Azeem English Magazine Vol. 01 Issue 12

december 2021 - vol.
21 - Issue 12
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LET’S
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ft. hamza shafqaat
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Love, No Season Knows nor Clime
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETS MEET 04 KIDS SECTION
FT. HAMZA SHAFQAAT WHEN IGNORANCE SCREAMS, 39
FEATURED INTELLIGENCE MOVES ON
PHILOSOPHER’S PIT 06 STAYING CONNECTED WITH YOUR FAMILY 40
TAHIR INQAL AB SY ED SA AD RASHID
SCAN THE CODE AND MOVE ON! 08 COLORING ACTIVITY 42
GRIEF IS GENESIS; LOVE IS FINALE 10 HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU FIND? 43
HASEEBA ABDUL QAY YUM SPOT THE DIFFERENCE 44
GLAMORIZING BABYLONIAN ABSTRACTS 12 ART
LOK MELA FESTIVAL 21 14 ARTISTS OF THE MONTH 45
BUSINESS MORE THAN PAINT AND BRUSH STROKES 46
CRYPTOCURRENCY : FUTURE OF MONEY - II 16 A ROOBA HAQ
SAEED BABAR MIND SCIENCES
SCIENCE MY WAY TO WU WEI 48
FACILITATING AUSTRALIA WITH SUBMARINES 18 MADHUBAN T I CHANDA
SUFISM ENTERTAINMENT
HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAHAUDDIN 20 YARA GEE AMAN KARSO! 51
NAQASHBAND BUKHARI MUHAMMAD ALI FAROOQI
DR. MUHAMMAD AZEEM FAROOQI THALAIVII: THE KANGANA-ARVIND SHOW 52
CULTURE & HISTORY SHEHERYAR SHAHID
PAKISTAN’S BEST KEPT SECRET 24 LITERATURE
MUKHI MAHAL LOVE, NO SEASON KNOWS NOR CLIME 54
HEER : THE METAPHOR OF RESISTANCE 26 SARA NOOR
IMRAN K HAN BONUS
QUOTES CORNER 31 SANCTUARY 56
EDUCATION WA JIHA IM T IAZ
CRAMMING : A BLESSING OR A CURSE 32 99.9% RECOVERY CHALLENGE TO SOCIAL 58
FAIZ MAHMOOD PROTECTION
MUHAMMAD AWAIS
ETHICS CAPITALISM IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS HORROR 60
NICE GUYS FINISH LAST 34 KASW ER HAF EEZ
UMMARA SHERAZ MENTAL HEALTH
TOURISM THE MIND BENDERS 62
A COUNTRY THAT CONNECTS TWO 36 FAT IMA ALTAF
OCEANS - II
SHUEY B GANDAPUR
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LET’S MEET 04 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
let’s
meet
ft. hamza shafqaat
Deputy Commissioner
Islamabad
04 MINUTES READ
How would you describe yourself: as
an individual, excluding the titles?
As an individual I would say that I
believe in hard work, I’m humble, and
I believe in spiritualism, these are the
three things that I think define me as
an individual. I take my work as ibadat young age. This profession might not
(devotion) and take it more spiritually suffice people who aim for money or
than professionally. I think I’ve got a for any other motivation, people
good sense of humor as well: I take should only give it a go if they are
jokes, I make jokes. genuinely passionate: passionate to
serve the people, passionate to serve
If you were to reason with the youth, the nation, for humanity… for Allah’s
on the question of "why should they will.
choose CSS?" How would you answer
them? How important is it to be active on
I believe that the civil services can social media for the DC of Islam-
change the fate of Pakistan. If good abad?
people refrain from joining Civil For any field officer, be it the DC of
Services, then we will be left with Islamabad, or any other serving field
people with the same mindset, as officer, it’s important to connect with
people who served earlier, and the the public via social media, or any
situation might continue to deterio- other medium. So, they can get
rate. That’s why, I believe, better feedback, and with those responses,
people should join the Civil Services better actions can be taken as well. In
of Pakistan. Civil services are such an turn, it makes the public more
institute which can provide with the involved. Also, people who are unable
opportunity to make an impact at a to visit the offices, for instance:
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MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 05 LET’S MEET
women feel safer on social media, or Islamabad. We try to control as much

some people are hesitant in visiting as possible on our end and appeal to
the offices, or waiting in queues, so the public to not give to beggars on
they interact on social media. I signals, instead donate to the less
believe it helps the state, as it enhanc- fortunate or by trusting welfare
es the transparency and accountabili- organizations.
ty process, which in turn enhances
the governance as well. There are many points in Islamabad
which have become obvious choke
What's your take on information points. What steps are you taking to
flow, should it be controlled, or we ease the traffic-flow?
should "let it flow"? There are three major projects
It’s almost impossible to contain lined-up: (overhead) bridges are
information, social media has made under-construction on Srinagar
things very democratic. But also, it’s Highway. IJP Road and Islamabad
the responsibility of institutes, to Expressway are being recarpeted,
provide exact and accurate informa- bridges under construction. Margalla
tion. It is very important that the Avenue is being initiated near Sector
offices get their social media accounts C-17, which will extend up to Sector
verified, and relay information on D-17, and will be inaugurated till next
their websites, so spread of fake year, this will redirect the traffic
information may be prevented. coming from GT Road. All these
projects will be completed within a
How do you manage to find the year or so.
balance between your family life and
service? Also after a long and tiring What was the most challenging point
day, what cheers you up the most? in your service?
There’s no time to ponder on this Every day is a challenge when
posting (job). This position demands dealing with the law-and-order
that you must give your hundred situation, there are emergency like
percent. But obviously, whenever I’m situations, for instance, over one lakh
free, I visit my family to see my son… people attended JUI’s dharna, or TLP’s
my daughter... that really cheers me dharnas, during flood in Islamabad; a
up… reduces the stress. woman and a child died, and such
instances occur daily, so every day is a
There are some prevailing threats challenge, and we take care of it.
like begging in Islamabad, what is
policy to deter the threat? Lastly, a message to the youth...
You see, there are some crimes like To the youth, if you want to succeed
robbery or theft that can be prevented in your life, be vary of two things:
via efficient policymaking, but intent, and hard work. Your intent
begging is a global phenomenon. The should be pure, and for the goodwill
solution is not to arrest them of people. And the second thing is
(beggars). They will get out of jail after hard work. I’ve observed that the
3-4 days, as it’s not a serious offense. youth of today runs from hard work.
The only solution in my view is to Just stay put, and you will reap the
donate. There are 5 Panahgaahs and fruit. Indeed hard work pays off!
over 20 Langar Khanas functioning in

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The
Philosopher’s
Pit
heft, all this struggle. Some of y’all
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might say, there’s one, and I’d say,
NONE. I’d say one, if you say none. I’m
bound to prove you wrong, some call
it the Philosopher’s Pit, with reference
We live in a matterless society, where to the muddy-stained-drenched in
nothing matters, and everything sweat, with dirt it’s drained: the
does. Nothing makes sense, yet every- Philosopher’s Pit.
thing does. Planet Earth is synced in Only me, or this keyboard, or the
this constant cycle of rotatory screen, or the processor knows: that I
motion. So, do the atoms around the tried… I tried finding the exact refer-
nucleus, and so does blood around ence to this rather unusual term, and
your heart. There’s one single point. almost a pointless claim. I read it
And around that one single point, somewhere, the whole argument, by a
many lines drawn, and many patterns philosopher, where they argued and
layered, laid in the foundational core weighed two different paradigms, and
of everything, a single point, a elucidated similarities between
micro-dot, or as the Sufis said, ik either.
nukta. The claim, or the argument, howev-
There are so many points that could er… was… hope I do justice to their
be added here, affirming the cause, or glory though, but that won’t matter
negating the point. But the point is, either. But what matters, at least as of
that there’s no point. Then why all thy now, is that I put better words to this

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thought, which revolves with no end. But, if the answers are well-eval-
resolute; to argue or debate with a uated, well-thought, and well-coun-
philosopher is like fighting the pig in tered, then there might be a chance of
it’s muddy pit. You might run out of some closure. Then arises another,
moves, and hands, and people, and the whole shoulda’ coulda’ woulda’
opposing forces, but that won’t be a paradigm, where the possibilities are
problem for the pig, aka, the philoso- marked with skepticism, and thus
pher. Wanna know why? ‘Cause the should be termed probability.
pig enjoys its muddy-stained… We’ve often heard of the phrase; life
drenched in sweat, with dirt it’s runs in circles. I say, life runs in a loop,
drained… pit. just like the hamster, in a circu-
Pigs love to fight; be it a ground, or lar-wheel-like-cycle. Chasing after
a pit, in a pit, they enjoy it. It won’t some piece of food, cheese, maybe, or
care about winning or losing, the only for any person’s case, the construct of
thing the pig loves to do is to enjoy the a well-organized, and a happy life.
show, and give a competitive game, a Chasing after the richest glory, just to
tough one to the opponent. By the win, with no resentment, stopping
time you get comfortable, in the pit, anyone, who comes in the way. But,
you’re all muddy, and stained, and for the hamster, as well as the people,
filled with dirt. And your cause now as well as the philosopher, as well as
seems like a lost one. Of course, the pig, life is a constant loop, where
because of the reason that most of the one keeps chasing after matter that
people play: only with two possibili- don’t matter. In my opinion, both the
ties in their mind, i.e., either I win, or philosopher, and the pig are aware of
you lose. However, the same should the circumstances, and conditions,
not imply to the philosopher, ideally. and whatever they have been blessed
The philosopher loves to argue, or cursed with, so they don’t care
loves to debate, just for the sake of it, anymore. So, they try to enjoy the
pardon my French, but, for the heck of play, while it still lasts.
it! They argue, regardless of any Rumi said, the art of knowing is to
concern, to not get anything out of it, know what to ignore. But don’t you
just to keep exploring, as I mentioned stuff your head contemplating.
earlier, for the heck of it, and certain- Debate me all you want, but there’s no
ly, not against you. An endless debate, point, or there’s some. And either
like life, seems pointless. No point probability worries me. And this
losing, no point winning. An Urdu article, just like everything else, is….
poet, Qamar Jalalabadi wrote, and I pointless.
quote: Mafroozay ke gird dayirah
Kar lunga jama daulat o zar, us ke baad Dhoka, daleel, phir difaa
kia -Inqalab
Le lunga shaandaar sa ghar, us ke baad
kia Shamma se Shamma Jalay!
The thoughts keep multiplying, as
you explore furthermore. The case of
ifs and buts won’t overflow, cause
there’s so many of them. Moreover,
the whys, if, asked with a critical-just
approach, the debate might not ever

Scan the Code and Move On!

04 MINUTES READ
pieces of paper, withheld the same
amount of gold coins, and the amount
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Soon in our world there will be no of gold coin(s) was written as assur-
such thing as cash. In Shenzhen, ance on the paper. The idea of this
China, cash is quickly becoming a new form of a trade was to exchange
thing of the past. All over the world, gold coins with pieces of paper, i.e.,
you need a bank account, get the the paper currency. Since gold was
paperwork done, go to the bank, open heavy to carry, they replaced it with
an account, and after three workdays, paper money. Now, the Chinese are
you will get the card. In China, you the first who moved on from cash.
download an app, WeChat and you They might stop using cash for good.
get your bank account. In the banking system, it’s a prerequi-
Paper money was invented by the site for the client to have a debit or a
Chinese in the 7th Century. Before credit card for transactions. But
that, people used to trade goods, and banking has it’s cons, for instance,
the barter trade system was the deal. you pay $50 to buy from the seller.
If you wanted food and had a t-shirt, The bank is the third party here. The
and someone wanted a t-shirt, but seller instead of receiving $50, gets
had food on them. Bang on! Deal $47 instead. The three dollars go to
done! A third good was required, that the bank, as commission: bank
both parties could deal and trade commission, card commission,
with, and thus gold came into play. seller’s commission, and the payment
However, the Chinese came up with method.
this idea of paper-currency where Then WeChat came into play and

ruled out this idea. WeChat is the give all your information away. The
biggest mobile app in China right app knows how much you paid and
now, and among the biggest in the what you bought, and what you
whole world. The country is becoming received.
cashless. American banks are afraid Alibaba and Tencent collect so
of this bankless transaction system. much information, they know what
In Shenzhen and Shanghai, every- you buy, they know how much you
thing works with QR Code, you scan spent. The government knows every-
the code and bam! They call WeChat thing about you, it’s not a conspiracy
an app for everything… a super app… anymore. The Chinese are not both-
cash is certainly not the King ered about privacy issues: the
anymore. WeChat and AliPay are. government oversees every transac-
AliPay belongs to the AliBaba tion their citizens make. Such a
company. WeChat is a multimedia system might not work in the US or
messenger app like WhatsApp. Imag- other developed nations.
ine, you could do all the purchases In 2019, some tourists found out
and buy anything from WhatsApp. that they could connect to the Visa
From juices, to fruits, to screen Card and use the application. If you
projectors, to bus fare… you could pay think about it, this can happen soon.
just by scanning the QR code. It is not In the Post-Covid world, cash can
only limited to supermarkets and big transmit viruses. A cashless society
stores or local shops, but even fruit might help the cause, or the cure.
vendors with carts use WeChat for Cash could get abolished.
payment. Some Chinese citizens haven’t
If you pay an extra amount used cash in years, and it’s not that
accidentally, they reimburse your they don’t want to, instead, it’s a case
amount, from their account. No more of “they don’t have to”. Paper money
waiting three to ten days for the bank. might become a memory, stuck in the
Half the Chinese don’t even have bank deep-vivid layers of the past. The
accounts. A tourist in China asked a world might not need cash anymore,
Chinese local about this deal of not just scan the code, and voila!
having cash. He replied “That’s rare
and weird. Only the elderly and people
who don’t know how to use a phone pay
in cash”.
unpopular
All you need to do is download the
app to have a bank account. Any
transaction can be done using this
opinion
app. You can receive your salary or
donate money to the homeless, the
homeless have it too. Shanghai has got
to a point where they don’t use cash
AT ALL! Just don’t run out of battery. Getting
It’s a loss for all the banks, howev-
er, you are being watched by the presents
government. All the transactions is more
from WeChat are connected to the stressful
government. When you sign up, you than it is worth
Grief is Genesis;
Love is Finale
Haseeba Abdul Qayyum “Paradise is surrounded by hard-
A Potter Head, Literati, Writer. ships and the fire is surrounded by
desires.”
~Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.)
04 MINUTES READ
‘Grief is the price we pay for love’ This inevitable and intricate
~Queen Elizabeth II relationship between the two has
been there since the very beginning.
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Love and pain are two different yet In fact, it is the foundation of humani-
interconnected entities. Despite ty. One has to rip himself of all desires
being different in their connotations, and claims to conquer the realms of
both are incomplete without each love. Grief is the door that opens into
other. Where love can relieve pain, it the heavenly dominions of love. Even
can cause pain as well. From birth to people before us had lost a lot in order
death, life is a continuous struggle to attain divine love. Adam and Eve’s
between loss, pain and love. The love for their desire resulted in
tradition of going through pain to get getting them out of paradise. The
love has been here since the birth of legacy continued and passed on. We
the first human being. Grief and love see the association of love with grief
come hand in hand. We cannot have in the stories of Prophets. Prophet
one without another. Grief is genesis; Abraham readily accepted to slaugh-
love is finale. Even if it is not romantic ter his own son to gain God’s close-
or platonic love, familial love, affec- ness. Prophet Jacob accepted God’s
tionate love or Divine love even, will and lost his dearest son Joseph.
comes stacked with pain and loss. He cried for years, lost his sight but
Every good thing has a price. Love then God returned Joseph to him.
comes with demands, punishments, Joseph himself had to go through
loss and grief. many detriments to get God’s love.
Zuleikha’s love for Joseph was also an

