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Palestine – Facebook Profile Covers

November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 by gw2021

If you haven’t read this article yet, you should: Ten things you need to know about Gaza and if you haven’t updated your facebook profile cover yet, you should! Its a very small gesture to show your support and solidarity with the innocent people of Gaza who have had their homes taken away from them…

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Palestine – facebook profile covers

November 18, 2012November 18, 2012 by gw2021

Facebook has been removing pictures from Gaza to hide the agression taking place in Palestine. Use facebook to protest and share your concern (the least that you can do) with the world Here are facebook cover profiles for you. Click to view the image, download and set as your facebook profile cover.

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In search of the perfect leader

October 3, 2012November 10, 2012 by gw2021

Who is the leader you identify with? Well, let me put the question differently – who do you think is the leader of our nation (let’s be specific about Kashmir here, though the same questions are applicable anywhere under the sun). Was there ever a leader that you thought you’d just give your trust and…

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Certificate of no sympathy

September 23, 2012October 3, 2012 by gw2021

It is hereby to award the Jammu and Kashmir police of not being militant sympathisers. I do understand that the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir said, “We don’t need anyone’s certificate.” but in reality the police gets a certificate each time a ‘militant’ is caught and killed or caught and tried for the militant actions….

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Osama gone. Who’s next?

May 3, 2011September 21, 2012 by gw2021

Now that Osama has been officially declared dead, I wonder who is going to be the next ‘bad guy’. The fight between good and evil always exist (well the good needs to do a lot of good to itself, and needs a bad guy to bear the brunt of it all). We have seen major…

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Sakooter or Scooter! That’s the way to go!

May 1, 2011September 21, 2012 by gw2021

I just happened to read this news item in Kashmir Times. It talks of how women in Kashmir have started using scooter as a convenient means of transport and of the acceptance of the idea among the locals.  To me watching a woman drive a scooter is the idea of freedom – beautiful freedom! Some…

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Save Dal Lake!

October 26, 2009September 21, 2012 by gw2021

I saw little kids scream out loud, “Save Dal Lake!”. What I found most amazing was the fact that adults had stopped shouting out, but the kids just wouldn’t stop. To me the fact that they continued screaming Save Dal Lake was the sweetest and thought provoking incident. Read on.. this is news item from GK. I will inshaAllah post more pics!

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2310 days of illegal imprisonment

May 9, 2008September 21, 2012 by gw2021

Cageprisoners Ltd is a human rights organisation that exists solely to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. Just happened to bump into the website. 2310 days of imprisonment — for people who have no crimes proven against them. It…

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Political Humour

April 16, 2008September 21, 2012 by gw2021

This image from http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bliraqchecklist.htm talks of political humour. Humour indeed has the ability to say the bitterest truth in a palatable manner. US went and attacked Iraq. It still continues with its presence in this land to which “it has restored democracy”. I wonder if they still have come up with a reason.. Saddam has…

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An excuse for falling asleep at work…

March 25, 2008September 21, 2012 by gw2021

Oh what could be more refreshing than some research that tells me that it is not just OK, but actually good to fall asleep at work? Well, I see some really great research being done and here it is for you all to read:

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