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Omer Hayat Mahal Posted by:  Syeda Masooma   on June 18, 2013 Omer Hayat Mahal is a wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot, Pakistan. It was built in 19 th  century and also known as Gulzar Manzil. Omer Hayat Mahal is located in the heart of city and was a five story building. In 1993, because of storms and heavy rainfall the upper two stories were removed that were affecting the adjoining buildings. For local and foreigner visitors this wooden carved building has great tourist attraction. Around 18 th  and 19 th  century the Sheikh family migrated to Chiniot city from Calcutta. After migrating here, Omer Hayat who was the successful trader decided to build a magnificent Mahal in 1923 for his newborn son. Omer Hayat was born in a middle-class family. The task of Palace construction was assigned to Syed Hassan Shah. Construction of palace was continued day and night for ten years by the popular artisan of different places that were gather...

Father, forgive me, I will not fight for your Israel “I went to this village in the West Bank, and the Israeli army just put a check-point in the middle of the village for no reason just to make it difficult for the people to cross and we wanted to take it off. So they start shooting at us like crazy. And I didn’t understand, like, is the army that I’ve been told all of my life is protecting me, now shooting at me? My whole idea of what they are just vanished.” “I knew I had to go with my heart because I’m gonna live with myself. You know I didn’t wanna regret for the rest of my life being a part of a system that is so wrong, is so illegal, and doing awful things.” (what would you say to your father) “Each of us is fighting for our beliefs; I chose the non-violent way, you chose the violent way- It’s very hard for me to answer that. I wish we can get better but I’m not sure it will happen.” Omer Goldman Granot, from the Tel-Aviv suburb of Ramat HaSharon, is a member of th...