embodiment of “Loss, Love and Pain.” wandered in the wilderness. It was

Prophet Job was stripped of his because of Layla Majnu’s grief, that
wealth yet he loved God and became even today; people know about them
one of God’s favorite humans. Proph- and look at them as torch bearers of
ets had to go through years of suffer- platonic love. To unite above skies,
ing just to be loved by God. they had to face imponderable grief
and cruelties of love.
“I have seen my lord with the eye of
my heart, and I said, “Who are you?” “Love is heavy and light, bright and
he said, “You”. dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy,
~Mansoor asleep and awake-it’s everything
except what it is.”
Mansoor al-Hajjaj reached the ~William Shakespeare
pinnacle of spiritual closeness with
God. He became so in love with God Death has been the ultimate fate of
that his mind got clouded by blasphe- lovers. It became a source of the
mous thoughts. In order to attain the union of Romeo and Juliet. Indeed
zenith of spiritual love, he faced the lovers are destined to die. Their love
pain of execution. would always face a tinge of grief and
No one could escape it. Those who loss. Romeo and Juliet had to benefit
fail to submit, never get love. Even from death to unite in the hereafter.
Satan himself succumbed to his ego
and lost God’s love. These desires rip “You may blame Aphrodite for she
people off submission and devotion. almost killed me with love for that
That’s how the path to sovereign boy.”
grace gets lost. ~Sappho
“Crush the desire for Layla in your The voyage of Psyche that included
heart,” but I implore Thee, Oh my spine-chilling and unmanageable
Lord, let it grow even stronger. Take tasks made her unite with Eros whose
what is left of me and add it to countenance she never saw. After
Layla’s. Let me never demand from enduring terrible mental and physical
her as much as a single hair, even if pain, the mortal psyche made it to
my pain reduces me to the width of immortal Eros and lived happily ever
one” after.
~Qays If you want love, you would have to
go through the pain. In most cases,
Just like Divine love, romantic love confronting the grief aspect of love
also comes with pain and torment. results in a happy life. On the other
Sometimes even after losing every- hand, for some people grief is perma-
thing, lovers don’t unite in this world nent and only death rids them of their
but in another universe. From ages, anguish and distress. The life of this
suffering has been a part of unfin- world burdens and drains everyone
ished love stories. Incomplete love but in the end, the sky clears away;
stories become folklores. When Qays the sun shines again; the grief fades
fell in love with Layla, the world went away and life goes on.
against him. While Layla surrendered
to the demands of traditions, he haseebarajpoot@gmail.com

Glamorizing Babylonian Abstracts

04 MINUTES READ meaning of Oscar is “divine strength”
or “divine spear”. Divine signifies
The industry and the public are so divinity, or holiness, and spear, is a
obsessed with the Oscars. When you weapon. Is it possible that Satan uses
win this golden little statue, you these celebrities and entertainment,
become a star. What's interesting as God-like weapons or as a divine
about this is, in Egyptian culture, they spear against us, to attack or attract
also had a little statue,
which represented the
Egyptian God: Ptah. When
an Egyptian king died, it
was believed that his spirit
went into The Belt of
Orion, and he would
become a star. Very inter-
esting that we still follow
the Egyptian Gods, as
actors receive their award,
to become a star, not only
as a figure of speech, but
also they are honored on
the Hollywood: Walk of
Fame.
There’s a lot of these
different award shows that
pop up throughout the
year, for instance, The
Grammys… The Emmys…
They honor the different
aspects of the entertain-
ment industry in different
ways, but they are all one
and the same. Many A-List
celebrities have mocked award us?
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shows, sometimes, their statements Up until 1990, the Oscars were

were mistaken for a lighter note, and held at a building called The Shrine.
the other times, their mics were The building was founded by William
turned off, and their speeches cut. Florence and Walter Fleming; two
Even celebrities like Jim Carrey high-ranked Scottish Freemasons.
referred to Hollywood and the indus- Hollywood has a long history of celeb-
try as Babylon. rities, who have openly admitted their
The origin of the word, “Oscar” is connections with Freemasonry or
Scandinavian (classic English), literal other such occults.

In the book Morals and Dogmas, by flags on stage, outside the Kodak
Albert Pike, on page 321, the author Theater, Gates to Ishtar, and Babylo-
named their God, and their God is nian Gods put on the outside of the
Lucifer. It says: gate.
“The Apocolypse is, to those who The whole area surrounding the
receive the nineteenth degree, the Kodak Theater was designed after a
Apotheosis of that Sublime Faith which 1916 movie called “Intolerance”,
aspires to God alone, and despises all where they recreated the very set they
the pomps and works of Lucifer. LUCI- had designed for Babylon. They have
FER, the light-bearer! Strange and the exact same number of elephants,
mysterious name to give to the Spirit of they have the same Gate to Ishtar, and
Darkness! Lucifer, the Sun of Morning! the exact similar Babylonian Gods,
It is he who bears the Light, and with its over the top of the gates. If you go and
splendor’s intolerable blinds feeble, visit the very home of Oscars, where
sensual, or selfish Souls! Doubt it not!” The Oscars are held each year, you
Symbolism at the various award can see a plank on a wall that says the
ceremonies is enough evidence to Babylonian Court. It could be a mere
draw an analogy between occult and coincidence, but not in plain sight.
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the Oscars, every now and then we They know exactly where they are.
keep seeing a checkered floor, or a Where are you?
grail, or the way pillars are placed, or “Signs and symbols rule the world,
the number of candles lit behind a not words nor laws”
performer or a speaker. When the Confucius
Oscars moved from Shriners build-
ing, to the Kodak Theater, there’s a
Sun Motif in the ceiling, checkered

Lok Mela Festival 21

04 MINUTES READ music, performances, handicrafts,
Lok Mela Festival takes place annually and other cultural endorsements
at the National Institute of Folk and with the world.
Traditional Heritage (NIFTH) Such events are not only a good
commonly known as Lok Virsa. Lok opportunity for the creators and the
Mela is celebrated to honor the local curators, to showcase, but also for the
artists, craftspeople, and artisans of people to learn about diversity. Lok n’
the country. The mela usually lasts 10 Folk fests are not only good on
days, but this year it was a 7-Day societal/cultural level(s), but also help
festival, and not-so-surprisingly, the the economic flow, in the sense, there
turn-out was better than previous are not only handicrafts or artifacts,
many years, as people needed to but also stalls of all kinds, for
breathe some fresh air, but with their instance, food stalls, toy shops etcet-
masks on. Not sure about a post-war era which is a good opportunity for
world, but post-COVID era seems the local sellers - a win-win situation
fascinating for everyone, the artists, for everyone.
the public, and the organizers even, Lok Mela 21’ started on November 1st
are craving to see how the outside and concluded on 7th November. As
per an estimate, 17000 visitors visited
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world looks like.
The festival celebrates cultural diver- Lok Mela this year. These visitors
sity, where many forms of expres- include people from all walks of life,
sions are expressed, by the many from ministers to celebrities to artists
artisans and craftspeople present and to craftspeople to “people” people
share their crafted art, including folk and foreigners & tourists as well. This

year was more organized than the Mr. Talha Ali Kushvaha stated that he
previous years, there were pavilions was more than happy with the 7-Day
allotted to the performers represent- Lok Mela Festival 21’. He praised his
ing different regions/provinces of team and management for all the
Pakistan. This is a very well-thought arrangements. In an exclusive word
idea, and should be appreciated, as it with TeamAEM: he believes culture is
helps the visitors in exploring differ- what brings the people together,
ent cultures and subcultures, as well “Such events bring the people closer,
as for the performers, as rushed and people can learn about other
performances, in a controlled people and discover about their
environment, with a limited time slot lifestyles” he added “Passion, humility
were avoided. and respect bring the people togeth-
On the first day, the Federal Minister er, and this is the beauty of culture,
for Federal Education and Profes- that it helps in shaping-up and
sional Training, and Federal Minister understanding the individual and
for National History and Literary collective identity” When asked about
Heritage, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood also the primary goal of celebrating
visited Lok Virsa, and seemed very cultural diversity, Kushvaha said,
keen and interested, which is good for “The primary goal of celebrating
the culture, hope it helps the people culture, heritage, and diversity is to
who make the culture worth it, i.e., connect people with their roots and
the artists, the craftspeople, and the bringing them closer to their (cultur-
folk folks. al) identity”. “This year was a success,
Four provinces of Pakistan, plus because people from many cultures
Gilgit-Baltistan and the Kashmiri were on the same platform, we even
culture(s) were divided on six days, had organized Club Music for the
which means that lok n' folk perform- youth”, he further added.
ers from many localities and different Culture helps in identifying, which in
geographical regions performed and turn helps an individual, in becoming
introduced the world with folk music a better and more aware; as a person.
and performance with the world. Day If a folk mela can bring the people
1, marked the day of Gilgit-Baltistan closer, without any pride or prejudice
Musical Night. Followed by Khyber for seven days, imagine what staying
Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, connected with the roots would do to
Sindh, and Kashmir in this order: the society, it would eventually help in
where musicians and folk artists developing more tolerance, empathy,
performed their traditional music. and compassion with the other mem-
Lok Virsa Musical Night was celebrat- bers as well as the other many aspects
ed on the seventh day which conclud- of the society. Hope more such events
ed the 7-day lok festival. It concluded take place that help the cause of
with special performances by various eliminating the little constructed
artists, the highlight of the night was a differences we humans create that
special collaborative performance by take us away from us. Hope that
the Blue Sax Band with Javed Niazi artisans, and craftspeople from
and Babar Niazi. Awards and prize different localities get supported and
money was distributed among the credited for preserving the culture
600+ lok performers who made this and heritage, in terms of exposure,
one-of-a-kind event more special. growth and finances..

BUSINESS 16 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Cryptocurrency
Future of Money
PART-II
control, which has given its accep-
tance to anti KYC - “Know Your
Customer” - elements of the society
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such as criminals, tax evaders, money
launderers. Since it does not ask any
04 MINUTES READ details of its users. On the other hand
KYC is the foundation stone of anti
(CON TINUED) Cryptocurrency is not money laundering.
without its demerits. Even if it promis- But it’s hard to ignore the idea of
es to decentralize the monetary DeFi as the trends point inevitably to
power, capitalism’s innate monopoliz- an age of Cryptocurrency, if not
ing tendencies could lead some immediately, then a few years or so in
players to accumulate enough the future. The Internet has spawned
computing power to seize control of a new era of sharing economy - a
the network and revert a trustworthy, decentralized one. The examples of
decentralized system back to one of such entities are Airbnb, Kickstarter,
self-served and centralized. Crypto- Uber etcetera. The estimated current
currencies could flame out entirely. A market valuation of cryptocurrency is
currency to work effectively needs a US$2.0 trillion that cannot be ignored.
widely accepted medium of exchange. Central Banks around the world have
According to Gavin Andresen, the heir started thinking about issuing their
apparent of Satoshi Nakamoto, own cryptocurrency known as CBDC
“bitcoin really is still an experiment.” - Central Bank Digital Currency.
The major hurdle in the way of Several countries are also on the cusp
widespread acceptance of cryptocur- of acknowledging cryptocurrency as a
rency is that it is not regulated by any medium of exchange e.g. El-Salvador
Governmental authority rather it has started accepting cryptocurrency
runs on the premise of decentralized as a medium of exchange. China has

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already issued its own cryptocurren- ized”. When faced with disruptive
cy named Digital Renminbi or e-CNY. challenges from new technologies
It is in testing phase from April 2021. and new ways of organising society,
There remain many issues to be businesses and institutions then the
solved before DeFi becomes the established players have three choic-
default financial system. Money has es. First, just to ignore the new idea
three broad characteristics: it’s a unit and carry on as usual. Second, to fight
of account, a medium of exchange it through political lobbying or by
and a store of value. For any crypto- smear campaigns to destroy the
currency to achieve all three is going nascent threat augmenting its
to need broad based support of demerits and hiding its potential.
consumers and businesses. It may fail Third, try to adapt it or to incorporate
to earn that support even if the prod- or to work with the new technology.
uct is technically solid. Another Cryptocurrency is at the moment in
important question is what would between the second and third phase.
happen to banks as credit providers Many are highlighting its flaws such
when such an age arrives. What would as the Mt. Gox exchange fiasco or its
happen to all the businesses that rely acceptance in the notorious dark web
on bank credit for its expansion or silk road or its anti KYC stance. On
working capital needs? Governments the other hand El-Salvador has
would not so easily give up control become the first country to accept
over fiat money because it gives them bitcoin as legal tender. Other coun-
unfettered power to print money. tries are also thinking about adopting
With paper money they can raise debt this technology and issue CBDC.
to finance their domestic as well as China is already in the testing phase.
international agendas, purchase According to the CBDC tracker many
arms, launch wars and then demand countries are in the pilot phase and
tax payments in that same currency many are researching this concept. So
to repay debts. the days of fiat currency or paper
Mastercoin’s David Johnston’s currency are numbered. Get ready for
famous quote which is known as digital currency.
Johnston’s law describes the future of
cryptocurrency: “Everything that can saeedbabarandco@gmail.com
be decentralized will be decentral-

