Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Anjum Niaz The writer is a freelance journalist with over twenty years of experience in national and international reporting. By the 29th roza we turn tumultuous. We act like desperadoes. We search for the new moon because all want to celebrate Eid. Most can't wait for another day. Eyes are fixed on the horizon and ears on the television. 'Please God, let the moon be sighted,' pray one and most – openly and secretly. Such fervent desires breed hypocrisy. On the one hand you're meant to fast; on the other, your heart yearns for the end. If this is an exaggeration, let anyone stand up and speak against what I claim or hold his/her peace forever. But don't make a mockery of Eid. If Saudi Arabia can decide; if other Muslim countries can concur on a date in advance, why can't Pakistanis? Why politicize...
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