Saturday, September 22, 2007

national geographic- pakistan

i just read the last issue of national geographic- it is the only magazine i subscribe to- and there hasn't been an issue that has ever been useless. i like history and i like to learn about different cultures around the world- and right here on this continent. so- i read about pakistan. i only really knew what i had learned in school and what i heard in the media. it made me so sad. so sad. i have so many thoughts in my head whirling around that i don't think i am in any good spot to articulate so- i will leave you with the link and i urge you to read the story.

pakistan

edhi foundation- non profit, non sectarian, non religious, non government humanitarian foundation

4 comments:

Naj said...

We boycotted National Geography after they published an atlas, renaming Persian Gulf into Arabian Gulf, and refused to change it, even though they acknowledged error!

I have always considered them the field-assessors of the "empire". But I LOVE their reports. I just don't buy them anymore. Will look up this over my friend's house though.

The Future Was Yesterday said...

My Gawd....my first skin magazine!:) I was given a sub to NG as a graduation gift, and have read it ever since. It was the only sub I wanted in Nam, and it was THE most sought after magazine in the place! It was worth half a case of beer!

Larry said...

I haven't seen this magazine in ages.

Anonymous said...

Edhi seems like and EXCELLENT charity to support... but, computer skilled, I have spent a half hour trying to find out HOW!

It would seem that the organization has no way for US taxpayers to support their work in a tax efficient manner. If anyone can show me I'm wrong, I'd be delighted if they would post the information here.

For the non-web-skilled: Beware: False collection of "charity" money is an easy and popular web-scam. One worthwhile resource:

http://apps.irs.gov/app/pub78

... the IRS's (not always complete, I'm told) list of charities. Even if something's in that list, it doesn't mean that it does what you think... but a starting point.

Before I gave anything significant, I'd like a letter from Edhi in Pakistan confirming a collector's legitimacy.