SCIENCE 18 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Facilitating Australia with Submarines

Nuclear submarines require a lot of
Only six countries in the world have water to operate. Thankfully when
nuclear submarines in their arsenal. you’re almost 1000 ft (300m) below
This will soon increase to seven, when the surface, you’re never going to be
Australia gets its own set of nuclear in short supply. They use this abun-
submarines. The US and UK are slated dant supply of water to create steam
to share their expertise with Australia which cools the onboard reactor. But
on areas such as artificial intelli- before it’s used for this purpose, the
gence, cyber warfare, Long Range water is purified through a desalina-
Strike Systems, and nuclear technol- tion process. This comes with the
ogy. Only once in its history, The USA added benefits of providing constant
shared its nuclear technology exper- supply of drinking water and topping
tise with another country, and that up the oxygen supply through hydro-
was a good 63 years ago. When it lysis.
helped the UK go nuclear. The increased available energy on
What is it that makes nuclear subma- board as well as air and water purify-
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rines so special? They rely on nuclear ing capabilities allow nuclear subma-
reactors for propulsion and life rines to remain submerged for
support. The nuclear reactor heats months at a time. This allows nuclear
water to make steam that drives a submarines to travel longer distanc-
turbine to turn the propeller. The es, perform extended periods of
reactor-generated steam also drives covert data and intelligence gathering
the turbine generators that provide as well as spring into action at a
the electricity required for the auxil- moment’s notice.
iary systems. Nuclear submarines are also bigger

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 19 SCIENCE
and can carry more firepower, mean- nuclear arms race.

ing: these ships can engage in a wider But in a world where nuclear
spectrum of missions. Currently it is technology is extremely sensitive, The
still unclear as to what model subma- United States and The United King-
rine the Australian government will dom sharing their technology with
possess in its fleet. However, based on Australia will involve far-reaching
the US Navy’s latest design, experts defense cooperation between the
speculate Australia could end up with three allies, and it could very well be a
some variant of a Virginia-class one-off. What remains to be seen is its
submarine. It is a 337-460 ft long beast cascading effects on fragile pacts
that first saw use in 2004. around the globe.
The General Dynamics Virgin- There is bound to be some back-
ia-class submarine is powered by a lash in Australia as well with several
single 210 megawatt pressurized activists and policy groups against the
water nuclear reactor and can travel use of nuclear power in any form. In
at speed over 25 Knots. The enriched the past, Australia has strictly moni-
Uranium that powers the submarine tored the docking of US nuclear-pow-
is sealed inside the reactor and does ered vessels. However, neighboring
not require any refueling during its New Zealand has already clarified that
30-year lifespan. In ideal conditions the Australian nuclear-powered fleet
Virginia-class submarines provide would not be welcome in New
users with a unique blend of stealth Zealand waters.
and power.
They are quieter than other models
of nuclear submarines. They can
travel faster and for longer distances
unpopular opinion
without detection. These submarines
will be deployed far from land where
they will gather information and
remain ready should a naval skirmish
occur above water. They are also
speculated to be armed with the
standard surface-to-air and cruise
missiles allowing them to engage with
threats beyond those at sea level.
Unlike the other six countries with
nuclear submarines, it is said that
Australia’s nuclear subs would not
have nuclear armaments. This would
make it the only country equipped
with a nuclear submarine to not
possess any nuclear armaments of
There is no reason
any kind. In some ways, perhaps to send cards in
Australia’s decision to forgo equip- 2021.
ping its nuclear submarines with
nukes may serve as a precedent for
It is a waste of
any other state looking to bolster its trees.
naval forces without entering the

SUFISM 20 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin

Naqashband Bukhari
stan), a territory near Bukhara
(Samarqand) these days, a Russian
Muslim majority province.
Early Biography
06 MINUTES READ
Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Baba
Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Naqash- Samasi (RA), the champion of saints of
band Bukhari (Rehmatullah Elaih) is his era made a blissful forecast before
the founder and protagonist of Naqa- his birth and his bright future. He was
shband school of thought. He is the taken under Baba Samasi’s spiritual
harbinger of the Prophet's (SAW) pledge on third day of his birth and
sunnah and the teachings of Allah’s entrusted the charge of his education
Book, Quran. He is regarded as an and training to his well-trained
ideal saint and leader of approved disciple, Hazrat Khawaja
righteous-fellows of his time and the Syed Amir Kilal (RA) for his ideal
future. nourishment and upbringing physi-
cally, mentally, and spiritually. Hazrat
Birthplace Shah Naqashband had developed a
His real name was Muhammad bin very close heartly intimation with
Bukhari and family (ancestral) lineage Sultan of Saints Hazrat Khawaja Abdul
Bahauddin and title name was Khalique Ghajdawani (RA).
Shah-e-Naqashband. He was born on
4th Muharram-ul-Haram 718 Hijrah Spiritual Lineage
in Qasr-e-Arafan (Qasr-e-Hindu- Khawaja Bahauddin Naqashband,

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 21 SUFISM
Hazrat Syed Amir Kilal, Hazrat 1. I along with devotees and disciples
Muhammad Baba Samasi, Azizan have been taught Zikr-e-Khafi –
Ramaitani, Hazrat Khawaja Mehmood secret remembrance of Allah in spite
Faghnavi, Hazrat Muhammad Arif of a loud one. Enthusiastic pure love
Rawagari, Hazrat Khawaja Abdul and heartly attraction to Allah shows
Khalique Ghajdarani, Hazrat Khawaja me the close direction to my Lord.
Yousuf Hamdani, Hazrat Bu-Ali 2. My path in Sufism is the same path
Farmadi, Hazrat Abu-ul-Hassan as was of reverend companions of
Khirqani, Hazrat Khawaja Ba-Yazeed Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) e.g.,
Bustami, Hazrat Imam Jafar Saddiq, company of Shaikh, affection of
Hazrat Imam Qasim, Hazrat Suleman Shaikh, and service of Shaikh.
Farsi & Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique 3. My method of teaching and training
(RA). comprises non-pursuits of so-called
spiritualists, but is completely dedica-
Death & Tomb tion and attachment with
On Monday, 3rd Rabiull Awal, on Quran-o-Sunnah. My way is to infuse
791 Hijrah, he left for his heavenly loyalty and attraction to Allah
abode. His grave (tomb) was made in Almighty, first, and then adorations
his native town, Qasr-e-Arafan in and Islamic practices.
Bukhar-o-Samarqand. 4. Allah has enlisted the peak and
summit of other Sufis in my first step
Services for Islam to Sufism.
Hazrat Shah Naqashband Bukhari 5. I never allow myself to stay away
Awaisi (RA) was a man of winsome from social, economic, political, and
manners and sincere devotee of Islam worldly liabilities but to perform
who brought about revolutionary them accurately and in an ideal way
healthy norms in spiritual sciences under the umbrella of Islamic codes.
and practices. He spread the message He introduced eleven lessons for his
of Quran-o-Sunnah all over the world devotees with rational elaboration
with his matchless strenuous efforts. e.g.
He enlightened the darkest hearts a. Khalwat Dar Anjuman (to enjoy the
with Allah’s love and devotion. He sweet company of the Lord among
extinguished the darkness of society and people).
ignorance, sins, cruelty, and selfish- b. Safar Dar Watan (to travel/journey to
ness. He showed straight path of heavenly abode).
Islam to all astrayed-fellows of his c. Hosh Dar Dum (to be vigilant about
time. every entity/part of breath). It must be
He was a practical Sufi who busy in Zikre Elahi.
participated in all worldly affairs d. Nazr Bar Qadam (to watch over
dedicatedly and purified the minds, every step on earth). It may not divert
hearts, and characters from laymen from the path of Allah.
to religious scholars and Sufis of his e. Yaaddaasht (meditation for Allah).
time. He had developed close intima- f. Nigehdaasht (to control one’s sight of
tion with all governmental-officials eyes, that may not be alluring).
and guided them to commandments g. Yaad-kard (to recite the holy name of
of Allah and Holy Prophet (SAW). Allah excessively and consistently).
Some of his famous remarks and h. Baazgasht (to have self-accountabil-
pearls of wisdom are as follows: ity).

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i. Waqoof-e-Zamani (to evaluate every band Bukhari (RA) spent whole life for
moment of his life to repair it). the cause of Allah. His spiritual school
j. Waqoof-e-Adadi (to recite the holy of thought produced countless
statement Kalimah Tayyaba with odd servants of Islam and guides to show
numbers). right path of Islam. Imam-e-Rabbani
k. Waqoof-e-Qalbi (to look deep into Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Sani (RA), Hazrat
heart awaiting torch/blessings of Khawaja Baqi Billah Dehlvi, Hazrat
Allah’s names and intimation). Shah Wali Ullah Dehlvi, Hazrat Mirza
6. I have been granted the moments Mazhar Jane Jana Shaheed, Hazrat
of acknowledged supplication for Qazi Sana Ullah Pani Patti, Hazrat
thirty consecutive years of my life. Shah Khalid Kurdi and so on.
7. Allah Almighty has promised with Hazrat Shaikh Bahauddin
me to enter my direct and indirect Bukhari (RA) was entitled Naqash-
devotees into paradise (if they are band. It means a man who engraved
steadfast in this way of Allah). the name of Allah at the heart of his
8. I have been bestowed upon boun- devotee very silently and accurately.
ties of Allah when I do Zikr of Allah,
secretly.
Hazrat Khawaja Syed Amir Kilal,
the spiritual guide of Shah-e-Naqa-
shband Bukhari declared that we have
been granted with four links to Holy
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) Addicted to Diction
which are as follows;
i. Through Hazrat Khawaja Kithar (AS) Body-shame: To mock, humiliate, or
ii. Hazrat Khawaja Junaid Bughdadi stigmatize (a person) on the basis of
(RA) supposed faults or imperfections in
iii. Hazrat Khawaja Ba-Yazeed Busta- body shape, size, or appearance.
mi (RA) and through,
iv. Hazrat Syedina Siddique-e-Akbar Livestream: A live broadcast of an
(RA) event, etc., over the internet.
So, in reality: my spiritual method
is salt of saints (milk-ul-mashaikh). It Gribble: Irritable, bad-tempered.
means all types of blessings of Allah
Almighty through Hazrat Muhammad Doxing: The action or process of
(SAW) and four Righteous Caliphs of searching for and publishing private
Islam have been beautifully and accu- or identifying information about a
rately accumulated and mustered up particular individual on the internet,
in my spiritual school of thought typically
proportionately. This is the way of
Shah-e-Naqashband. Astrophobia: A fear of lightning, or of
He made a statement that remem- thunderstorms accompanied by
brance of Allah Almighty is actually, to lightning.
stay away from every type of
ignorance and non-sensibility. Eco-anxiety: A state of stress caused
by concern for the earth’s environ-
Conclusion ment.
In short Hazrat Khawaja Naqash-

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CULTURE & HISTORY 24 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
MUKHI MAHAL
P A K I S T A N ’ S B E S T K E P T S E C R E T
04 MINUTES READ Jethanand. After the death of Jethan-

Mukhi Mahal is one of the finest and in 1927, the palace was inherited
amalgamations of the Baroque, by his brother Govindaram. The
Corinthian, Ionic, Renaissance, Colo- family stayed in the palace until
nial, and the old Hyderabadi styles of partition in 1947, but after partition,
architecture, in the entire country. they gradually migrated to India, and
The palace is located near Pakka Qilla, by 1957 the whole family had moved.
Hyderabad, Sindh, which attracts The construction of Mukhi House
tourists even today. The stones they took 3 years for completion. The
used in this palace were also import- building was designed by an Italian
ed from Jodhpur, India. Even the architect. Mukhi Mahal has hosted
doors and windows are made of many important political figures of
sheesham (Indian Rosewood) and the past, including the former Chief
Sagwan (Teak Wood). The palace Minister of Sindh Sir Ghulam Hussain
includes 12 rooms, two courtyards, Hidayatullah and Pandit Jawaharlal
two big halls, and a dome. Nehru. There was a room reserved for
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Mukhi House was built in 1920, by Nehru. Whenever in Hyderabad,
a Sindhi Hindu family. Mukhi Pritam Nehru stayed at the Mukhi House.
Das, who was the head of the Hindu Nehru held and led his political
community and Mukhi family as well, campaigns from The Mukhi House.
built the palace with his son Mukhi Post-Independence, the Indian

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Consulate was also established here. sunlight from entering and leaving,
School was also set-up on the ground while in addition to entering each
floor. room, there is a door that opens
The mahal was set ablaze during directly through the door. Inside the
the Hyderabad riots (1988). Fire had palace, the woodwork on the stairs,
caused quite some damage to the doors, furniture, and tables is a
building. Some of the designs were wonderful example, while the beds
hard to redesign but have been reno- are kept in their original condition so
vated very finely. A unique feature the that the viewer can see a picture of
Mukhi House possesses is a minaret. the past.
It is a two-story house with 12 rooms On the walls, many pictures of the
and two large halls. Mukhi House is a Mukhi family are hung as per their
masterpiece of architecture; the request, as well as various influential
people of Sindh. In 2008,
the descendants of the
Mukhi family relin-
quished future claims to
the Mukhi House on the
condition that it be
conserved and convert-
ed into a museum. The
conservation was led by
Dr. Kaleem Lashari from
the Department of
Antiquities in Sindh, and
the Mukhi House was
converted into a
museum in 2013. The
Mukhi family was invited
to inaugurate the
museum. The museum,
however, is open for
tourists.
According to historical
accounts by Shakun
upper floor has four main entrances, Narian Kimatrai, the construction,
beautiful and large windows around even in 1921, was 2 crore rupees.
the doors so that sunlight could be Although the Mukhis belonged to the
welcomed. social elite for many generations,
All rooms in the house have Mukhi Pritamdas accumulated vast
comfortable beds, spacious windows, amounts of wealth and was consid-
two doors in each room, and beautiful ered the richest man in Hyderabad.
porches. The building also uses stone, His son Mukhi Jethanand extended
marble, and iron. Each room of the the family fortune, and given his taste
palace has a balcony where you can for good living, built the Mukhi
stand outside so that people can enjoy House.
the scenery outside.
The lounge is designed to prevent

