A Journey Back In Time 1934-2008

About the Book

A Journey Back in Time, is an autobiography interlaced with the history of the times the author lived through. He starts the story of his life with the day he came to planet earth--January 6, 1934, at a small village near the Afghanistan border, and recounts the events of his childhood, boyhood and youth, first in British India, then in Pakistan and later in the United States. In his book, Zia Rehman relates some interesting social and political conditions, sometimes tragic, prevailing in the countries he lived in, especially how the partition of British India in 1947 forced his family to migrate to Pakistan, which his father believed would be a great country to live in. Learn about how Pakistan has lately fallen to the level of a failed State on the brink of breaking up, and how self proclaimed champions of Islam on the Frontier region are annexing large chunks of territory from the weak central government. Learn about how decades of neglect of modern education and exploitation of the illiterate masses in the name of Islam by rogue and corrupt politicians have brought Pakistan to ruin. ´A Journey Back in Time´ covers a comparative study of three countries, India, Pakistan and the United States of America, and gives reasons why America dominates on the world stage, and how secular India has out-striped Pakistan in development and progress.

About the Author

About The Author Zia Rehman aged 74, a businessman and freelance writer, came from Pakistan with his family to settle in the United States. By race, he is an Afghan from the Pushtun-Durrani tribe. He received his early education in public schools in India during the Britsih Raj. After the Partition of India, his parents moved to the new country—Pakistan in 1947. He studied at the prestigious Government College Lahore and holds a Masters degree in Political Science. In this book, he recalls with nostalgia, some cherished memories of his early childhood in India and college years in Pakistan. The author writes for pleasure and pastime. His favorite subject is national and international affairs. In September 2001, he wrote two articles for the Atlanta Journal Constitution about Afghanistan and the Taliban, published on September 18 and November 22, 2001 at a time when little was known about the country and the Taliban-Al-Qaida axis of evil. His first book on Afghanistan appeared in 2005 with the intriguing title ‘Car Grease for the Camel,’ with the sub-tiltle, ‘A Road Journey across Afghanistan.’ In it, he shares his memories of a 1969 road trip through Afghanistan right upto the western border country Iran. The author is a linguist; speaks Farsi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. He lives with his wife of 46 years, three great children, and six grand children. He is a man of varied interests, which he pursues as a hobby. He is an accomplished photographer and an artist; paints landscapes in oil on canvas. He has a web site carrying his writings, paintings and photography at www. ziarehmanauthor.com