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Not a single note in Urdu. I wonder why!

Please stop wasting paper , it is made from trees.

Please stop wasting paper , it is made from trees.

Sorry for being pedantic. Its not izhar e deewar ( means expression of the wall=deewar ka izhar) but either izhar ber/buh/puh deewar (expression on the wall) or deewar e izhar ( wall of expression). Confession = aiteraaf. Disclaimer: I am not an ehl e zaban.

Well spotted shereen.

It was done in NY. Wall of regrets. Beautiful idea. Urdu or English, doesnt matter. People should just express themselves.

Izhare dewaar is not a medium of effective expression of feelings. How many persons are going to read these notes. It may be wall chalking sans political slogans.

It appears that this nation has lost it all. now lost culture.

Change the election rules to save Pakistan, proportionate way of election is best solution for Pakistan.Somebody please write this on wall.

@SHEREEN: You're absolutely right. People here in Pakistan need to learn urdu, especially 'ehl e zaban'. Confession=aiteraaf. Disclaimer:I am ehl e zaban

Karachi is Center of our PAKISTAN's National Language "URDU" really fell sorry for not seeing any Comment in URDU.

@shereen You added an "e" in the middle to make it Izhar-e-Divar. Its simply "Izhar Divar" with no "zair" at the bottom of the letter "ray/R". Your point about confession translating to "aeteraaf" is on point though.

Exactly my first thought Shereen. It is Dewar e Izhar !!

@Assad just to get even more pedantic ... then it should be izhar ki deewar in true urdu tradition. Because its not khyal izhar, instead either izhar e khyal or khyal ka izhar. It could be izhari deeward in the same tradtion as ishtehari mujrim or khyali pulao ;) and I read the e in the caption that dawn put there.

Express Yourself Dont Repress Yourself! - Madonna

Cool idea.. I think most of us never spend time with ourselves and actually think about who we are and what we are doing. These events help take our inside out. Which i think is very healthy for all of us to remain frustration, guilt and regret free. Urdu or english who cares. Even the first commenter who is complaining so much about no written word in urdu wrote his own comment in english. See thats what i mean by being aware f our being, so that we don't criticize others when we do exactly the same!

Some beneficial notes might had been more beneficial then this wastage of time ..

@A. A. - People talking about their boyfriends will always say it in English.

I am reading comments where everyone is talking about no comments in Urdu but i am happy that people have quiet smartly expressed themselves. "It's amazing Pakistanio".

Ah! the Writing On The Wall! That Really Says That All! :-) most of the people were having much of remorse over their lives, life's not a bed of roses & that is true! Life can only be made easier by being positive by all means! :-)

Boring

@A. A. Its only for English-speaking/writing "civil" society !!

I LOVE THIS SITE WISH I COULD WRITE MY HEART OUT

This is the work of Candy Chang a very famous contemporary artist she uses participatory performances and public engagement through text and writing. Her work is titled wall of confessions and other famous work that has been replicated (with her permission) around the world is "Before I die" walls. So sad that in Pakistan people never acknowledge someones intellectual property rights. They dont even bother to mention artist's name.

More walls are yet to surface, wait and watch. To some extent I count it as a good recreational step. Feelings must be expressed, whatever kind of they are. If kept inside, they make you psycho patient. Note that. Babar Shah

@Mehkan Nice observation

Izhar e Diwar and not a single Izhar in Urdu?

Frozen hearts...!!! Back to track.