Left wing Quote by Sarah Ockler

“Abdul brushed the dirt from the American's forehead, where it had been pressed to the cool ground. "Not Pakistan man," he said. "But if…

— Greg Mortenson

“I got a call froma cynical young American journalist...You know the sort. He's lived in the Middle East for a little over five minutes…

— Amy Mowafi

“I know from my short time in the kingdom that all Saudis worry over Saudi opinion. All Saudis I have met act more relaxed…

— Jean Sasson

“Russians and Saudis both expressed frustration with the leadership of their countries, and as many Saudis as Russians told me they would happily move…

— Martin Lindstrom

In 2007 and 2008, it was impossible to get American and British policy makers, or Pakistani politicians, to acknowledge that the Taliban leadership was…

— Chris Alexander

Pakistan hasn't been cast in the role of... interesting cultural place or, you know, land of great comedians.

— Mohsin Hamid

Middle-class Pakistani cultural life is what I've seen, what I know - they're not all screaming faceless mullahs. It's disturbing that in American films,…

— Mira Nair

It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not…

— Mohsin Hamid

“He spoke like an Arab, but he acted nothing like.”

— Alaa Alghamdi

“To Pakistan? Or Afghanistan? Or Wherever-the-fuck-istan?”

— Daniel Silva

“No administration in my entire career devoted more time and energy to working the Pakistanis than did President Obama and all his senior team.”

— Robert M. Gates

“I think ethnic jokes are hilarious, all sorts of ethnic jokes. White, black, Mexican, midget. Maybe midgets are not an ethnicity, but they sure…

— Jarod Kintz