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Identity of a man

M A Nuhman

God appeared in my dream,
Opened the doors of
Heaven and Hell

'Who are you?' God asked me
'I am a man' I said
'What's your name?' he asked again
'Man' I replied
He inquired after my ethnicity
I said 'humanity'

'What's your religion?'
God asked me finally
'Humanism' I replied

God said with a smile
'Yes, you can enter Heaven now'

Alas!
When my dream was over
I found myself
In Hell

-1988


 


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August 2002

Editorial Comments:

Cultural andLinguistic Cousciousness of the Tamil Community - K. Kailaspathy

Identity of a Man - M A Nuhman

"Don't talk about Human Rights" - Kevin Shimmin

Interviews:

A. Sivanandan

Nirmala Rajasingam

The Global Sounds of the Asian Underground - Nilanjana Bhattachariya

Realities and Representation - Raif Zreik

How to Wage War the American Way - Malathi de Alwis

The Alternative Law Forum

The Climate in South Asia: Hot and Nuclear - M. V. Ramana

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