Heer
angry young man from Takht Hazara,

as her would-be husband. But she was
not allowed to do so by her uncle
SELECTED & EDITED BY : IMRAN KHAN, DOING HIS PHD ON RESISTANCE IN PUNJABI POETRY FROM DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, QAU. SOURCE: RESISTANCE THEMES IN PUNJABI LITERATURE BY SHAFQAT TANVEER MIRZA
Kaido, her parents, her brothers and

lastly the judge of the Shariat Court.
She had to face everybody like an
emancipated young girl. The first
THE METAPHOR OF RESISTANCE attack came from her uncle Kaido
who found Heer and Ranjha in the
Imran Khan animal farm talking like lovers. In
Playwright, Poet, Fiction Writer, Kaido’s view this was highly objec-
Teacher of English Literature tionable. A daughter of a chief talking
to a man of inferior status and an
employee of the chief, would certainly
10 MINUTES READ earn disgrace for the ruling family of
Heer is, perhaps the only heroine of the area. Heer was forced to expose
our romantic or folk tales, who had to her uncle and prove that he was a
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face the Shariat Court and hear from pervert and otherwise also abnormal.
the Judge or Qazi: She hit him hard in the meeting of the
elders of her family.
Durray shara’ de maar udherrh desaan Kaido was morally defeated by
Karaan Umar Khattab da niaa’n Heeray Heer and her friends, but the points
raised by Kaido were held valid by the
(I will do justice according to the elders.
Shariat, justice in the tradition of
Caliph Umar Khattab. And that is you
will be severely flogged).
Flogging or a threat of flogging is a
typical aspect in the Islamic Penal
Code. No one was there to plead for
Heer of Jhang Sial in the court of the
qazi (judge) appointed by the Lodhi
and Mughal rulers.
Heer, the daughter, or princess of a
Sial Raja of Jhang, refused to surren-
der her fundamental right – freedom
to marry a man of her own choice, the
right recognized by Islam unambigu-
ously. She had committed no crime
which came within the mischief of the
Hadood Ordinance of those days. Her
only crime was that she demanded
the freedom to marry a man, Ranjha,
whose clan was not equal in status to
the Sials and who had abandoned his
land and home in his ancestral village
across river Chenab.
Heer chose Dheedo Ranjha, an

1. Ranjha Jatt was ethnically not a wise words of the Qazi:

proper match for Heer Sial.
2. Ranjha was just a domestic servant Hor sabh galaa manzoor karaan
of Heer’s father. Ik chaak tu na hataa mian
Now the father, mother, and broth-
er of Heer Sial ordered her to mend (I will accept all your conditions but
her ways and abandon the idea of do not ask me to leave the chaak).
marrying a poor domestic servant. That enraged the Qazi who shouted
She refused to do so and insisted that at the top of his voice:
she had the right to choose her future
companion. Come what may, she Sir betiaa de chaa judaa kar de
would marry Ranjha, the chaak Baap ghuseyaa te jado aunday ne
(servant). Sir wadh ke naenh vich rorh denday
Heer’s determination was Maas kaa’n, kuttey, billay khaundey ne
unshakeable and that embarrassed
the chief of the Sial tribe. Heer’s (When fathers get angry, they chop off
brother suggested that if she was the heads of their daughters. Their
allowed to have Ranjha as her dead bodies are thrown in the river,
husband, it would bring shame to all whereafter they are eaten by dogs and
the Sials and they would never be able cats).
to keep their head high. This would These dreadful words from the lips
ruin the principality of Choochak. He of the Shariat judge failed to move the
suggested that Heer should be done young girl. She refused to surrender
away with. She should be murdered and based her argument on the Qura-
and thrown into the Chenab. But nic principles and the history of
according to her father and mother if Meccan society in the days of the Holy
ever this conspiracy was discovered, Prophet:
it would bring greater disgrace to the
family. Therefore, the Sial chief Poray hattiya, qoum ouh nasht hovay
sought the help of the judge of the Dhiaa’n maariyaa khoon gawah mian
Shariat court (Qazi Shamsuddin) who Manda ghat olaad de naal karna
happened to be Heer’s teacher. She “La taqtalu” hukm Allah Mian
was presented before the Qazi who
advised her: (History stands witness that the
nations which allowed the murder of
Bacha Heer! Tenu asi mat denday their daughters were doomed. Allah
Mithi naal zabaan samjhaunday ni has ordered never to kill daughters.
Chaak chobaaraa naal na gal kijey You will be accountable to Allah for
Aeh mehenti kehrray thaaun de ni this crime on the day of Resurrec-
tion).
(Heer, my child, I advise you to never Heer upset the Qazi. She had
talk to these menial servants. They better knowledge of history and the
are just your workers they have no rise and fall of nations than him. She
status at all). had a more stable character than the
Heer had already accepted the Qazi who had so far put up not a
threat of his brother Sultan to lay single convincing argument. Heer
down her life rather than forget made them speechless and when the
Ranjha. She refused to listen to the qazis have no way out they use their

authority to issue a fatwa (edict). of Heer, the lower:

The Qazi applies the same tactics:
Kiti shuru saboot hai ashiqaa di
Jis waqt asaa dita chaa fatwa Qazi ghaflataa vich zaleel yaaro
Osay waqt he maar utaarnein gey
(The lovers have fulfilled the dictates
(When we issue the Fatwa the same of Shariat while the qazis have violat-
moment your parents will kill you). ed it and earned disagree).
Even that warning of the Shariat Now her parents, with the conniv-
judge did not work and Heer, with all ance of the Qazi, prepared a scheme
the politeness at her command, to forcibly marry Heer and the Qazi
accepts that threat: was brought to the nikah ceremony.
The Qazi already had a bitter dialogue
Qaazia aashiqaa siraa tou pand sutti with Heer. He tried to convince Heer
Main taa sharm di bhaar na ladiaa gi with the same old set of arguments,
which had already been rejected by
(Lovers have already abandoned the Heer. To put force in his arguments
lust for life, O judge! They never care the Qaazi gave the current interpre-
for any disgrace which may be the fate tation of the Shariat:
of love).
That answer, that will die, shatters Minu das Heeray kehri gal Pichay
the Qazi and he refuses to have Naal chaak muhabbataa laayaa ni
further dialogue with Heer. Ghar baar naahi koi khouh khalarr
Kutay pind na paerr, na jaayaa ni
Qazi de jawab eh uth turya Modhay gha bhoora, hath daang pharr
Khairay po una karay haarni vey ke
Majhi kaamiaan ho charaayaa ni
(The judge stood up and said, ‘leave Vichay chaak ro laak bedaad hoyi
her alone, she has gone astray). Laa sattiaa sharm hayaayaa ni
And here Waris Shah takes the side Wadda adab ustaad da samjh Heeray

Atay maa peyaa man razaayaa ni and fatwa are not in accordance with
Hukm Shara’ shareef Muhammadi the Quran: You accept bribes, you
(PBUH) ne flatter those who support you in these
An-honiaa mana farmaayaa ni immoral dealings. You are not afraid
of God Almighty).
(According to the Shariat of Qazi The marriage party of Saida
Shamsuddin, to obey parents and Khaira of Rangpur had arrived and
teachers is essential. To disobey is a Heer had to be married to him at all
sin. Ranjha has no blue blood. He is costs. The parents of Heer, the Qazi,
homeless, landless. He has no village elders of the family and the town were
and his ancestors are ordinary, determined to forcibly marry Heer to
unknown people. He is just an Said Khaira. This was done. Heer
ordinary farm hand. His total assets refused to accept the marriage and
are his coarse blanket and a staff for declared:
the herd for which he has been
employed). Mian Ranjhya! Umr de paye jheray
The Qazi further says, that which Dukh dard mera kis wandna ay
has sanction of what they call the Khairay naali nahi houna jorr mera
Shariat from the times of Heer will Karey talab te jhaarrna chandna ay
our own times.
(Dear Ranjha, now there are lifelong
Bhooray kamblaa chaa jawab dayye sufferings for me and no one will
Resham naal dou shaaliaa joriye ji share these with me. I refuse to
Bhavein lakh shanas bayraag hovey accept Khaira as my husband and if he
Syed, Mughal, Pathan bee loriye ji dares to come to me I will, with the
help of Punj Peer, beat him up).
(There is no relationship between silk Heer kept her promise and never
and ordinary hand-woven grey accepted the fake nikah. She refused
blankets. They are two different and to be a wife to Saida Khaira. All the
opposing classes. No less than a Syed, time she had been accusing her
Mughal or a Pathan is suitable for parents, maulvis, councilors and
Heer Sial. Ultimately the origin government functionaries, of
matters. Mares are not meant for committing an unholy and anti-Sha-
donkeys and mules). riat act. She kept waiting for Ranjha.
The Heer yells at the Qazi and And ultimately Ranjha came in
taunts him in these words: disguise. Now he was a jogi trained at
the historical Tilla Balnath in Jhelum.
Heer aakheya Qaazia! Dagha keeto Earlier, Ranjha had refused to accept
Keih watna es jahaan tou ji Heer’s suggestion that they should
Bina puchiaa parhi nikah mera elope. Ranjha was hopeful of winning
Eih fatwa nahi Quran tu ji her hand as her parents had given him
Le ke rishwataa karey khushamad tu an unambiguous assurance. But
Nahi sangda Rabb burhaan tu ji circumstances led him to believe that
all moral and legal ways had been
(Heer says, “You have treacherously blocked by society:
deceived me but what will you get out
of this, O Qazi? You performed my Penchaa pind diaa sach tou tark kiti
nikah without my consent. Your act Qazi rishwataa maar ke chor keetay

Pehle hornaa naal qaraar kar ke Khairas. She was shocked at the
Tama vekh daamaad cha hor keetay decision. She had nothing left to fight
for, but in desperation she prayed to
(The qazis have gone corrupt and God to reduce the city to ashes.
criminal. The councilors or elders
have nothing to do with truth. Parents Eda qehr keeta des waleya ne
promise the hands of their daughters Es shehr nu Qadiraa agg layee
to one but because of their greed for
wealth and power, hand them over to Heer never surrendered. She had
others). to suffer a great
In Ranjha’s deal but
view, no ultimately, she
institution was secured her
worth the right to
name. He left freedom from
with no other the Khairas as
way except to well as the
reconsider Sials.
Heer’s earlier Heer’s end
proposal. So is a different
was the case story but she
with Heer. continues to
Both agreed to i n s p i r e
run away to far because of her
away land relentless
where nobody struggle for the
would know restoration of
them. They her fundamen-
were escaping tal rights. She
out of Rangpur, is a beacon
when the light, particu-
Khairas chased larly for
and caught women in
them. They South Asia
were present- fighting for
ed in the court their rights.
of Raja Adali Heer should
who was not be taken as
sympathetic to the love-lorn
the couple but heroine of a
he again sent romantic story.
them to his Shariat court headed by a She is a powerful indigenous champi-
Qazi, no less vile than Shamsuddin. on of women’s cause. She is the Joan
He was already prejudicial against of Arc of the women’s struggle for
Heer and Ranjha whose affair was equal rights in South Asia.
known to him. Therefore, his decision
was obvious. Heer was separated poetic_spurs
from Ranjha and restored to the

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 31 QUOTES CORNER
QUOTES CORNER
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a
fool.
-William Shakespeare
A full pocket shows the world. And an empty pocket reveals your own!
-Ashfaq Ahmad
We think too much and feel too little.

-Charlie Chaplin
You cannot continue to victimize someone else juﬆ because you yourself
were a victim once—there has to be a limit.
-Edward Said
I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.

-Noam Chomsky
Your silence gives consent.

-Plato
God is found by those, with kind hearts.

-Bulleh Shah
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

-Edgar Allan Poe

EDUCATION 32 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Faiz Mahmood your memory and would never

Asst. Professor of English, become a part of long-term knowl-
Educationist, Social Worker edge you gained in this process.
Good study habits are an important
skill for every student. The question is
04 MINUTES READ why students resort to cramming
“Cramming is as widely condemned when they know it's hurting them
by the educators as it is widely used more. The reason is procrastination;
by the students” the habit of putting off study until the
Cramming is natural and it last possible second. Staying up the
happens to all of us at one time or whole night thinking they are burning
another. Cramming is a pretty good midnight oil to get through this exam
workout for the brain, as it improves maybe their misconception could
concentration, boosts short-term harvest momentary benefits. In the
memory, brushes up your ability to longer run it may become hazardous
absorb information and develops as it is the only way they know to get
thinking speed. Cramming can give through this difficult situation.
you much needed life skills for the Cramming gives a momentary satis-
workplace as it teaches you how to faction of getting through and trains
manage stress and how to work under their minds to recite the material
pressure. You can work effectively on without any deeper insight. Cram-
deadlines as you know how to manage ming can fetch good grades but not
good understanding. That's the
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the little time effectively.
The benefits given above are faults reason we find students having higher
of cramming as it boosts up grades but display zero understand-
Short-term memory (STM) under ing of the subject. Cramming equips
stress. Cramming won’t last long in the society with a braindead lot whose
Cramming
A Blessing or a Curse

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 33 EDUCATION
thinking power got severely strangu- the subject long after you heard or
lated in the process. Although they delivered something on that subject.
are good workers but will never rise
to the occasion to become better Getting a good night’s sleep
leaders or think out of the box. The A good night’s sleep gives you the
first casualty of cramming is creativi- power of understanding and reten-
ty. This system feeds the society with tion, you can focus more and sharpen
the lot who are less disciplined, work your mental abilities. If you dream-
shirkers, time wasters, sloppy and walk into the lecture room, there are
practitioners of delay tactics. They 99 percent chances that you lost an
are unable to think out of the box in opportunity to learn.
unforeseen and unforeseeable prob-
lems. They may become good workers Staying organized
but not better leaders. That’s the Stay focused on the study sched-
reason we have a dearth of leaders, ule, timely submission of assign-
scientists, engineers, teachers in the ments, tests and plan each activity of
real sense of the word. In the 76 years the course otherwise you will land
of our independence, we have been into the land of cramming.
able to get one Nobel Prize in Physics
although we have got a lot of PhDs in Studying in shorter sessions
our country. Review material in short sessions
We can get rid of this habit and lasting 20 to 30 minutes. This will
develop creativity if we use these help in improving concentration and
techniques: recall material. Focus only on one
“Spaced learning” is a learning topic or one section at a time over the
method in which learning content is course of days prior to the test.
repeated three times, followed by a
break after every learning. It is a “Cramming produced results gives you
much more effective technique for a bubbly fame which soon vanishes
short-term recall and long-term away if your knowledge is lame”
retention. It helps develop the under-
standing of the concepts and build a Cramming may seem like an effec-
long-term memory. tive way for students to prepare for a
test, but it only leads to more stress
Reading slowly and a disappointing performance. To
To understand what you are get the most out of studying, the
reading and retain the same in your solution is constant, repeated expo-
memory, “read slow and aloud” the sure to the material, and a well-rest-
word sound will enter your ear and be ed and healthy mind.
processed meaningfully by your mind
and retained for future. Faiz Mahmood
Taking good notes

