tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post676412119485654100..comments2024-02-26T07:02:01.185-05:00Comments on Freedom from the Forbidden: Freedom from the Forbiddenqrratugaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-1046857778475894902014-09-02T00:36:22.058-04:002014-09-02T00:36:22.058-04:00Thank you for your generous praise, Siraj lala! :)...Thank you for your generous praise, Siraj lala! :) God bless you!qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-17038643027992857852014-01-24T12:27:41.112-05:002014-01-24T12:27:41.112-05:00Excellent piece of art! You've gushed forth al...Excellent piece of art! You've gushed forth all that throttles Muslim women in general and the Pashtun in particular. There can't be a cathartic poem like the one you've written! You've slapped the chauvinists and pseudo traditionalists right in their faces. They must realize it if they've some gumptions. Keep up your JIHADIST and you 'll achieve your goals, as Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890915991036264126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-48913478016841751012013-08-12T14:09:33.671-04:002013-08-12T14:09:33.671-04:00Dear friend in spirit,
Thank you for your comment....Dear friend in spirit,<br />Thank you for your comment. :) I'm always happy to hear particularly from readers like you!<br /><br />The last comment on this post was over a year ago, but I try to keep this blog as active as possible, trying to publish a post at least once a week. So you're welcome to stop by whenever you have time. I'm also happy to have conversations with you - or we qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-11654529568190036922013-08-11T22:00:01.664-04:002013-08-11T22:00:01.664-04:00I don't know how often you see these comments,...I don't know how often you see these comments, I see its been over a year since the last post. I just needed to tell you this. As a young American woman of Pukhthun family, I've been feeling so smothered lately (and by the people in my life who claim the most love for me; I only have tolerance for their intolerance of me because in the end they are my family and I figure they're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-74742903073983846982012-02-19T12:51:52.643-05:002012-02-19T12:51:52.643-05:00Sorry, Wahid! Accidentally delete my comment in re...Sorry, Wahid! Accidentally delete my comment in response to yours, LOL. I meant to delete the one right below it.<br /><br />@ Anonymous: While I appreciate your good thoughts, please understand that I can't tolerate the expression of such thoughts here, certainly not in public. I trust you won't do it again. <br />Thank you.qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-89615605634562288882012-02-19T06:34:55.786-05:002012-02-19T06:34:55.786-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-7759812919581503692012-02-06T22:58:30.480-05:002012-02-06T22:58:30.480-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-10298277459747671032012-02-04T16:27:58.184-05:002012-02-04T16:27:58.184-05:00Great poem. I absolutely love, love, LOVE your bl...Great poem. I absolutely love, love, LOVE your blog. This is coming from a Afghan guy in Saint Louis ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-17687395193800953992012-02-04T16:27:12.928-05:002012-02-04T16:27:12.928-05:00Fantastic poem. I love your blog! - WahidFantastic poem. I love your blog! - WahidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-18101333986827603302011-01-11T21:00:42.398-05:002011-01-11T21:00:42.398-05:00Glad I was able to clarify, BUT remember that once...Glad I was able to clarify, BUT remember that once someone writes something, they're no longer entitled to explaining to you what they mean ;) They are no longer in the author's control, so the reader is allowed to interpret it in whatever way she/he wants to. I wouldn't object to any interpretation of the poem.<br /><br />I had no idea Wrizni meant diary in Pashto! It actually makes qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-66656433491897414832011-01-11T17:42:44.747-05:002011-01-11T17:42:44.747-05:00Hey! I guess I had to ask because I didn't kno...Hey! I guess I had to ask because I didn't know how to interpret it; although I could feel the strength of what's being said, I didn't know what direction it was motioning for, so thanks for the clarification.<br /><br />Wrozni is a word I found in my Pashto-English dictionary. Apparently it means Diary (hence the name of the blog), but I quickly discovered I'm not the Atticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126178477205534486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-69363881440202098832011-01-10T23:01:46.881-05:002011-01-10T23:01:46.881-05:00Halao, Anonymous!
Thanks for your comment!
Lovin...Halao, Anonymous! <br />Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />Loving the last part: Yes, polygamy is all good, and all men can do it, except *my* husband; all women, except I myself, should live with it, and there's no way around it (except for me).qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-57173044034228340812011-01-10T21:50:21.857-05:002011-01-10T21:50:21.857-05:00The saddest part in all of this is that people sti...The saddest part in all of this is that people still defend this sort of male chauvinism vehemently in the name of their religion, culture, traditions, etc. They think these sort of hard-handed restrictions keep them from becoming Sodom and Gomorrah. Even some women are of this view. They will very openly and proudly tell you the beautiful merits of polygamy which, they'd say, should be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-65165148855195371252011-01-10T15:10:05.571-05:002011-01-10T15:10:05.571-05:00Hiiii, Faizan!
