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[cadet018]

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reminds me of a old joke where an elder asks a young man, how much he had studied.. the man replies: Jee B.A kar liyaa hai, abb soch rahaa hooN High School bhee kar hee looN

Jee B.A kar liyaa hai, abb soch rahaa hooN Metric bhee kar hee looN:p

[AQ]

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Jee B.A kar liyaa hai, abb soch rahaa hooN Metric bhee kar hee looN:p

aik tau yaar, aap kaa standard baRhaayaa thaa maiN naY... high school is more "in" in these forums than metric .... hence the variation :-)

challo bhaago yahaaN say iss say pehlaY kaY hammaiN bhagaayaa jayee..shaabaash!

[P_GL]

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@Sara516

Mohsin Hamid

@saieen

ibne safi by imran and afridi :k:

@Dushwari

the secular mind by roberts cole.
non fiction.

what are these books about a lil detail will do, not alot just so we can get the gist of the stories

@X2

if u liked angels and demons and da vinci code, try “the last templar”

Is that also by dan brown or another person?

When i finished reading Dan browns i started reading this book by Paul Sussman “The Last Secret Of the Temple” Bassically its on the same lines as da vinci Code but its about the jewish religion and Muslims. i thought it was very interesting some parts were a bit of a bore but its a good read for time pass.

@cadet018

Read these Urdu novels
Ishq ka ain (by aleem ul haq haqqi)
Ishq ka sheen (by aleem ul haq haqqi)
Kaiser-o-kasra (naseem hijazi)
Shaheen (naseem hijazi)
there are more … cant remember the names right now …

wanna read
**khak aur khoon **by naseem hijazi

Are these all in Urdu if they are can you get English Translations of them or not?
I read an urdu novel Called “Khuda ki Basti” Cant remember who the writer was, but that was a brilliant novel

@cadet018

I m desprately waiting for Dan Brown’s next (Solemon Key) …
The main character will yet again be “Robert Langdon” … but this time … we’ll see America’s Capital like we have never seen b4 … the novel will be about Free Masons …

Is that not out yet im eagerly awaiting for that too when my work collegue told me about it last year i thought it definately sounded interesting

@AQ

I have a collection of books too but it’s okay not to tell about it cuz I am not in touch with almost all of them for last year and a half… they are in a box sitting in the attic of a house in New York

currently, I am mostly reading books on:

• SYMCLI Product Manual

• Legato Backup

• Veritas Netbackup

• CDL

• Connectirx Cisco/Brocade/McData Fiber Switches

• Zoning - scenario based events

• Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) disaster recovery implementation

• TimeFinder Snap/mirror/clones backup

… etc. etc.

Hope it helped :halo:

AQ are all these Acedemic books ?

[cadet018]

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@P_GL

Are these all in Urdu if they are can you get English Translations of them or not?
I read an urdu novel Called “Khuda ki Basti” Cant remember who the writer was, but that was a brilliant novel

i dont think u can get english translations … though Naseem Hijazi is big name in urdu novel .. but still i dont think any 1 translate urdu novels in english

@P_GL

Is that not out yet im eagerly awaiting for that too when my work collegue told me about it last year i thought it definately sounded interesting

well even publisher is not revealing the publishing date …

[X2]

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pagli, no its not by dan brown its by Raymound Khoury

[Cool_Breeze]

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@P_GL

Are these all in Urdu if they are can you get English Translations of them or not?

wouldn’t it be cool to publish Urdu books in Roman urdu. Translation sometimes doesn’t do the justice.

[P_GL]

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wouldn't it be cool to publish Urdu books in Roman urdu. Translation sometimes doesn't do the justice.

Yeah :D thats would be alot better

X2 :- hmmm!! i'll have to look out for that one Any other recomendations :)

[_MuNiYa]

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Very Frequently i read books i do have a small collection of them. but depending on what am into at the time i read anything of interest. wether its Fiction, non-Fiction, Romance, thriller, murder etc.

Recently i;ve been hooked on this pakistani guys novel He's called Nadeem Aslam. I Loved his books two of my favourites infact. The way they are written etc i really enjoyed them and could never put them down.

So what sort of books do you read Can you recomend any good books :D

YOU LIKE NADeEEM ASLAM?! NAHEEEE YAARRRR HE'S SUCH A BAFOON..
I READ MAPS TO LOST LOVERS AND I WANTED TO KILL HIM!! NOW AY!!!!!!!!

HE''S IGNORANT!

[P_GL]

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* i really likes that book why do you think he’s a bafoon

[_MuNiYa]

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^^ sweety you didnt think it was gross?
Like forget the fact that we are muslim -- but some scenes were just not acceptable for any culture.

Ex. teh scene where the mother catches the boy jerking off and when confronted the boy masturbates on his mother. Is that normal anywhere?

Or a son referring to his mother as a "cunt" on national newspaper.

The whole book is based on an a married woman living with her boyfriend and being murdered for it. The whole problem was that she couldnt marry her BF because her husband was MIA and there was no way divorce him. But in Islam if you husband is not around for X number of years then you are free of the marriage. There were many many small mistakes in his interpretation of Islam and hindusim for that matter. I knwo for a fact that a devote Hindu would not burn himself the way Shamas's father did.