Whether you are a student or a
teacher, whether you are listening or
speaking, make short notes while
teaching and take notes while listen-
aemagazine.pk
ing for later use. Notes will help recall

ETHICS 34 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Nice Guys Finish Last

your building block, and you still
Ummara Sheraz won’t bat an eye? Is that where the
Science Geek, e-Journalist, term “nice guys finish last” comes
Culture & Entertainment Writer from? Is this the collective takeaway
of scores of genuine sweethearts out
there over the years?
04 MINUTES READ Over the years, we don’t know. But
Ever had that experience when you we surely know some nice guys out
feel highly altruistic and act like the there, and what we know about them
nicest person around. Then how does is nothing. So, we just asked them to
this universe react to this positive reiterate their experiences. We start-
energy? It presses the unbless button ed with an ‘average Joe’ and his expe-
and sends negativity your way. Natu- riences. This marketing exec has an
rally at this point you regret being all-round bubbly, happy go lucky
nice. It’s like your positivity is a personality. So how has that fared for
beacon bringing out the worst in him? “Not too great”, he said. He
people. But you still won’t stop acting recalled one experience, in particular,
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nice. Why is that though? that shook his faith in ‘the power of
Is it because when being kind, positivity’.
people assume they can take advan- “Throughout college and universi-
tage of you? Use you as a stepping ty, I had this great friend. She was like
stone? Step all over you? Lay the a baby sister for me and even my
foundational core of their building on family had practically adopted her.

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 35 ETHICS
She was going through some boy decent human being works. Of
troubles and like the good bro that I course, you will meet your fair share
am, I asked her ‘what’s wrong and of bullies in your life, some of whom
how can I make it better’. While she you will have to teach their place (the
downplayed her situation, she later schoolyard variety) and some that you
decided we can no longer be friends. have to put up with (an insecure
Apparently, her man thought my ‘nice coworker). But that’s life.”
guy act’ was a cover to pursue her. So, But that’s not the only way to live
to save her relationship she cut me a life, is it? This way, if not anything
off. At that moment I really wanted to else, is not sustainable. You act
stop being so darn nice. However, I humble with them, and they take you
wasn’t going to give them that for granted, you don’t, and now you’re
power…. To take my optimism and rude, prude, proud, ignorant,
positivity away.” arrogant, stubborn, aka the bad guy.
This raises the question. Did Well, the nice guy waits, and waiting
some bhayya out there just invent the demands patience. With great
phrase ‘nice guys finish last’ to deter patience, comes great power of
people from being nice and making it withholding, withholding expression,
glaringly obvious what little effort withholding ideas, withholding your-
these budhus are putting in? Potential- self, to the point of letting go.
ly yes. As a doctor recalled how people The nice guy syndrome comes
would mistake his kindness for a lack with a built-in feature of understand-
of assertiveness. They’ll poke the bear ing, and understanding, my amigos, is
assuming ‘it won’t do anything’ until not the best thing to do, not if you’re
the nice guy showed them his asser- to survive in this world. Whatever you
tive side. They’re surprised when a do in your life, just don’t ever be the
nice guy enforces their own boundar- nice guy, because my friend, why be
ies. the nice guy, and suffer, and call your
“People always step on you when suffering as learning, when you can
you show them a nice face. Every time actually be the bad guy, and maybe
I am smiling and funny. So, they just suffer less, and suffice more.
unilaterally decide the arrange-
ments/boundaries without asking. ummara.work21@gmail.com
Then be upset that I treated them the
way they treat me.”
Another guy (with progressive
hearing loss) had this to say regarding
their humble outlook towards life. He
learnt quickly that you catch more
unpopular opinion
flies with honey, and in a world that is
stacked against the handicapped,
sweet-talk is a means to survival. Elaichi in biryani
People with physical disabilities are
generally nice, simply because the tastes
fine.
world has not been handed to them
on a silver platter. Be it applying for a
job or going to a government office to
get a hold of documents, just being a

TOURISM 36 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
neath the gushing water and get

refreshed. But I preferred enjoying
Shueyb Gandapur the sight from a distance, while
Traveller listening to the soothing sound of
splashing water.
A group of young Embera girls
06 MINUTES READ welcomed us as we reached their
Speaking of native cultures, I think of village. Embera people do not believe
the indigenous Emberá people who in covering their bodies. They leave
still live unconnected from modern their upper bodies entirely free of
civilization in villages, dotted along clothing and wear some loosely hang-
the banks of the river network of ing items on their lower bodies to
Panama in between thick forests. I cover what must be covered. They use
went with a small group to tour one of jewellery made of beads and shells
the Embera villages. We drove in a van and tattoos to beautify their bodies.
for two hours and then took a motor- Our guide walked us through the
boat for another hour to reach there. village and taught us about the
The boat meandered its way through Embera lifestyle. Emberá people live
a tortuous river with thick forestation in open-air dwellings raised on stilts,
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Part-ii
A Country that
Connects Two Oceans
on both sides. The water looked pecu- having thatched roofs made from
liar, with red-brownish hues. The palm leaves. These houses are
boat looked unstable and the water, typically round and have enough
very deep. We could hear unusual room for many members of a family.
birds chirping and at times saw The villagers offered us lunch that
turtles slowly climbing to the bank. consisted of scrumptious fish and
We stopped at a waterfall before plantain. Afterwards, they played
reaching the village. The boatman their traditional drum music and
encouraged me to go stand under- danced in a circle. We watched and

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 37 TOURISM
clapped as the girls danced. An by the Argentinian couple, because

Embera girl came, took my arm, and the building lacked a doorbell. Later
dragged me to join their dance. Thus, that day, Matias set his camera on the
one by one, each one of us was taken table with the timer on. Valentina,
by Emberas of the opposite gender for Naim, Matias and I posed for a photo.
a dance. We danced with the sync of The photo was posted later by Matias
our heart, some of us got tattooed. I with the title Con Amigo De Pakistán
got one on my upper arm, which (With a friend from Pakistan).
stayed there for three months before Since a trip to Panama warranted
it faded. a visit to the famous Panama Canal, I
Even though tours to Embera dedicated half a day to pay my
communities are organised in a respects to that marvel of naval
semi-commercial way, with the whole engineering. I witnessed gigantic
village enacting for the tourists, it's ships approaching from one side,
still an insightful experience for entering the lock as the level of
outsiders and a good source of entrapped water rose, gradually

income for them. After eating their lifting the gigantic ship with it until it
food, dancing to their music, and reached the surface level on the other
inscribing their designs on our side. The opposite gates of the lock
bodies, we got back to rowing boats. would then open to let the ship cross
The Emberas waved at us with drum over between two massive oceans of
rolls, as we continued the journey the world through this man-made
through the riverine network of link. One felt overawed by the unbe-
muddy waters. lievable human ability to conquer
Back in Panama City, I stood mighty nature. The feeling of awe
underneath the building and shouted gave way to boredom soon for how
my host’s names as loud as I could, so long one could keep watching ships
my voice could reach the seventh come and go. Therefore, I took a cab
floor and they would let me in. This to Amador Causeway, a 6-km long
was the protocol I was told to follow stretch of road that connects the city

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to four small islands. I rented a took a path leading up the hill.

bicycle and rode it along the cause- I came across a sign for a café
way’s track, making several stops to named 'Up in the Hill' during my trek
take in the views of Panama City's on the hill. Following a path through
splendid skyline while enjoying Dulce the heavy vegetation up and down the
de Leche ice-cream. hill, I continued following the arrow
My last stop in the Panama sojourn signs for that café fixed on to tree
was the island of Bocas del Toro trunks. The café finally appeared at a
(literally 'Mouth of the Bull'). It is a strategic spot on the hill, giving off a
group of exotic islands in the Carib- serene view of the surrounding scen-
bean Sea. The plane I took from ery. The place was also the owners'
Panama City to Bocas was the small- residence. Doors of the wooden
est I ever travelled in and had less houses were wide open. Shelves in the
than twenty seats. It flew low, offered verandah were stocked with books,
stunning views of land, and water handmade trinkets, lotions, oils, and
below. My hotel was only two blocks fragrant homemade soaps for sale. A
away from the tiny-village-airport, toddler played on the floor with no
got there in ten minutes by foot. I adult to watch over. I realised that the
walked past houses painted in bright circumstances assigned me the duty
colours, covered with tin roofs. of watching him over, as he was slowly
Domestic chicken pecking, in the crawling over to the muddy sloping
streets. It was the eve of Christmas, path. I had to lift him and bring him
but the village lacked any festive-vibe. back to the veranda. The baby seemed
The weather was pleasantly warm. I cool with strangers. But as soon as I
stayed in that night, sitting in a chair brought him back, he again crawled
laid out in the patio overlooking the back to the muddy path.
street, observing the odd pedestrian His mother finally appeared, took
passage. I imagined that most people my order and without any verbal
would be at their homes with their assurances, left me to babysit while
families on Christmas eve. The hotel she made coffee in her kitchen. I
manager kept me accompanied until would have loved to be there for
wee hours. hours, gazing at the hills, watching
Next morning, I took a motorboat over the baby, leafing through the
from the Bocas pier to visit other paperbacks, sipping coffee… munch-
surrounding islands. The wooden ing on brownies made from cocoa
motorboat jumped on floating waves grown on the same hills, but I had to
violently, stirring-up my internal be back in two hours to pick my bags
organs. The water surface looked from the hotel and run to the airport
hard, fierce, and threatening. In half next door to catch my onward flight to
an hour, I reached Bastimentos San José, Costa Rica.
island, where wooden buildings
extended into water, built on stilts. shueybgandapur
People lay about in their hammocks
drinking or reading. Everything about
the place looked idyllic. I recognised a
man who was in the plane with me a
day before. He waved at me from his
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hammock. I got out of the boat and

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 39 KIDS SECTION
When Ignorance Screams,

Intelligence Moves On
04 MINUTES READ green”. The tiger asked, “So, then why
did you punish me?” The lion said,
Once, in a jungle, a donkey and a tiger “That has nothing to do with the
were having a conversation. The question of whether the grass is blue
Donkey told the Tiger, “The grass is or green, the punishment is because it
blue”, the Tiger replied, “No, the grass is degrading for a brave and intelli-
is green”. The discussion became gent creature like you, to waste time
heated, so the two decided to submit arguing with a fool. And on top of that
the issue to arbitration. So they you came and bothered me with that
approached the judge, Lion. As they question, just to validate something
approached the lion on his throne, the you already knew was true”.
donkey The
started biggest
scream- waste of
ing, “Your time in
highness, this life,
isn’t it is to
true that a r g u e
the grass with a
is blue?” fool, who
The lion i s
replied, unaware
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“If you of the

believe truth and
it's true, does not
then the care what
grass is the truth
blue”. The or reality
donkey jumped forward and contin- is, but only the victory of their beliefs
ued, “The tiger disagrees with me, or illusions, or just to prove them-
contradicts me, annoys me. Please selves as right. Never waste time on
punish him!” The King then declared, discussions that make no sense.
“The tiger will be punished”. Three There are people who, for all the
days of silence, he declared. The evidence presented to them, do not
donkey jumped with joy and went on have the ability to understand. Not
its way content and repeating “The that they won’t understand, but they
grass is blue! The grass is blue!” just want to argue. Others who are
celebrating his victory. blinded by ego or hatred and resent-
The tiger asked the lion privately, ment. The only thing that they want is
“Your Majesty! Why have you to be right, even if they are not. When
punished me? After all, the grass is ignorance screams, intelligence
green” the lion replied, “You’ve moves on.
known and seen that the grass is

KIDS SECTION 40 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Staying Connected with Your Family

Mobiles, laptops and tabs separate
Saad Rashid us from each other which is not a
Grade 7 Student good thing. These days, kids play
games from which they learn nothing
rather than learning and spending
04 MINUTES READ time with their family. So today, I am
going to give you some tips to stay
Family is an important factor as you connected with your family. But
live through your life. It’s one of those before anything else, let’s just pay
few things which stays with you attention to the benefits of spending
throughout your life. Of course, time with family. Spending time with
people from your family die as you family helps in identifying your skills.
move on, but new born babies also It’s one of the main sources of seeking
join as family members. Parents are knowledge and learning how to
also important for kids and teenagers. handle different situations which you
They also learn different things from go through in your life. The fun which
their kids and other family members. you think you’ll get from gaming and
Families play an important role in social media, you can also get from
success. Family will always be there your family when you play and talk
when you have lost your way or even with them.
when the skies are grey. But nowa- But, some family members are
days kids do not pay attention to their busier than others but you should
families and stay alone to play games know how to spend time with them
on their smartphones, instead of because it will affect your image and
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spending time with their families. shape your character. You will learn

more about family reunions and You can also play games like Dumb
fights. You will learn more about Charades, Ludo or monopoly with
handling fights and staying calm. And your parents or gather your whole
if you stay connected with your family and play. This will be the best
family, your family members will family gathering and it will be fun. I
point out your mistakes so you can promise it will be one of the most
correct them in the future. Family, no magnificent days you will ever have.
wonder, is the biggest blessing of
Allah Almighty but kids these days Going Outside as a Family/ Eating as
ignore it instead of being thankful for a Family
it. You need your parents more than Going out to a park, mall or to a
they need you. So, kids, it’s important family Gala will be the best gathering
to get some time off from social media for your family. It will be fun and you
and games and spend time with your can also invite your friends and cous-
family. Here are some tips to stay ins too. You can enjoy watching a
connected with your family. movie or going on a hike with your
family. Another best thing is to eat
Try to get under your sibling’s skin every meal with your family every day
Your brothers, sisters and cousins at the dining table together. That will
are a big part of your family and you make you even closer to your family
must spend time and play with them. instead of eating alone in your room.
Getting under someone’s skin means Cousins are also part of your larger
tang karna in Urdu, which brings you family. You can invite your cousins to
closer to your brothers and sisters. stay overnight at your house or you
You should not do it all the time, can host a one-day trip to a lake or
especially not when your brother or park. You can also play a cricket
sister is studying, otherwise, you can match together.
get into big trouble, but that’s how Kids, these are some tips with the
your childhood passes, yes! With help of which you can stay connected
mischief! So go and get under your with your family. Give some time to
brother’s skin now! your brothers, sisters, cousins,
parents and grandparents. It has so
Doing Creative Things//Study with many benefits that would never end.
Your Parents Now, go and spend time with your
It’s really important to be creative, family and live a happy and successful
like building something with a Lego life!
with the help of your parents or
learning to cook with them. This saadrashid.pk@outlook.com
makes you close to your parents and
that’s the best way to spend time with
your parents, especially on weekends.
UNPOPULAR OPINION
If your parents are busy, you can
always spend time or play with your Kehwa is
grandparents. They are also a main best
part of your family like parents and served
siblings. You can learn a lot from without
them. They can tell you the story of sugar.
their life and the problems they faced.

