Comments on: Italy in Karachi

By: javed ishaq

javed ishaq — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:49:36 +0000

In reply to Natália Guerreiro. its outstanding observation and unique way by the khan to out the realities of our societies

By: Nicol Pan

Nicol Pan — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:55:33 +0000

I have mixed feelings towards what you’ve described,too. I don’t think it could be easily explained away with a simple colonial perspective, or any kind of dualistic/oppositional concepts, we vs them….it’s easy to just fall into categories and difficult to see that no matter we or they, we share the same human nature, hatred, selfishness and greed, but also love, generosity and selflessness….inequality is everywhere, not just in our ‘enemy’ ‘s camp….

By: Adua Paciocco

Adua Paciocco — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:44:03 +0000

Thank you for sharing this with us. I have a mixed feelings reaction to your experience.

By: Mairead

Mairead — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:41:43 +0000

This is a thoughtful and elegant description – a microcosm for so many odd situations where ones feels disempowered or at least overshadowed for a time by others who have the capital. Thanks for writing

By: Ingrid Piller

Ingrid Piller — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:45:34 +0000

Thanks, Khan, for this beautiful post! It reminds me of a short story by Samad Behrangi, "24 Restless Hours," which can be read in full here. "24 Restless Hours" provides the same answer to your final question that you seem to give yourself: extreme inequality precludes meaningful communication. Indeed, it would seem that controlling inequality and keeping it within relatively narrow margins (certainly much more narrow than the difference you describe and, more generally, than we currently see between the 99% and the 1%) is a prerequisite not only for meaningful communication but for the very survival of the planet - as a number of thinkers have recently argued from different perspectives, such as philosopher Brian Barry in Why Social Justice Matters or geographer Jared Diamond in Collapse.

By: Christof Demont-Heinrich

Christof Demont-Heinrich — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:57:00 +0000

Vahid is correct,
Very well-written and thought-provoking post, with a very important question posted at the end.

By: vahid

vahid — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:51:16 +0000

Thank you Khan for this beautiful and moving post.
I really liked your apt description: “a grossly unequal world”

By: Saira Khan

Saira Khan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:06:57 +0000

Itz da continuation of da Colonial era n same sort of relationship has been enjoyed as was enjoyed by da Colonial n da Colonized ones.

By: Natália Guerreiro

Natália Guerreiro — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:35:50 +0000

beautiful and moving.