The book was the author's way of getting back at his family. He's a sicko and freak!

Have you read any of his interviews? He's manic-depressive(sp).
I wanted to burn the book after I was done!

[P_GL]

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@_MuNiYa

^^ sweety you didnt think it was gross?
Like forget the fact that we are muslim – but some scenes were just not acceptable for any culture.

Ex. teh scene where the mother catches the boy jerking off and when confronted the boy masturbates on his mother. Is that normal anywhere?

Or a son referring to his mother as a “cunt” on national newspaper.

The whole book is based on an a married woman living with her boyfriend and being murdered for it. The whole problem was that she couldnt marry her BF because her husband was MIA and there was no way divorce him. But in Islam if you husband is not around for X number of years then you are free of the marriage. There were many many small mistakes in his interpretation of Islam and hindusim for that matter. I knwo for a fact that a devote Hindu would not burn himself the way Shamas’s father did.

The book was the author’s way of getting back at his family. He’s a sicko and freak!

Have you read any of his interviews? He’s manic-depressive(sp).
I wanted to burn the book after I was done!

Yes those parts were definately Gross, i havent read any of the interviews or anything to do with the book, i found it Fascinating prob cos of the fact that its the first ever book i read from an asian Writer.

However i did find the plot of the book really weird but at the time that i read it i was lets say ignorant of most things in islam and didnt bother looking up the info until later on. but i thought being a non fiction book it wouldnt have been true any way:konfused:

[_MuNiYa]

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You wanna read a book thats risky but written well --- get
The reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid - or ever Moth Smoke..

read Satanic Verses -- its better that this hog wash..

south asians writers to look out for

Jhumpa lahiri (the namesake, and another book called maladies)
Monica Ali (brick Lane)
Mohsin Hamid (moth smoth, reluctant fundamentalist)
Khushwant Singh (train to pakistan)
Kiterunner as mentioned
Bapsi Sidwa
Samina Qureshi
Tahira Naqwi

Anyone but this fool!!!

[P_GL]

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You wanna read a book thats risky but written well --- get The reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid - or ever Moth Smoke..

read Satanic Verses -- its better that this hog wash..

south asians writers to look out for

Jhumpa lahiri (the namesake, and another book called maladies) Monica Ali (brick Lane) Mohsin Hamid (moth smoth, reluctant fundamentalist) Khushwant Singh (train to pakistan) Kiterunner as mentioned Bapsi Sidwa Samina Qureshi Tahira Naqwi

Anyone but this fool!!!

LOL....Lovin that :@:

I've herd of monica ali have u read her book??

and yeah i loved jhumpa lahiri's book :D

Have you herd of Nirpal Singh Daliwal?

[_MuNiYa]

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I dont mean to bombard you - but just making suggestions

Try My Feudal Lord by tahmina durrani

or for a good auto biography (but slightly tainted to make herself look great) read An Enduring Love by Farah Pahlvi

and try this site out for more WOMEN authors

SawNet - Love with Asian people!

[_MuNiYa]

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@P_GL

LOL…Lovin that

I’ve herd of monica ali have u read her book??

and yeah i loved jhumpa lahiri’s book

Have you herd of Nirpal Singh Daliwal?

All the books I’ve recommended I’ve read already

Loved Brick Lane!! Was thinking about re reading it..

I dotn know about this Nirpal dude – maybe I’ll look that up.

Thanks honey.

[P_GL]

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@_MuNiYa

All the books I’ve recommended I’ve read already

Loved Brick Lane!! Was thinking about re reading it..

I dotn know about this Nirpal dude – maybe I’ll look that up.

Thanks honey.

i have his novel tourism sitting on my book shelf its his debut, but am thinking it might be another Nadeem aslam deal

And nope ur books list is very much welcomed Cheers Me Dear

Wat is brick lane about?

[_MuNiYa]

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Brick Lane is Gung Ho woman power..

Two sisters.. one runs away for love the other marries a bald man for her parents sake and moves from bangla to London. He's not particularly a bad man but not great either.. the story is pretty much about her raising a family while learnin about herself and learning to let go.

You go through drugs, working mediroce jobs, an affair and much more.
Good read -- often I saw the struglles my mom must have went through when she came to America

[Krypton]

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i loved THE NAMESAKE!!!

soo good...the book

[P_GL]

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Brick Lane is Gung Ho woman power..

Two sisters.. one runs away for love the other marries a bald man for her parents sake and moves from bangla to London. He's not particularly a bad man but not great either.. the story is pretty much about her raising a family while learnin about herself and learning to let go.

You go through drugs, working mediroce jobs, an affair and much more. Good read -- often I saw the struglles my mom must have went through when she came to America

sounds good ama look it up :)
have you read any true life stories i read this one about two sisters who get sold by their dad in yemen the books called "Sold" by Zana Muhsen the elder sister got out of the clutches but the younger sister is still there she's doing like a sequel of books and funding she's trying to help her sister to get out.

there was another book i read about an american woman who was married to an iraqi man and he took her and the daughter on holiday to iraq but they never came back he kept them both their against her will and was beating her up etc.
which was also quit good::D

[_MuNiYa]

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woman both are interesting -- lekin naam and author tho bolo..
i think I saw SOLD lekin didnt buy it.