coloring activity

how many words can you find?
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MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 45 ART
o f
Artists t h e M o n t h
Fatima Shahid is a contemporary

visual artist from Pakistan who lives
and works in Lahore. She completed
her BFA from the University College
of Art and Design, Lahore in 2018 with
a major in Painting and her MA in
visual arts from National College of
Arts, in 2020. She exhibited her work
twice at Young Artist Exhibition,
Al-Hamra, Lahore. Her work primar-
ily revolves around the conflict
between the relationship in family
and psychology of domestic life. Her
works are mostly done in mediums of
oils, acrylics and graphite pencil
Syed Seerat Zainab is

a contemporary visual
artist from Pakistan
who lives and works in
Lahore. She complet-
ed her M.A painting
from Punjab Universi-
ty College of Art and
Design, Lahore in 2017
and her masters in
visual arts from
National College of Art
Lahore 2020. She
belongs to a
middle-class family
that’s why her art
practice is centered
around middle class
women and portraying her domestic life through domestic objects, her works are
mostly done in oil on canvas.

ART 46 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
More than Paint

and Brush Strokes
always be the person who draws
before the person who writes. I had to
learn how to write but I never had to
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learn to draw and I never really did.
From an early age, I just had to pick
04 MINUTES READ up the pencil and everything else just
came naturally.
For some artists, like Van Gogh, art is This makes me insecure about the
about capturing beauty where it fact that my art may not be good
already exists. They do that in their enough but then art doesn’t have to be
own unique styles. They want people pretty or perfect. You’re meant to
to see the world from their eyes. I experience it and feel what the artist
believe it is more important to find wants you to feel. The first black artist
beauty where most won’t. My art is in America who rose to fame in the
about the unsaid and unheard. The whitewashed world of art didn’t paint
things our collective humanity pretty pictures to look at. He painted
enables us to feel, but the quiet and abstract and absurd images which
unassuming ones like me fail to put said what he wanted to say about
into words. America, about art and about being
Not being able to put something black in both worlds.
into words sounds strange coming Art in the philosophical sense is
from someone who does this for a more than just paint and pencil marks
living but I haven’t learnt to introduce on a canvas or paper; it is a message.
myself as a writer yet because I will It aims to make an impression on the

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observer. They process the artistic for people who are ill in various ways.
expression and evaluate it. They The universal language of art
experience it with the backdrop of speaks from the heart and addresses
their own point of view. Art is there- the heart. When a work 'works', that is,
fore not just a one-sided expression it moves, points directly to the heart
of a conception. Art is a form of and is printed in the viewer's
communication, as it enables you to memory. The principle of creation of
feel, but also serves as a window into all the works is the same, which is why
the past. an ancient sculpture excites as much
There is a universal language of art, and in the same way as a contempo-
which all humans know, which takes rary one. What drives artists to create
shape and visibility through artistic is the infinite search, and the eternal
and spiritual research. This language works, the ones that will always
links past, present and future, by excite, come from the same point,
means of a feeling inherent in all men speak the same language and are
of all times in every place. directed to the same place, look for
Every artist has something to say the same thing and take away the user
through their art. You find that in making him travel in the world of
common and recurring themes in emotions.
their art. Frida Kahlo’s art was all A work of art is the materialization
about her loss and her experiences of a feeling. Thus, this thesis leads to
with disability. Edward Hopper the question of what importance do
captured the alienation and loneli- reality, distortion or myth have in the
ness of living in a large city like New creation of a work? For this, the
York. intention of the creation and the
Not that my art will ever be as great social framework in which the art
as these people but as I mentioned exists is, of decisive significance. Art
earlier my art is or I should say I want can deceive and can make everything
my art to be about the unsaid and the clear. Thus, art on the one hand is a
unheard, the dismissed and disre- mirror reflecting our perceptions and
garded injustices happening to also an instrument of indoctrination.
women, the unseen and unappreciat-
ed beauty of brown women, the
subdued and suppressed emotions
that are a part of our collective expe-
rience of being human but yet we
can’t share them.
It enables us to see what we won’t
otherwise. It helps us to give a physi-
cal form to feelings, thoughts and
ideas. Inexpressible emotions can be
conveyed through art. Revolutionary
ideas are often first embodied in the
form of sketches and drawings. While
logic and science address the brain,
art addresses the heart. It is not for
nothing that artistic activities are
often used as therapeutic measures

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My Way to Wu Wei space-filler lurking in the back-

Madhubanti Chanda ground. Man is not the center, but a
Dancer, Research Scholar very continuation of the forces of
PhD candidate at Heidelberg University nature. Out of this grand tradition of
philosophy is where Wu Wei takes
06 MINUTES READ birth. Unlike the popular notion that
An integral part of the larger notion of it was Taoism that engendered Wu
Chinese Philosophy is the concept of Wei, the concept actually developed
Man as a part of nature, rather than out of the Confucian tradition, the
man as the center of nature. Western religion primarily of the ruling class,
artistic techniques of perspectivism, where it meant attaining, through
vanishing point and illusionism carve practice, the perfectly virtuous dispo-
out a space to illuminate the human sition, that made one worthy of being
figure in lieu of the nature surround- part of the cosmos of a political
ing them. For all its vastness and kingdom - here everyone’s place is
beauty, this art reflects the larger fixed, while the person of the king
contract that classical Western towers above all. Yet, Taoism, which
philosophy spells out- that nature is was the philosophy of the radical, the
of use for man. Consider a Chinese natural-spiritual worldview of the
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painting; the whiteness of the canvas peasant and artisans shifted Wu Wei
is not filled up in earnest respect of to a practice of attaining oneness with
that elusive element called space… the primordial nature; in fact, it is
nature is not an ornamental attaining through letting go. Lesser

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desires, lesser wants, breathing, stand Lao Tzu’s fundamental dictum

easing out, aligning with spirit, and that nature, and thus, we, in exten-
letting it guide us into a natural spon- sion are already beautiful and all we
taneity and harmony, sans the weight really need to do is to return to our
of greed and more greed, fear, jealou- spirit, which will guide us into enter-
sy. ing that state of nonchalant flow! How
I give a sketch of its history for it redeeming it sounded to me that one
reflects the pattern of many of our day I could find within myself the
lives. Maybe one day we are tired effervescence of a free-flowing
enough of our lives and decide that waterfall, at once connected, dynam-
we want all the positive energy the ic, free and a force to reckon. What I
self-help books, selling by the road- learnt back then was, Wu Wei is about
side, or screaming across the inter- not being passive, but deciding to set
net, tells us we can have. And thus, we some intentions, letting go off attach-
start with all the affirmations, and ments but deepening connections,
lists of gratitude, whether we feel it or and doing your part and letting that
not, hopeful of attracting what we space for the yet unknown to unfold
want. It is not unlike the Confucian in its own rhythm.
view of prim and propriety where you The first thing I learnt was that, I need
are required to fit into the world, not not crush any of my demons, because
with your wholesomeness, but your all of my greed, jealousy, came out of a
veneer of “positivity”, in a bid to not fundamental, ancient wound- a fear
disturb the order. But what about the of not being (loved) enough, that is at
monsters of our jealousy, rage, hurt, once personal and universal. Yes,
years of wounds, emotional triggers certain things could awaken our
that creep in and thwart my sandcas- demons but an integral part of the
tle of positivity? practice of Wu Wei is to create that
But it is the very nature of castles to deferment between the event and our
get destroyed, no matter how high a response to it: to make space for our
wall we build. I had to find something first, unfiltered reaction to just be felt
like clay, something that allows me to inside our body. Slowly, the threaten-
mold, create, dissolve, and recreate, ing tremor becomes a wave of physi-
without the fear of it all falling apart. cal sensation that passes away,
When a torrent of rainfall washes over without awakening the oft-repeated
an idol of clay, the clay mingles with story of “Yes, I am not good enough”.
the flood of water to become mud - And that is another part of my Wu Wei
the idol only changes form, it does not practice, to acknowledge and honor
break. This constant creative energy that inside of me is an ocean of space
for me is what Wu Wei has become where my fears can float in safety and
over these months as I would wake up kindness without being brutally
to bad dreams that would make my suppressed to look “nice” for the
sleepy nights restless and my morn- world. And it is allowing that space
ings numb, and heartbreaks that that becomes the sacred alchemy by
would keep my days filled with which I am no longer deciding my
affirmations of something being actions motivated by fear, but also
wrong with me. To understand Wu one that tells me, like the Japanese art
Wei as a rough translation of “the art of Kintsugi, I am fulfilled and beauti-
of doing nothing”, is to firstly under- ful even with my cracks and all. The

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imagery of beautiful golden lines eternal, radiant spirit is more

suturing the broken parts of the important to you than to keep your-
ceramic always reminds me to not be self tied to the familiar tentacles of
disappointed if the bubble of my suffering.
positivity feels thwarted at some Wu Wei then became a continuous
point of the day. Wu Wei, and its belief practice for me, to understand that I
in the eternal spirit tells me that I am am blossoming in a network of inter-
inherently and perfectly valued no dependent relationships and not the
matter what. I am more than a bubble egoic center of the world; that instead
that can be burst with one negative of constantly working to be positive, I
thought, I am space, holes and all and have to only channelize and redirect
I am indestructible. And this brings my energy towards fostering connec-
me to my last practice, that of forgive- tion to my ever-present essence, and
ness. I have been seeking beauty and let that guide my actions; that as only
love all my life, but the thread that an element, and not the center of this
connects them both is harmony- and energetic world, I am co-creating and

what is harmony without calmly not controlling, I have to let space for
letting go that which does not serve us the unknown, let space to others; and
or proactively growing more meta- most importantly, that arriving at my
phorical arms to cut off that which we own harmony is more important than
know is harming us? That is exactly living up to others vision or expecta-
what forgiveness does: sets you free. tions for me, and I will keep doing a
Most of all, forgiveness is just about thing or two to constantly arrive at
making space for an intention: that that harmonious flow of energy.
you are ready to not let another’s
action keep hurting you, that you are madhu_gitanjalidance.shillong
ready to believe in the other person’s
capacity for change, that being
connected and moved by your

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YARA GEE AMAN K AR S O!

certain situation was well-managed
Muhammad Ali Farooqi by the actors. Dialog delivery was on
Ph.D. Scholar, Historian, point. A big yes to the performances.
Critic Another interesting aspect, which is
02 MINUTES READ to be noted, is how well the actors
How often do we get to see Street play with the ground: i.e., how well
Theatre or just theatre, in Pakistan? can they put the ground to their best
You know the answer. But finally, use. Acting, particularly theatre, is all
someone did it. Makhotay, in collabo- about improvisation, and the actors
ration with The Curtain Raiser managed that in a brilliant manner.
Productions did it. Kudos to Team Street theatre ain’t easy to perform.
Makhotay for breaking the qasam. A beautiful rendition to this
Hats off to the creator, the man street-theatre portrayal was another
behind the thought - Sibte Hassan street element; rap. Hiphop is one of
(applause). The play, titled Yara G the most vocal art forms. It’s very raw
Aman Karso, the thought behind the in its nature and rap, if performed
play is very simple, and presents a rightly, compliments any given scene,
very good outlook towards life i.e., as in 2018, we performed rap in our
“live and let live”. However, this is only play: “Girah”. Good situational rap by
the thought, which is very simple, and the two rappers as it complimented
presents an ideal scenario, but the the whole act, and the enactment, the
plot thickens as the curtain uncovers. only criticism that I have, is that it’s
Street theatre is performed out there 2021, and still rappers cannot identify
in the open, the cadence, the charm, their own voice, as hip-hop is all
live interaction, live performance, about being you, with your own voice,
and live reaction. I have performed and not of Bohemia’s, or any other
street theatre in Interior Sindh, and it galli rapper, who yeahs or aahs at you
gets a bit difficult with the crowd, as whenever you talk to them. SMH.
you’re unaware, how they might Direction was well-handled. Kudos
react. Particularly, when performing, to the director, inconveniences were
something of this nature. avoided, and that is the beauty of
The plot revolves around social disor- direction, and shows the skill of a
der in the society. Where different director. There’s more to manage-
characters portray different mindsets ment, than to play, or portray in
of the society. In terms of scripting, a terms of direction. In all the courses
well-written script, great characteri- of action, direction was at the top,
zation, good situations provided to then acting, then script/plot. If I were
the characters, but the dialogues to rate it, I wouldn't, ‘cause it’s art,
however were not the best, if you and there are no judgements or
compare the situation with the indictments or rankings, in the end,
characters. art wins, theatre wins, well done
Well, the characters were interesting, Team Makhotay, thank you for
and denoted different classes of the reigniting the spark. Hope the pursuit
society. The way they respond to a follows. In the end… well-played!
alifarooqi@aec.org.pk
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Thalaivii: The Kangana-Arvind Show

