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The India subtext in the

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:30:14 +0000

The India subtext in the Veena Malik nude cover controversy
By Uri Friedman, Passport @ Foreignpolicy.com, Dec. 7, 2011

Row over Pakistan actress

artappraiser — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:07:29 +0000

In reply to Pakistan: The TV actress who took on the mufti

Row over Pakistan actress Veena Malik nude 'ISI' photo, BBC News, Dec. 2, 2011

Satirical Song, a YouTube

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:40:12 +0000

In reply to Pakistan: The TV actress who took on the mufti

Satirical Song, a YouTube Hit, Challenges Extremism in Pakistan

By Salman Masood, New York Times, Nov. 6/7, 2011

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A satirical song that takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at religious extremism, militancy and contradictions in Pakistani society has become an instant hit here, drawing widespread attention as a rare voice of the country’s embattled liberals.

The song, “Aalu Anday,” which means “Potatoes and Eggs,” comes from a group of three young men who call themselves Beygairat Brigade, or A Brigade Without Honor, openly mocking the military, religious conservatives, nationalist politicians and conspiracy theorists.

Their YouTube video has been viewed more than 350,000 times since it was uploaded in mid-October. The song is getting glowing reviews in the news media here and is widely talked about — and shared — on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.

The name of the band is itself a satire of Pakistan’s nationalists and conservatives, who are often described in the local news media as the Ghairat Brigade, or Honor Brigade.

Local musicians have produced work in the past vilifying the West, especially the United States, but rarely do they ridicule the military or religious extremists, and none have had Beygairat Brigade’s kind of success.

Sung in Punjabi, the language of the most populous and prosperous province, the song delivers biting commentary on the current socio-political milieu of the country, in which religious radicalism and militancy have steadily risen over the years and tolerance for religious minorities is waning....

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Nothing unwitting about it.

Resistance — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:21:01 +0000

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Nothing unwitting about it. What are we supposed to do; police the world?

What is India, or China going to do? It's in their sphere of influence.

Maybe that is why George Washington warned us to mind our own business at home otherwise we get sucked into the quagmire.

China has the money let them protect their own borders.

India has the money, let them protect their own borders

Why does bankrupt America, have to be the patsy?

"American worker we need to cut your safety net, we have to protect China and India"?

Resistance, I believe you are

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:17:39 +0000

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Resistance, I believe you are unwittingly making the argument for those who fear "the muftis" will get ahold of the nukes. Those who do not sanction interference in Pakistan/Afghanistan normally make the argument that it's none of our business who has control of the weapons of war in those countries and if the drones and missiles get totally in their hands instead of the secular government (albeit one struggling with infiltration by their sympathizers) so what, none of our business.

daily dose of optimism Yeah,

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:10:40 +0000

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daily dose of optimism

Yeah, that's mainly why I posted it, it's basically old news being presented as a "feature."

Plus it's good once in a while to counter the slant created by the drumbeat of the horrible news out of Pakistan, that there is also another side to life there.

Her sassiness and

Resistance — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:36:49 +0000

In reply to Pakistan: The TV actress who took on the mufti

Her sassiness and unwillingness to bend the knee, will probably get her killed.

Sending a message; don't screw with the Mufti (authority)

left many thunderstruck....

The government will call in a ~~thunderstrike~~ drone strike; because a high ranking target of opportunity will have been spotted; she'll be present and an unfortunate accident will occur.

If the Arab Spring taught us anything, Those in power want to stay in power.

God help us.

The sheer audacity of an

Verified Atheist — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:12:10 +0000

In reply to Pakistan: The TV actress who took on the mufti

The sheer audacity of an actress openly challenging a religious figure left many thunderstruck....

This is how it can start… (and now I've used up my daily dose of optimism…)

I checked Youtube, she is

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:28:32 +0000

In reply to Pakistan: The TV actress who took on the mufti

I checked Youtube, she is definitely a celeb, there's things like clips from her shows there, with large numbers of views, and things like "Veena Malik bares all with Huma Amir on The Morning Show", from January of this year on Pakistan's Express 24/7 in English.

The RFE/RL article was republished on Asia Times Online on Sept. 29 here; that's actually where I first saw it.