Thank you so, SO much for visiting!...Hiiii, Faizan!<br />Thank you so, SO much for visiting! <br />(By the way, I had no idea you had a blog/blogs! You should start posting in the Wrozni one. What does the word mean?)<br /><br />Naa, the poem was written just for emotion's sake, just to let out whatever I'd been thinking at a certain point in time; it's more like just to eternally freeze my own thoughts/emotions of a qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-34136022269598217212011-01-10T08:25:37.608-05:002011-01-10T08:25:37.608-05:00Now this is interesting, one can feel the emotion....Now this is interesting, one can feel the emotion.<br /><br />Given the introduction, I was half-expecting a revelation of sorts, a decision being unveiled (forgive the pun, it was unintended). But I can't seem to pin down any tangible decision.<br /><br />Is the poem meant to establish something new about yourself, or is it pure emotion for emotion's sake?Atticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126178477205534486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-49498536376767898872011-01-09T22:48:29.860-05:002011-01-09T22:48:29.860-05:00WOW, Nawaz!!! Thank you SO much!! You know how gra...WOW, Nawaz!!! Thank you SO much!! You know how grateful I always am for your analysis of my poetry! :) Your analysis inspires me more than the poem itself! Khwde de lara, and dera, dera manana!<br /><br />@ Anonymous: Hello! And welcome to my blog! Thanks for your feedback!<br /><br />@ Reem: Oh, okay. Thanks for reading me! :Dqrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-23086892903516011182011-01-09T21:53:22.800-05:002011-01-09T21:53:22.800-05:00I don't know you, so I don't think I'm...I don't know you, so I don't think I'm the same Reem. But i'm a silent reader of your blog. Keep it up :)Reemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-36710128113043357412011-01-09T17:12:58.116-05:002011-01-09T17:12:58.116-05:00i cant believe this is what people call brilliant!...i cant believe this is what people call brilliant! Your not a Muslim, stop pretending to be on. you need to research islam to find the answers to your questions, you cant have your own opinions and call it islam. <br /><br />may allah guide you to the right path. ameen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-66049066566811722312011-01-09T08:39:28.273-05:002011-01-09T08:39:28.273-05:00You are the female ‘’Ghani Khan’’ and ‘’Khushal kh...You are the female ‘’Ghani Khan’’ and ‘’Khushal khan’’(a wonderful fusion) of my generation. so much ‘’kawaka bebaki’’ (I am not getting proper English word which convey the exact feelings of said Pashto word. This is because, this Pashto word purely entails pashtoon ‘’kaifiyat’’(mood within)…but some how close word to Kawaka bebaki is ‘un-tam mood’i.e. out of space-time taming ,as well in nAwAz Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-3064355358454909612011-01-09T08:38:50.694-05:002011-01-09T08:38:50.694-05:00''radak sho zra esarawalay na sham
khola m...''radak sho zra esarawalay na sham<br />khola mata kha da kho gandaly nasham''<br /><br />Nazo the great…<br /><br />I am in full swing of inspiration since yesterday..<br /><br />Let me say spontaneously and informally about this ‘’Trend setting’ legendary poem, <br /><br />This is my heart-rested forever poem…this is what exactly ‘revealed’ onto you…you went out of time and nAwAz Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-76048154862919937802011-01-08T19:43:17.843-05:002011-01-08T19:43:17.843-05:00I think it's a brilliant poem, from the heart ...I think it's a brilliant poem, from the heart and very pure. I'm not a fan of the title i must be honest with you, the rest is a piece of art, i am loving it through and through. I can't suggest any title that goes with such a strong poem, your alternative option is good but does sound a bit biblical! p.s. LOVE the picture too!!!Hina Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868369131353035058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-45732218685221975192011-01-08T19:19:57.264-05:002011-01-08T19:19:57.264-05:00Serenity, this is beautiful. You are breaking fre...Serenity, this is beautiful. You are breaking free from the cage and rejecting the feminine mystique. <br /><br />I always say I am howling at the world when I write passages similar to these, which is why I have the symbol of the wolf tatted on my shoulder. It serves as my reminder.<br /><br />You are clearly howling at the world. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-39073609386120053432011-01-08T18:07:58.372-05:002011-01-08T18:07:58.372-05:00I really do like it! I am so glad to have found yo...I really do like it! I am so glad to have found your blog=) <br /><br />Who's your Beloved?!! I am excited to know!Rukhpar Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357579094214268759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-38365171867097986142011-01-08T15:23:16.224-05:002011-01-08T15:23:16.224-05:00P.S. Are you the Reem I know or another Reem? . . ...P.S. Are you the Reem I know or another Reem? . . . Just curious! :Dqrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799144498932126167.post-81616734095401154502011-01-08T15:22:50.852-05:002011-01-08T15:22:50.852-05:00LOL, Reem. Yikes :p Thanks for your comment and we...LOL, Reem. Yikes :p Thanks for your comment and welcome to the blog! :) I appreciate your thoughts on the poem and am glad you think "I Am Eternal" makes a good enough title!qrratugaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986383116815099640noreply@blogger.com