The crown of the film categorically
goes to Kangana Ranaut... My God! I
Film Critic, Theatre Artist, Writer, feel she has emoted scores of expres-
Psychotherapist in Training sions in the film effortlessly. She has
put on a few kilos for the film, which
04 MINUTES READ she handles gracefully, furthermore,
The undisputed queen of Bollywood, she is so authentic in the film— I
none other than Kangana Ranaut, mean she does not try to imitate
stuns us yet again with the spectacu- Jayalalitha, which snowballs the
lar biopic Thalaivii. Based on challenge for her as an actor, and she
actor-turned-Chief Minister Jayalali- pulls it off quite wisely. Her transition
tha’s life, the flick predominantly from a chulbuli larki to an honest CM
chronicles the journey of Jayalalitha’s is so smooth and surreal. Kangana’s
personal life, with the gorgeous classical portrayal of the character
blending of her powerful political could be used as a study guide for the
career. Brilliantly people who are
helmed by Vijay, the looking to master
multilingual film is their dialogue
like a roller coaster delivery skills,
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which encapsulates expression games
the ups and downs and even charac-
of Jaya’s life in a terization tenden-
dynamic fashion. cies. Kangana’s
The film begins presence in MGR's
with Jaya (Kangana death scene is
Ranaut), a playful superior to the
and straightfor- whole career of
ward girl, who is some actresses; she
forced to choose film as a career by emotes agony, pain, loss, and humili-
her mother (Bhagyashree), and how ation in a single sequence so excep-
she meets MGR (Arvind Swamy), the tionally; and the whole sequence
superstar of Tamil Nadu. MGR and bursts you in tears. Furthermore,
Jaya gradually form an intimate equa- another jaw-dropping performance
tion, and soon after his political has been given by Arvind Swamy; he
career kicks off, Veerapan (Raj Arjun) delivers a controlled yet captivating
suggests MGR to put his ties with performance. His chemistry with
Jayalalitha to rest. MGR’s departure Kangana is extremely flamboyant and
from her life coupled with her moth- touching. It feels like you are actually
er’s death makes things devastatingly watching the real MGR on screen, so
tough for Jaya. However, later on, on realistic yet exuberant and exquisite.
MGR’s suggestion, Jaya joins politics Besides, Raj Arjun as Veerapan is so
against Karuna (Nassar) and makes convincing, he just aces his character
Tamil Nadu proud by her sincere through his eyes and paralanguage.
services towards people. Moreover, witnessing Bhagyashree
after ages was a sheer delight, she still

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looks absolutely charming. Other immensely soft yet bewitching vocals

characters including Nassar and of Saindhavi; the track is soulful.
Madhoo assist in moving the story The special mention should be given
forward. to designer Neeta Lulla, for such
The film is through-and-through a wonderful transitions, all the charac-
wholesome experience. It encom- ters had strong resemblance with the
passes drama, emotions, reality, real stars. In the second half, the
power, politics, glamour in a very manner with which everyone grows
pragmatic manner. The USP of the old is so awe-striking. At this point
film is that the director Vijay paints makeup expertise of the artists speak
the biopic without over-dramatizing volumes. Hats off to the team.
the events. Each frame depicts the The first half of the film was superb
remarkable vision of the makers and touching, whereas the second
coiled around the facts. The director half defines the film and the titular
highlights specific chunks from Jaya’s character in the true manner. Howev-
life which makes you ponder and er, the only thing which disturbed me
admire her struggle, her influential were the several yet clear flaws in the
persona and infectious chirpiness. editing, the abrupt cuts to the other
The pace of the film is relatively rapid, scene were quite bizarre, which gives
which I believe, has been done a very casual impression. Further-
intentionally by the director to more, the climax seemed so
showcase the multiplicity of Jaya’s incomplete; just imagine it ends
life. However, I feel, the film is on such a high-spirited note and
more about the love story suddenly after a while you see the
between Jaya and MGR, and less credits rolling. It feels like having
about Jaya as Chief Minister; this a half-baked Medhu Vada (an
could be a slight disappoint- Indian snack). Hope that
ment for the viewers who Thalaivii 2 hits the
have known and seen theatres soon.
her as an upright On the whole, the film
politician. is a must-watch,
The dialogues by specifically if some-
Rajat Arora are one wants to
superb, and define witness some
the classical era of astonishing perfor-
India. However, for mances from the
me, what lacked is Hindi Cinema, and
good music. The here I am definitely
songs by G.V. referring to Kangana
Prakash Kumar is and Arvind. Thalaivii is
quite run-of-the-mill, one of the finest
and could have been biopics ever made and
made better by adding a should be included in
more pleasing touch to the curriculum in
them. From all the terms of performances
tracks, Nain Bandhe and makeup skills.
Nain is the one which will
spellbind you by

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from his lips. He behaved as he would

Love, No Season Knows nor Clime with a new colleague irrespective of
his heart jumping to his throat and
chest aflame with an unseen fire. She
was telling the dean about her
research. He found himself reverently
listening to her, wanting her to never
04 MINUTES READ
cease talking for fear that the
universe would stop if she did.
He was a competent and reputable The dean asked him for his critical
professional man of forty who opinion of the newcomer’s research
considered himself well past and project. His heart was bent in
above the idiocy of love. Therefore, he prostration before this majestic lady.
found it very strange that a rational How dare the dean invoke the rude
man like him was being irresistibly interruption of reason! He made a few
pulled towards this woman he had polite, academic comments. When
met at the education expo a few weeks the meeting was adjourned, the dean,
ago. He could not get her out of his
mind for many days afterwards. How
he had wished he could find out more
about her! Fate granted him his wish,
even allowing him to talk to her at
length. She was a faculty member and
the moderator of the conference he
was speaking at a university. Soon
after he came back, he found himself
wishing that he shared the same
workplace as her.
Her memory kept intruding on
him often, in class, amongst friends,
during his solitude, when chewing
down on a lump of food… In those also his former supervisor who was
moments, tears welled up in his eyes;
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very friendly with him, said, “This is
his heart went aflutter, threatening to the first time you’ve not objected to or
break his rib cage and fly towards her. criticized or suggested any change or
His emotional agony and mental given your opinion on a research.
unrest became unbearable. His heart Highly uncharacteristic of you!”
worded a silent wish to be near her, “Sir, have you ever found that any of
but he kept forcing her out of his the changes or objections or criticisms
mind. or opinions I have made so far were
A few months later, when the dean misplaced?”
welcomed a new faculty member to “No, indeed, I have always found you
the department a lightning bolt speak with an intellectual poignancy
struck him. You! The bewitching soul I and integrity few possess. And that is
am desperately trying to escape! The why, I believe that you might’ve finally
goddess divine I am humbly bowing met your intellectual match.”
towards! He wanted to shout this, but “I consider my colleagues and my
somehow his introduction flowed students as my equals.”

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“Ali, you are being humble.” I cannot explain this longing and
On his way home that day, his selfless devotion which makes me forget
heart was thumping with exultation my professional principles, neglect my
and anxiety. He kept driving aimlessly social standing and ignore my personal
here and there. There was so much he commitments, what must the love of
did not want to face. Intellectual God be like? If this single emotion
integrity, as his professor had said, cannot be explained or understood by
demanded that he speak the truth to me and I am forced to accept it as love,
himself also. Was it not true that his then reason speaks that I cannot
wishes with regard to that girl had explain or understand God rationally. I
come true? Was everything a coinci- can explain the physical world, but
dence? Is there really a God beyond God… I cannot deny Him any longer. It
coincidence? How can I explain this is the heart which testifies to His great-
emotional stirring? He shook away ness and oneness. Reason and emotion
these thoughts and engaged himself all point only to Him. In my love for
in routine matters. Shama, I have rediscovered faith. I now
It was years ago when faith had understand what it means to accept
deserted him gradually and surely Him and submit to His Will. Therefore, I
after his family had been murdered accept that there is no god but God.”
one by one because they were part of The affirmation poured from his
a minority community. The hurt and heart and nerve and sinew, complete-
the pain had been so utterly unimag- ly overwhelming him. Born of neither
inably unbearable that he plucked his culture nor inheritance, the testimo-
heart out of his chest and threw it in ny emerged from the combined
the deepest and darkest pits of cold appeal of his heart and mind. He felt
and indifferent rationality to which as if peace was overflowing him with
no light or laughter could reach. He its softness, fragrance and lightness.
had been driving aimlessly for years In the coming weeks, he gathered
now. courage for letting love enrich his life.
A few more months passed in This time, he consciously worded a
this agonized state of mind. He found prayer: Grant me the privilege and
himself defeated in his silently grow- honour of calling her mine and
ing passion for that girl. Familiarity sharing all that I am and all that I have
with her had only fanned the fire with her and only her. Whether Thou
within to an inferno. He was less will it or not, I shall be forever grate-
himself and more at one with her. The ful to You and only You.
one- sided nature of love intensified Shama was considering the two
the pain he felt. All he desired now proposals. One was a well- educated,
was peace of mind. I should talk to well- bred young man who was just
her. But before that I need to untangle starting his career. The second was
the mystery within. He finally became someone currently working in the
determined to address the reality same department as her, well-
avoided for so long. settled, but divorced and middle aged.
One night, he laid open his heart Should it be Shama-e- Ali or Shama
inside his journal: …? After pondering for long, she
“I have tried to justify everything physi- decided to settle the matter by prayer.
cally and objectively without God. Yet,
today, all my reasoning has failed me. If

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Sanctuary ble. How he would take pride in

Wajiha Imtiaz criticizing her each gesture to a point
PhD Scholar, Learner, Dreamer where she had lost it all and became
IMAGE: FREEPIK
an object that would robotically take
his orders and complimentary slaps.
04 MINUTES READ Maybe, to the day when the hitting
The doctor’s waiting room felt stifling had turned into a gruesome beating,
and poorly ventilated. She swallowed or perhaps to her present circum-
hard at the sight of a news report that stance where she lived in a constant
had prompted a sinister blood rush to fear of ‘how painful an end he must be
her ears. Some girl named Noor had planning for her?’
met the fate she had been anticipating Dr: “How are you feeling today, Ms.
for herself, the incident had jolted her Gulshan?”
out of her passive hopes that she She had been practicing CBT
phrased often as “it’s all in my head”. during the past sessions where the
In a few minutes she would be the therapist had helped her overcome
next to see the doctor for a therapy panic attacks through rational think-
session. Where should she start and ing and mindfulness.
till when should she describe her Gul: “I think he will harm me very brutal-
experience? From the early days of ly and no one will blink an eye.”
her marriage perhaps? How the She recalled how he would put
traumatic first year of living with blame and threaten people for
husband had substituted her enam- anything, how he harmed people in
our with grubbiness of a limp vegeta- the name of punishing them, called

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 57 BONUS
others incompetent, threw tantrums I needed to save myself.”

and would constantly glorify how he Dr: “Can I do anything to make you feel
was such a connoisseur that others safe now? What will make you feel safe?”
simply could not match up to his For a moment her dismayed past
intellect and sophistication. He could self was hopeful. A sanctuary and a
never see life as a series of setbacks compass might save her future self.
and wins. He only wanted to win at Gul: “A death sentence for Noor’s
the expense of others, to him the only murderer. And a rule book on who is to be
life worthy was his own. trusted.”
Dr: “What makes you say so? Are you
following the rational thinking pattern wajihaimtiaz@yahoo.com
that we had perfected last session?”
Gul: “Yes. The same happened to Noor.”
Dr: “No, it cannot possibly happen to you
because you are very enlightened upon the
narcissistic tendencies, and I have
Addicted to Diction
discussed in detail how an empath needs Mama Put: A street vendor, typically a
to stay clear of any connection with a woman, selling cooked food at low
narcissist, so they need very firm boundar- prices from a handcart or stall. Also a
ies for self-preservation. You will not go to street stall or roadside restaurant.
see him or maintain any sort of interaction
with that person.” Self-isolate: To isolate oneself from
Gul: “He is a plotter, he will put me in a others deliberately; to undertake
fix; as Noor was tricked.” self-imposed isolation for a period of
Dr: “Your ex-husband has severe narcis- time.
sistic personality disorder. NPD is often
associated with substance abuse as was Unfathomed: To come to understand
his case. His character pathology shows a something mysterious, puzzling, or
grandiose self, lack of empathy, haughty complicated
attitude, and alarmingly exploitive behav-
ior. Your family could not comprehend Quilling: The action or practice of
these traits at the time of your betrothal. bribing electors in order to gain their
Your brother had held high regard of your votes, especially by providing free
then ‘to be husband’ who maintained the alcohol and free biryani in Pakistani
façade of a scholarly, foreign qualified context
man. Had they an inkling of your marital
life turning into misery, they would have Pronoid: A person who is convinced
refused the proposal with no qualms. I am of the goodwill of others towards
sorry that your personal experience of himself or herself
abuse with him distorted your sense of Binge Watching: When watching
reality. You couldn’t speak for yourself. several episodes of a series in quick
You did not inform any one of your conse- succession over an extended period
quences till it got discovered. Now that of time.
you have severed all ties with him and as
you work on rebuilding your life, I am Doom Scrolling: Reading the news
here to help you through this process of on social media and expecting it to be
self-recovery.” bad – so much so that you become
Gul: “I didn’t save myself, nobody told me obsessed with looking at updates

