobs, movies, places, tv shows, websites, foods, etc.
Half A Million Visits
Yesterday, this weblog had its 500,000th visitor. This has happened in about 3 years and 2 months of this blog being public. I take stock by talking about the search queries getting people here, where the visitors are coming from, etc.