Train to Pakistan

Covered or Uncovered an Analysis of The Burka and the Bikini This essay argues women in todays world are damaged in many ways by the culture in which they live. The writers state, “ covered or uncovered, the homefront choice is not about morality but the physical and emotional health of future generations”(Brumberg 195) Culturally speaking whether or not you wear a burka or a bikini the writers think women are negatively effected. The writers support their claim that women are adversely…

Since almost as long as civilization of man dates back women have been treated unfairly. Women were allowed to vote after men, were and still have been discriminated against, and even get lower pay than their counterparts. But in the last few decades women have been taking a stand and fighting back. Women are now fighting to even be able to embrace their sexuality like men can. But in other cultures history has yet to change and women are more unequal than ever in the 21st century. Some say…

war that I have decided to focus on for the purposes of my paper is the India-Pakistan war, more specifically the war of 1971. India and Pakistan have always been confronting each other due to their opposing ethnic, religious and political differences. The war of 1971 was the third war between India and Pakistan and the origins of this war were different from previous wars. Since the partition of British India and Pakistan in 1947 there have always been constant conflict and tension. The two…

but actually it was formed in 1945 when members like Shabir Ahmad Usmani broke from the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind to support All India Muslim League by joining the Pakistan cause in the Indian subcontinent. Its first president was Allama Shabir Ahmed Usmani. Now it is an Assembly of Islamic Clergy and religious political block in Pakistan. But, due to differences on policy matters JUI split into two bolcks (Mawlana Hazarvi & Mufti Mahmood) in 1969, which further broke into JUI-F and JUI-S…

Religious difference was the core of two nation theory.Muslims needed a state where they can practice their religion without other forces trying to create problems for them . Two nation theory origin started when first muslim came in subcontinent .Muslims follow islam and Hindus follow Hinduism. These two religions are not different side of same coin instead they are different coins . The religion of Muslims (Islam) follows tauheed means they believe in One God (Allah) while hindus believe in…

ALLAHABAD ADDRESS: In 1930 Iqbal distributed the Presidential Address the Allahabad Address, afore address Iqbal additionally distributed landmark lectures on Islam in 1928 and 1929 in Aligarh, Hyderabad and Madras. Because Iqbal's address ocular perceiver-plot was predicated on Islam. Iqbal's views on Islam and introversion with the modern conditions and modern situation avails him to engender the Allahabad Address. In 1932, Iqbal additionally presided over All India Conference that was held at…

One day before the creation of Pakistan the Constitute assembly was established under the Indian independence act and was given a machinery by British government for transferring power to Pakistan, built up the constitution, East Pakistanis was equally featured as west Pakistanis in this assembly. Communal discrimination was experienced by East Pakistan so they considered themselves as more pro Pakistan as compare to West Pakistan. This can be a reason that Pakistan went out of her way to elect…

1.2 Laila A girl born into an intellectual family opened her eyes to the world on the day Afghanistan was announced the democratic republic of Afghanistan, ending the era of aristocracy and inequality (100). Laila, the youngest child to Fariba and Hakim is a revolutionary child and eccentric. From a young age her father believed that Laila needed to get an education and to be independent, informing her of “Women have always had it hard in this country, Laila, but they’re probably more…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini is set in war torn Afghanistan from the 1970s till the early 2000. It depicts the life of two women living in the same neighborhood –Mariam and Laila, and how their lives intertwine after a series of events and how they support each other in the Taliban ruled Kabul. Although the book is a work of fiction, it is a social commentary on the lives of women in Afghanistan and the oppression they face due to the rules imposed upon them by the Taliban.…

implacable opponent of the idea of Pakistan, was murdered on May 14, 1943, in Sind by professional killers hired by the Muslim League? Allah Baksh needed to be liquidated because he was able to muster massive support of the common Muslim masses throughout India against Pakistan. Moreover, Allah Baksh, a great secularist with massive support in Sind and opposed to the formation of Pakistan, could have become the greatest stumbling block in the physical formation of Pakistan as without Sind, the…