99.9%
Recovery
Challenge to Social Protection
Muhammad Awais
Development Consultant,
Trainer, Writer
whether it is based on donated funds
or other financial resources and
04 MINUTES READ interest-free or with interest streams.
Microfinance for microbusinesses There is a natural statement that one
through interest free in-kind or cash is aware of when doing business:
financial support is always an Profit and Loss. Here we are discuss-
eye-catching endeavor from a social ing micro businesses based on inter-
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enterprise to alleviate poverty. Sever- est-free financial support, so conse-
al public and private sector organiza- quently one will establish impacts on
tions are supporting and executing a noble cause e.g. increase in income,
this activity through domestic and better living standards, scale-up,
international funding or donations. schooling of children, accessibility to
Concept of such a remarkable effort is necessities, and affordability etc. The
that instead of feeding someone fish, execution agencies and policy
tell them how to catch a fish and keep communicators always try to address
this chain developing and growing. challenges faced by micro-entrepre-
This is purely a social concept and neurs and rightly so: “ready to accept
well-acclaimed by executors that they the losses as well”. Having said this, a
are doing this activity for a noble question arises “why are most of
cause. However, while establishing these agencies claiming 99.9% recov-
micro-enterprises or scaling some- ery and how do they ensure this
one’s micro-establishment; the unnatural impact?” During global
executing agency makes business economic unrest, profit schemes
models for sustainable growth avoid- shrink, and inflation rises.
ing risk. This way, the executing Micro-businesses face tough times to
agencies try to recover the donated earn for their necessities and pay
funds in the shape of small and liabilities through their respective
easy-to-pay installments and put micro-establishments.
funds into revolving streams to help During the current pandemic or
others and keep this chain going. particularly, in any crisis, social
There are challenges one can face protection becomes mandatory for
during running their businesses any society. Significant ratios of

society that fall under the poverty line Social protection is a phrase
are called as vulnerable, however, commonly used by various schools of
they are the middle class and some thought and socio-economic sectors.
upper class fall just at the edge and Most of the time, policy designers and
become a silent part of the aforemen- decision makers focus only on those
tioned vulnerable part of society. who fall under the poverty line and
A recent case is the private school can survive with smaller donations.
system, which charges about However, those who live above the
Rs.500-2000 per month. After the poverty line are so susceptible that
first lockdown (March 2020), school even one salary delay, or halt of
fees were affected. A dip of 60-70% business operation can push them
and 40-50% in monthly fee in the towards poverty line, and hazardous
month of April and May 2020 respec- society norms pull them back; as they
tively was observed. A little ease in the are stuck mid-air and bear crisis
lockdown situation made the people miserably. A humble suggestion to
go back to work, so the fee collection policy and decision makers; please
in the month of June 2020 brought look down and see for yourself. It will
back near to normal i.e., 70-80%. help you in exercising social protec-
Here the social protection speaks tion with solid rationale.
louder and clearer that only a mishap Considering normal and abnormal
or crucial event pushes the middle business routines, it seems unreal to
class into poverty line and alleviates understand and believe how we forget
the already vulnerable, more vulnera- laws of nature while doing business
ble. The current pandemic situation Profit and Loss. I don’t want to make
triggered three stringent tests; (a) the 99.9% recovery claim doubtful but
Strive for food and necessities (b) would like to insist on the social
Meeting the norms of society and (c) impact of donated microenterprises
Avoid family system disturbances by treating them especially in vulner-
Government helped the vulnerable able conditions that they face and
through charity. However, the deal with. Our focus as a social enter-
above-mentioned dip in collection of prise should facilitate the support of
school fee highlights how a weak the vulnerable and motivate them to
social protection system shattered for pursue microbusiness, addressing
two months and dues were not to be their real time challenges for sustain-
paid. As soon as life came back to able growth and progress. 99.9%
routine, societal norms were happily recovery may be a big hurry, but not
exercised. an impactful achievement.
One viewpoint is that if such a crisis
happened two or three decades ago awaisaja1@hotmail.com
when we were stronger economically,
due to less cultural disparity; the unpopular opinion
second and third stringent tests could
be healed easily. Social norms in Taking a
close-knitted societies help protect bath by
people’s societal rights, but sadly bucket
those norms have been replaced by is better
money race in every element of than
society. a shower.

Capitalism
is Beautiful in its Horror
time between the blow and the recov-

Kaswer Hafeez ery. As we see the crises confronted
Writer. Stoic. Capitalist by capitalism, we can clearly see that
its recovery usually takes less time.
For instance, the Great Depression
04 MINUTES READ lasted decades. The recovery of
Over the past few centuries Capital- Europe and Japan post World War 2
IMAGE: THE ECONOMIST

ism has become the driving force in under the Marshal’s Plan and the
this human world overturning all that Japanese Economic Miracle were both
stood in its path. Few aspects of the shorter and more successful than the
essence of Capitalism still require plans to end the great depression. The
explanation. rise of China was even shorter, and
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has India is said to be set on the same
written extensively on an idea called path. The economic crises launched
“Anti-fragility”. In simple terms, an by the Coronavirus pandemic is
anti-fragile system is one which gets expected to last an even shorter time.
stronger each time it is hit. As a The time period and the strength of
system Capitalism has been the blow required to take down
challenged many a times with contin- capitalism is only increasing with
uous collapses, cartels and attempts time.
from old systems of control to subdue If capitalism is truly a system
it. Each time capitalism yet again which is Anti-fragile in its nature,
emerged stronger than before. then what are the causes of it being
Two things must be so? Firstly we must address what has
addressed here. Anti-fragility within been called a rival economic system
a system does not render it invincible, to understand what the causes of
it can be broken with a strong enough Anti-fragility are; “Communism”.
blow. It means that there is a natural Karl Marx in his writings extensively

explained and described the system crisis is automatically rebranded as

of capitalism and broke it down to an opportunity for people to make
three basic components: Capital, money from it as long as they solve it.
Labor and Land. He also expected Not enough food? Make more farms,
that the final stage in the evolution of sell more food at higher prices and
Capitalism would be Communism. He you are rewarded with money.
was correct. Communism comes with If Capitalism were a person
nice slogans but in reality it meant it would say: “Please exploit me and
that the ownership of everything was the people, I will reward you for it and
given to those people who owned the get stronger”. It is nigh unbeatable.
state. The people were told that they There are repeated stories of people
owned everything but in reality, they talking about Late-stage capitalism.
did not even own the very clothes they Lest it be forgotten, Marx said he was
wore. The entire state was controlled in late-stage capitalism. So did Lenin,
by a tiny minority, not in the sense of so did Mao and so do we today. How-
today’s capitalism, but literally. All ever Capitalism is not going
houses, clothing, food and even social anywhere, it gets stronger by the day
security were administered by a small and it will stand for the next thousand
minority on top with no hopes for years. Issues such as climate change
none in the bottom of the pyramid. too will be confronted, each crisis is
Capitalism compensates for this with an opportunity to exploit the system
social mobility, places such as Europe and it will be done.
have achieved 11% social mobility What now? Truly speaking
from the bottom strata to the top we have no alternatives. The problem
strata with the US lagging behind at with Marx was not that he was a
8% but that is enough, considering radical but that he was not radical
that the theoretical maximum: if we enough. We do not even have a system
take into account randomness is 20%. which could conceivably replace
This data was obtained from the capitalism. The only path to the future
Economist Social Mobility Survey lies through Accelerationism as said
published on 2021-11-6. Functionally, by Nick Land. The path to the future
Marx was correct but in reality, he must be even more radical than we
simply conceived of a system which can imagine it being today.
was a reformed version of capitalism,
instead of a separate entity. kaswer.h@gmail.com
Why is this important?
Because the reform of Capitalism unpopular opinion
intended to end the exploitation of
the masses. This is important to
understand. Capitalism functions
because it exploits weaknesses within
the system. Is there not enough
health care? It allows you to build
hospitals. In turn, those hospitals
contribute money to the owner of said
hospitals and the system of capitalism
only gets stronger. The same goes for Any sports game is better
any flaw in the system, each emergent on television.
MENTAL HEALTH 62 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
The
Fatima Altaf
Psychologist, Painter
Mind
06 MINUTES READ
Magical thinking infiltrates as many
Benders
acts and events are accredited to
supernatural and ritual, such as
prayer or sacrifice. Evolutionary,
social, and cognitive psychology can
explain some of the behaviors and
behaviors of cult members. There is a
possibility to investigate why mem-
bers join cults, why they are easily
influenced, and why they stay. Cult a personal or professional loss or
leaders use their personality and moved and are vulnerable. With the
charisma to attract followers. influence of both the charismatic
Succeeding a pyramidal sort pattern, leader and forms of persuasion, the
earlier members in cults will attract cult member has trouble making
newer ones, building the cult frame- formal judgment and decisions. They
work. Cults are experts on who to have trouble processing or deciding
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target, time and again directing on actions to take. Let’s see things in a
people who have recently undergone different way such as the power of
situational and communal influences
and the consequences of a leader
using such influences to devastatingly
manipulate others' behavior.
Hawkes Bay Incident

1983 when 38 Shia pilgrims from a
village in Chakwal Tehsil were direct-
ed to the Arabian Sea led by Nasreen
Fatima. Nasreen Fatima claimed to
have direct contact with the 12th
Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi. She was
supported intensely by her father.
Naseem Fatima claimed that Mahdi
told her to go to the Arabian Sea,
where its waters would part and allow
her and her followers to walk to Basra
and finally to the holy cities of Najaf
and Karbala both in Iraq minus to pay
for the journey. Nasreen Fatima
claimed that Mahdi told her to locate
women and children in locked trunks
for the journey. However, most
pilgrims who took part drowned,

MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE 63 MENTAL HEALTH
including Fatima herself. Waheed, told police that he killed the

people because they tried to kill him
The Burari Deaths in the past, and again they were there
The renowned show on Netflix, to kill him.
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths, Numerous incidents took place in
was based on real-life occurrences, in history if we start digging into it but
2018, in Burari, Delhi. Where 11 mem- keeping in view these three incidents,
bers of the same family were found the only question which I am sure
dead in their home, blindfolded, ascends in the minds of uncountable
gagged, and hands tied behind their readers/individuals would be WHY?
backs. Some handwritten notes were Why do they even follow this path of
also found in the house, which absolute insanity? Why Nasreen
highlighted that the family was into Fatima was not questioned on
spiritual/mystical practices. After the presenting the idea of getting locked
death of the head of the family, the in the trunks, and waiting for waters
family accepted Lalit as their leader. to part to let her and her followers
Lalit would talk and act like his father, pass? Why wasn’t the custodian of the
he also used to instruct and guide the shrine asked how torturing and
family, as his father would do, by beating could cleanse one's soul? Why
journaling. Just a few days before the Lalit wasn’t questioned by not even a
mass suicide, in the last note of the single member of the family how this
diary, instructed by the said-to-be precarious ritual could lead to a
deceased father’s spirit, to hand righteous life? A person may follow a
themselves as a ritual to lead a better cult leader because of limited
life. Through this, they can lead a decision space. Cults seek to control
righteous and pure life. their members in every respect; these
can be seen from personal relations
Shrine Mass Killings and family to financial assets and
No different than the incidents living arrangements (Lalich, 2017).
quoted above, in 2017, twenty people Emotional comfort is central to the
were intoxicated, tortured and then charm of cults. Persuasion is a form
murdered with clubs and knives at a of social influence that involves
Pakistani Sufi shrine. The dead changing other’s thoughts, or behav-
included six women. The killings were iors by applying rational and/or
professionally carried out by the emotional arguments to convince
shrine's upholder. To cleanse them, them to adopt a certain position or
the custodian used to beat and view (Cialdini, 2017).
torture his followers. A primary These three cases mentioned
investigation showed that the custo- above are some examples of cults.
dian of the shrine had many devotees When beliefs are influenced and
who would visit the shrine just to get abused by leaders, it results in
tortured in the name of religious massive destruction of humanity. The
cleansing. The custodian Waheed cult leaders use mind control
would visit the shrine twice a week techniques by manipulating them
from Lahore, and his followers would emotionally, usually by inducing fear
willingly submit to beating and or guilt to gain the loyalty of their
torturing with a red-hot iron rod. followers. They consciously or uncon-
After being arrested the custodian, sciously convince the followers to

MENTAL HEALTH 64 MONTHLY AZEEM ENGLISH MAGAZINE
self-incriminate, they succeeded in There is no difference of separate

persuading their devotees. Persua- personality, emotions, or thoughts,
sion is seen as a power tactic to get seen in cult members. They adopt
cult members to participate in behav- identical behaviors that they tend to
iors they otherwise would not. Some become de-individualized and lose
methods of cult influence include self-awareness. The bigger the cult,
techniques of compelled persuasion the greater the facility of changing
involving guilt, shame, or fear. mindsets and swaying emotions
(Lalich, 2017) Nasreen Fatima, Lalit (Darley & Latane, 1968). The cult may
and Waheed successfully distorted also control the members by using
the perception of their followers by psychological tactics like brainwash-
abusing them emotionally and inducing. The followers with time start to
ing fear, loss, and fault and were able get inclined by the brain frequency
to gain their followers' obedience and which is shared by the cult leader,
loyalty, to the extent that not even the which could lead to a rare condition,
adolescents interrogated their known as a shared psychotic disorder
irrationality. is a rare disorder regarded as by
Cult leaders use the power of the sharing a delusion among two or
crowd influence in controlling others' more people in a close relationship.
behavior, brainpower, thoughts, and The inducer (primary) with a psychot-
emotions. This includes inaugurating ic disorder with delusional influenc-
inflexible rules and guidelines, es, another nonpsychotic individual
withholding or misrepresenting or more (induced, secondary) based
information, using hypnotic trances, on a delusional belief. Amongst these
and generating guilt and fear among psychological holds are several forms
followers. The followers believe the of social influence which are correlat-
leaders and engage in rituals with the ed with the natural need and drive for
intention of accomplishing an exten- belonging that humans possess.
sive set of desired outcomes, from These forms of social influence
plummeting their anxiety, relieving somewhat overlap in definition but
their grief to accomplishment in have distinct differences and play a
competitions. Cult members then major role in being submissive to the
make decisions followed by literature cult leader.
and forced rationality. Lastly, practic- This is how I tried to reason the
es of influence like obedience, obedience of the cult members, do
conformity, and submission keeps the share your opinions and understand-
followers in the cult and psychologi- ing on the subject matter.
cally ceases them from leaving.
Cult members behave in ways that
are in conflict to or against survival. fatimaaltaf924@gmail.com
Endangerments, injury, illness, harm, fatima_ﬆrokes
grievance or even death do not gener-
ate emotional responses. They will
behave in far-reaching and undesir-
able ways that may hinder revision.
This is one variance that discrete
cults from other groups is Deindivid-
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december 2021 - vol.

Nice Guys Finish Last PAGE 34

Love, No Season Knows nor Clime

YARA GEE AMAN KARSO!

Heer THE METAPHOR

Editor-in-Chief Art Driector

What a year it has been for all of us. We’ve been

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women feel safer on social media, or Islamabad. We try to control as much

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heft, all this struggle. Some of y’all

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Scan the Code and Move On!

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embodiment of “Loss, Love and Pain.” wandered in the wilderness. It was

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Glamorizing Babylonian Abstracts

shows, sometimes, their statements Up until 1990, the Oscars were

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Lok Mela Festival 21

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Facilitating Australia with Submarines

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Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin

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angry young man from Takht Hazara,

Kaido, her parents, her brothers and

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1. Ranjha Jatt was ethnically not a wise words of the Qazi:

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authority to issue a fatwa (edict). of Heer, the lower:

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We think too much and feel too little.

I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.

Your silence gives consent.

God is found by those, with kind hearts.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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Faiz Mahmood your memory and would never

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