Dedicato a M., che stanotte non vuole dormire, ma ascoltare storie Islamabad, la Spa di un grande albergo, il più noto della città. Ci andiamo in molti, pakistani ed espatriati (già proprio quelli ex-patria, che cambiano paese ogni volta che cambiano lavoro o destinazione e non sanno mai come si sentono). Ha una gran bella piscina all’aperto e anche se qui fa ancora freddo, si nuota nell’acqua riscaldata; e poi ci sono la palestra, la sauna e il bagno turco, insomma tutto come da copione. In questi non-luoghi non c’è nessuno controllo sulle modalità di comportamento: voglio dire sei laica,… read more →
The term war narrative has become an official definition of the Pakistani government. The Taliban national (PTT) and national have adapted their communication tools, grabbing the instruments offered by new media and so it is necessary to adapt and respond, even at the institutional level. So, after the attack on the school in Peshawar, which made 142 deaths, of which more than 130 boys and girls, the Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage met in late December and presented to representatives of media and its journalists the “Proposals to strengthen Media’s Role in Combatting terrorism.”. Over 20 pages… read more →
Photoshop & Illustrator 90% For days I have been slow to write about “Homeland”, the American TV series, followed by millions of viewers, that has won numerous awards since its first edition. It ‘a story of CIA agents in Pakistan, hunting the Taliban, stereotypes and errors of edition that would laugh every Pakistani child. But the actors are good and the script cured, and when a product is so successful speak ill is not well, it is a pointless exercise. “Homeland” for obvious reasons is not transmitted in Pakistan, but it is spoken and much on social networks, especially from… read more →
