South of West

  • Ridicule is Nothing to be Scared of

    Posted: May 26, 2010, 5:47 pm by Rob Crilly
    I wrote most of this a week ago. As my post gathered pace, I didn’t notice that I gradually lost access YouTube, most of the BBC News website, the New Scientist, Wikipedia, twitter and hundreds of other sites. It was only when WordPress was blocked here in Pakistan that I realised what was happening. Anyway, [...]

  • Going Local

    Posted: May 19, 2010, 9:47 am by Rob Crilly
    The plan was quite simple. We were making a trip to a village in rural Punjab. The sort of place where it was not inconceivable that we could be close to supporters of Jihadi groups. The driver, fixer and I agreed we would dress in traditional shalwar kameez to avoid drawing attention to ourselves (even [...]

  • Putting the Error in Terrorism

    Posted: May 17, 2010, 11:35 am by Rob Crilly
    I’m waiting in eager anticipation for The Express Tribune to be launched in Islamabad. So far this newest of Pakistan’s papers is available in Karachi, and a day or so later here in the capital. It has a clean, fresh design and a lively turn in human interest stories. Best of all though is Sami [...]

  • Islamabad

    Posted: May 16, 2010, 10:44 am by Rob Crilly
    So here I am in Islamabad. A new city, new country, new employer. A lot of changes. South of West has been quiet since I arrived. For a start I wanted to keep writing about Sudan and Africa for a bit. But then I realised I had become just another blogger writing about a place [...]
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