Please check the latest updates on www.misscanadapakistan.com. Thanks
Sonia Ahmed - President
Tel: 416-898-7254
Miss Canada Pakistan Inc.
sonia@misscanadapakistan.com
www.misscanadapakistan.com
Beauty Pageants in Islamic Communities
by Arif Nawaz Khan and Shahzabe
Recently on a television show in Pakistan beautiful girl was selected
as a 20th Century Woman and awarded an expensive car. The show was organized
by a cosmetic firm as part of their publicity campaign and the organizers
took care that the participants maintain feminine grace and poise without
exposing or revealing too much! The show had continued for several
weeks without attracting too much public attention and none of the extremists
took notice.
Beauty pageants in the style of Western World are becoming popular in
China, Japan, Korea and developing countries like India, Thailand etc.
These beauty contests can be regarded as the most perfectly rendered theater
in the emerging culture which perfectly captures what people yearn for:
a low-class ritual, a polished restatement of vulgarity, that wants to
open the door to high-class respectability by way of plain middle-class
anxiety and ambition. Such contests are unthinkable in Islamic countries
where still
Millions of women observe Purdah and use Burqas and veils.
Couple of years ago many people were shocked to learn that a Pakistani
woman was participating in the Miss International Beauty contest to be
held in Tokyo. Pakistan government ordered its diplomats in Japan to contact
the organisers and try to bar her from using the country's name. The orgnizers
ignore that!
Soon after photographs of 21-year old Neelam Noorani appeared in newspapers
on Friday, appearing in the preview of the Tokyo beauty pageant as "Miss
Pakistan".
The News daily reported a front page story titled, 'Beauty queen or
an ultimate disgrace', and also carried the picture of Noorani taking part
in the pageant.
"Miss Noorani, seen as a disgrace by many Pakistanis, was wearing ceremonial
strap prominently inscribing "PAKISTAN", the daily said.
According to the organisers 51 girls would compete for the Miss International
crown on September 30 in Tokyo. Expressing shock over Noorani taking part
in the contest, Tariq Janjua, the Secretary Culture, Sports and Tourism
was quoted by the newspaper as saying that the government had nothing to
do with "this shameful development." "We cannot allow this," Janjua said
adding that such contests were in total "contrast" to the social and cultural
values of Pakistan.
Malaysia, Turkey and Indonesia seems to be three Muslim countries where
beauty pagents are organized though protests are held in Indonesia about
such events. The Governments of Islamic countries generally do not approve
such events though in Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia they do not interfere
because of their policies
towards human rights and freedom of expression.
To see full article click below:
http://www.netvert.biz/paklink/articles/beauty.html
21 Useful Things You Might Not Know but should!
1. Drinking two glasses of Gatorade
can relieve headache pain almost
immediately -- without the unpleasant
side effects caused by traditional
"pain relievers."
2. Did you know that Colgate toothpaste
makes an excellent salve for burns?
3. Before you head to the drugstore
for a high-priced inhaler filled with
mysterious chemicals, try chewing
on a couple of curiously strong Altoids
peppermints. They'll clear up
your stuffed nose.
4. Achy muscles from about of the
flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in
cup of olive oil. Let the mixture
sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a
massage oil, for instant relief
for aching muscles.
5. Sore Throat? Just mix 1/4 cup
of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take
1 tablespoon six times a day.
The vinegar kills the bacteria.
See the rest by clicking below:
http://www.netvert.biz/paklink/articles/usefulthings.html
From a post in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Batunimurid/
Vocabulary Building Exercises
Vocabulary enables us to interpret and to express. If you have a limited
vocabulary, you will also have a limited vision and a limited future. __Jim
Rohn
The best way to build vocabulary is to read and read and keep a dictionary
handy and resolve to learn minimum ten new words every day.
Starting from this week we are publishing a new column to help build
your vocabulary. In the following test you have to find the word for which
the meaning or synonyms are given.
Test 1
1. Excessive flattery or admiration.
2. Having or exercising influence, One that is of considerable importance
or influence:
3. Impossible to retract/change/take back
4. To void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing:
5. To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling,
to impart new vigor or to; revive.
6. Having fame, famous, well known
7. Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious.
8. The general estimation in which a person is held by the public. ,the
state or situation of being held in high esteem.
9. The quality or condition of being notorious; ill fame.
An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
10. One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp: My little brother is
such a rogue! A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
For answers click the link below
http://www.netvert.biz/wordpower/test1.html
Smile@humor.nut
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do;
the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.
Greater fun is having lots and lots to do and getting bribe for doing
it!
Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's
a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
Witness
A witness to an automobile accident was testifying. The following exchange
took place between the lawyer and the witness:
The lawyer: "Did you actually see the
accident?"
The witness: "Yes, sir."
The lawyer: "How far away were you when the
accident happened?"
The witness: "Thirty-one feet, six and one quarter
inches."
The lawyer (thinking he'd trap
the witness): "Well, sir, will you tell the jury how you knew it was exactly
that distance?"
The witness: "Because when the accident happened
I took out a tape and measured it. I knew some stupid lawyer would ask
me that question."
See More jokes at
http://www.netvert.biz/paklink/jokes |
Join Pakistan
Post 
Members can post
their views on socio-econmic issue.It is free and easy to subscribe or
unsubscribe at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/pakistanpost
You can also subscribe
by sending a blank email to
pakistanpost-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
_________________________________________________
Win handsome rewards
and recognition by finding sponsors or advertisers for Weekly Paklink
eDigest. Big and small prizes from Umera ticket to wall clocks, wathes,
TV etc depending on the type of sponsorship. Sponsoring Good eZines goes
a long way in building or maintaining good image. Check out what the experts
say about ezine advertising.
Click here
http://www.netvert.biz/prizes.html
'PC & Internet
Companion' will eliminate your frustrations for ever.
Discover why someone described
it as "The most Jaw-Dropping
collection of Plain English
Tips and Tutorials in existence" ...
http://www.newbieclub.com/?magway
|
Free and easy to subscribe or unsubscribe
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/paklink
Or just send blank email to:
paklink-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To unsubscribe you can send blank email
to:
paklink-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Please forward this to your friends who
will appreciate your good taste and we your help.
Weekly Paklink eDigest
in published throught the courtesy of
yahoogroups.com USA but edited and compiled
in Karachi,
|
List Administrators:
"Khurram Muzzammil Zuberi"<jazil95@yahoo.com>
"Shahzabe Khan"<shahzabek@yahoo.com>
Editor: Shah N. Khan,
Internet Marketing Consultant
http://www.netvert.biz/shah
shah1936@yahoo.com |
For article submission editor_ezine@yahoo.com
