Tag: taliban

Children of Taliban


If you tame a snake to kill your neighbour, after doing that, its gonna come back to bite you ! Frankenstein monster is now in Pakistan. And you can watch it (if you haven't already!) on PBS/Frontline documentary by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy "Pakistan’s" Children of the Taliban (2010) where she explores alarming consequences. (That was 2010 movie, if anyone has follow up documentary, please share) The … Continue reading Children of Taliban →

Gender games of Afghanistan


Social rules were evolved by civilisations or applied by Governments or imposed by religions. These are supposed to maintain the working system and conserve it. If a new trouble comes up people need to look into these rules and decide how this needs to be handled. If existing social rules does not handle, then rules … Continue reading Gender games of Afghanistan →

Why every opinion has to be counted?


Whenever we are talking about facts certain opinions must be excluded. That is what it is to have a domain of expertise. That is what it is for knowledge to count. How have we convinced ourselves that in the moral sphere there is no such thing as moral expertise, or moral talent, or moral genius … Continue reading Why every opinion has to be counted? →

Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story


Jaya and Vijaya were twins who worked in a security company. They guard almost all Hindu temples. Some five hundred years ago General of Aurangazeb army mallikafur who was running a demolition drive, stopped by. That time he had an assignment to demolish illegal building from India’s map. The criteria were, the building is illegal … Continue reading Jaya-Vijaya and a secular taliban story →

Movie review : Kabul Express


I have my mind set against all Bollywood movies, which said to be shot abroad. Usually it turns out to be an over-aged college student (typically in his 30s or 40s) and his (variable entity) dancing on European footpath, with a dozen of half-naked European babes (strictly babes, no dudes). Location can be Swiss mountains … Continue reading Movie review : Kabul Express →