Chowrangi » Culture http://www.chowrangi.pk Pakistan Politics, Current Affairs, Business and Lifestyle Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What Happened To The Sunnah Way Of Marriage? http://www.chowrangi.pk/what-happened-to-the-sunnah-way-of-marriage.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/what-happened-to-the-sunnah-way-of-marriage.html#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:18 +0000 Mohammad Yusha http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=8640 It seems as though to go along with society’s customs, people are willing to compromise with Islamic teachings, specifically the sunnah way of marriage. Even religious people spend enormous amounts of money on their son’s and daughter’s marriages. In this day and age, the sunnah way of marriage seems non-existent. What happened to the sunnah [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/what-happened-to-the-sunnah-way-of-marriage.html/feed 0 Lawn infested! http://www.chowrangi.pk/lawn-infested.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/lawn-infested.html#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:36:15 +0000 Halima Khan http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=7175 The ultimate necessity of summers, the ‘lawn ka jora’ that has been taken for granted for so long now has the ultimate mentor: the designer faculty! Here is how you feel towards this brand mania about what used to be a predictably boring three-piece lawn suit with the same old plain prime colors being mixed [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/lawn-infested.html/feed 0 Child Abuse http://www.chowrangi.pk/child-abuse.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/child-abuse.html#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:16:07 +0000 Mohammad Yusha http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=7168 At the time of our parents, it was normal for a child to be treated like a slave and still be respectful to his parents. Many parents today treat their children in the same way that they were treated by their own parents, and when children rebel, they wonder why. Parents today want their children [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/child-abuse.html/feed 3 Women postponing Marriage for Career and Enormous Amounts of Money spent on Weddings http://www.chowrangi.pk/women-postponing-marriage-for-career-and-enormous-amounts-of-money-spent-on-weddings.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/women-postponing-marriage-for-career-and-enormous-amounts-of-money-spent-on-weddings.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:33:00 +0000 Mohammad Yusha http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=6964 There are many women in the subcontinent who, in order to have a career, postpone marriage until it becomes too late. No one wants to marry a woman over thirty, or even in her late twenties. No one is stopping women from having a career, and they can surely continue with their career after marriage. [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/women-postponing-marriage-for-career-and-enormous-amounts-of-money-spent-on-weddings.html/feed 1 Karachi Literature Festival 2011 http://www.chowrangi.pk/karachi-literature-festival-2011-2.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/karachi-literature-festival-2011-2.html#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:58:49 +0000 Rabia Sheikh http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=6784 The second Karachi literature festival 2011 took place on 5th and 6th February at Carlton hotel in Karachi. The festival, jointly organized by Oxford University Press and British Council, was aimed at promoting Pakistani writers and bringing them closer to the readers. Festival included book stalls, panel discussions, book launches and creative writing by writers [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/karachi-literature-festival-2011-2.html/feed 2 The Beggar Mafia in Pakistan – An Unexplored Truth http://www.chowrangi.pk/the-beggar-mafia-in-pakistan-an-unexplored-truth.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/the-beggar-mafia-in-pakistan-an-unexplored-truth.html#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:45:49 +0000 Saad Hirani http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=6398 Those 15 seconds, when you’re anxiously waiting for the red signal that is just about to turn green- a small child comes up to your car sticking his face in the window as hard as he can to make himself seen, or holding consumer goods, like tissue packets, biscuits, combs etc. asks you to buy [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/the-beggar-mafia-in-pakistan-an-unexplored-truth.html/feed 11 Custom of Holding Holy Quran above Bride’s Head during Rukhsati http://www.chowrangi.pk/custom-of-holding-holy-quran-above-brides-head-during-rukhsati.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/custom-of-holding-holy-quran-above-brides-head-during-rukhsati.html#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:09:03 +0000 Mohammad Yusha http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=6369 The custom of holding the Holy Quran above the bride’s head during rukhsati is a bizarre one. Not only does it not have any basis in Islam, it also does not make sense at any level. Apparently it is done so that the bride can gain blessings. In reality, blessings are gained by reading the [...]

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]]> http://www.chowrangi.pk/custom-of-holding-holy-quran-above-brides-head-during-rukhsati.html/feed 9 The Controversial Drone of the Vuvuzela during FIFA world Cup 2010 http://www.chowrangi.pk/the-controversial-drone-of-the-vuvuzela-during-fifa-world-cup-2010.html http://www.chowrangi.pk/the-controversial-drone-of-the-vuvuzela-during-fifa-world-cup-2010.html#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:38:50 +0000 Hina Safdar http://www.chowrangi.com/?p=5752 Vuvuzela, a meter long brightly colored plastic that emits noisy sound, is the controversial trademark trumpet of South African football fans in the ongoing 2010 FIFA world cup. The instrument is responsible for the background soundtrack in a high volume you hear during every match to the delight of some and the profound annoyance of [...]

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