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This website is not a personal website; rather it attempts to initiate dialogues on important social, political, economic and legal issues, with a particular emphasis on Islamic economics, banking & finance. I am a man of few interests: Islamic economics and finance is my interest number one and my profession. Islamic mysticism is my interest number two, in which a number of my friends, acquaintances and others have started taking interest. If you have any ideas to share with me or others who visit this website, please email me on humayon@humayondar.com.

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Watching cricket has also been my interest. Admittedly I am not as crazy about cricket as some of my friend.  In fact, most Pakistanis (or those with Pakistani background) are crazy: some are crazy about cricket, others are crazy about food, and yet another group is crazy about clothes. Those who are not crazy about anything are just crazy. I am planning to write a comedy novel about Muslims to be entitled "Crazy MuSalman." 

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September 24, 2007

I decided to start supporting England cricket team a few years ago, even if it played against Pakistan, but today it is difficult for me not to support Pakistan against the arch-rival India in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. Pakistan team lacks experience, as my favourite players like Inzamam ul Haq and Muhammad Yousuf are not in the team. But given the performance of the team in the tournament so far, and also the fact that India is also without some of their star players, it will be an interesting encounter...

And it proved to be a thriller. India deservedly won and became the first Twenety20 Cricket World Cup hero. Pakistan did well as well but in my opinion, it was Yunus Khan whose lack of performance was the main reason for Pakistan to loose this match.

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October 12, 2007

Goodbye Inzimam!

The best batsman Pakistan cricket produced so far leaves his favourite sport, three runs short of the highest test runs Pakistan record of the legend Javed Miandad. Inzi left the crease with another man still batting, who can surpass Miandad's record - Muhammad Yousuf - my other favourite batsman.

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November 22, 2007

Ammi Jee!

My mother passes away, Inna li-Allah wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'oon

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December 27, 2007

Benazir Bhutto

"Sonu, Amin bhai called from Rawalpindi to say that he won't be able to meet up today and also advised that we shouldn't travel to Sadar or Murree Road, as the conditions may deteriorate after a bomb blast at Benazir's election rally at Liaqat Bagh," my wife called on my cell. Actually we were supposed to be in Sadar Rawalpindi at a family friend's house had we not been delayed at Islamabad Club where we had a family dinner with another friend. I had hardly finished the conversation over the phone when I heard a passerby saying, "Benazir's gone and now it's Nawaz Sharif's turn." It was a thoughtless remark but my brother-in-law, Mohsin, asked me to follow him to his garments store, where he had a television set. When we reached his store, the TV was running the story of bombing of Benazir's election rally. There was an unconfirmed news that Benazir Bhutto passed away, succumbing to the wounds she suffered on her neck and head from three shots fired on her by an unknown man who later on blew himself in front of her jeep near Liaqat Bagh.

I have never been fond of Benazir or her party, Pakistan Peoples Party, but was really shocked by this terrible news. I was watching the news when Amin called on my cell. "Butt sahib, where are you?" Amin calls me Butt sahib, as Butts are more popular Kashmiris than Dars or other tribes of ethnic Kashmiris. "I am in Sitara Market with Mohsin," I replied. "You must immediately leave the market and go home," he advised. And in fact he was absolutely right. Just ten minutes after I reached my in-laws' house, Mohsin returned saying that the whole market was shut by the local traders union. Some local workers of Pakistan Peoples Party started burning tyres and blocking roads, and the market trade union decided to shut the market on security grounds.