<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:27:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mmasim/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exam Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians!!!! Image Source: I am going to take a break from Steemit due to my upcoming Exam. I will be back in a few days. Stay blessed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/exam-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/exam-season</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328vzXEFmvMV2rM7DJUbYyYHLbm7NpcxVMzygXtmstEhVKLx3RQFQ3sPg4BtQGpmHCW82rRGxQeS9YwketdPrfTrhVhg4patL94mcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A prison to break]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may be thinking the writer is talking about the prisoners but I am not. You may be thinking he wants the prisoners to break the prison but I am not. Image Source: What do I want? Why am I telling people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/a-prison-to-break</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/a-prison-to-break</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HbKnTDZmtC3fuCsQoyuz28wH9tUw1URew5CiPBAHZ8M1mcWHrpLZeQDwpfVPQfQFgMN5uUGyy6qRZW1PcZ5h5tzjxeeG63Vp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reason to smile]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is an easy observation that almost all of the people around us are busy with their life and the same thing goes for us. We hardly give ourselves time to smile, to enjoy and make some fun especially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/a-reason-to-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/a-reason-to-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9w6BKUJCowrAZghKkyjZXjoZQJuzHY7tUqJA6u9DKMF7sEnnXdq1BUn4h5B3dsKX5edRJf8VV7hxe9cbSvpAddSrbxb1Bsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Values or Interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am going to address an important question which is “What matters the most in a relationship between states?”. Is it the similarity in cultural values that bind them or is it the economic and political]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/values-or-interests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/values-or-interests</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:53:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9ZrDzMerrQT8d6hX9fokshcT42412rCW45b9cFHBEoGro8TiBUPxxyAADAgnnX8wtkmhNTfiCfQakvXwJhK8DULhpTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winds of Change and entrenched mafias]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Newton’s first law of motion states that “Every object tends to continue its state of rest or motion unless and until subjected to an external force”. This law which is also called the Law of Inertia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/winds-of-change-and-entrenched-mafias</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/winds-of-change-and-entrenched-mafias</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv58wxFkaNhobmvtWRxm37hYHLAr8ybGfGv2dEQmssbDEqahCN8Pt7xN3UGhgSgbrbW6dtTCQCCZpjRX6GsgSE519PGMRpjCPfjJdFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eid Greetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslims across the world are celebrating Eid-Ul-Azha with religious zeal and zest. 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I think it depends upon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/appeasement-and-its-repercussions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/appeasement-and-its-repercussions</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JNnuLdBz1kYiWjurPDnt6NJ2yewaFWGaFEqPfY3JeLM1S4wTbP4pDryUFZqiqDaqgEDrtA7pAwAeCHrScz3hWUmWeK7nP8ia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For every rise there is a fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling proud on a particular achievement is the right of every person since it motivates him/her for further effort but it should never mean that we start feeling arrogant because It is the rule of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/for-every-rise-there-is-a-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/for-every-rise-there-is-a-fall</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcWuKdRwmPhQYZEKNvDrsy3i9ixnddMzK8HfcUTCkiRqYzSEzBsKsC6CTQwZNT3kLJGWdexwEnEdPaBdmkSjnBW5SjTbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Intervention and the myth of peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been the tradition of great powers that they intervene in the smaller countries when they feel that smaller states are resisting their sphere of influence but to show a softer face to the world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/foreign-intervention-and-the-myth-of-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/foreign-intervention-and-the-myth-of-peace</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HicP9zStAU9pn3UUmFDwPMFAd59TmEZEEpb8BiHFLSksrfCFMD5HEBmiSysXf8ZaPHu8drHdiEpEPhGkiCPAuEf39zKJ3LNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Divergence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last article, I told my readers how relationships among states are driven by the national interests. 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It is a very good exercise since we play for hours without even noticing how quickly the time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/exploitation-of-the-weaker-points</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/exploitation-of-the-weaker-points</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81bxaX8P7JzCQ4AeUxuJzYjsEUCygCKD8tMbBNhgaPht8MhAZ2i39fsNZnCioyo4Ro4Qfp47xVGWizhz6svDeFqKQ1VEZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replica of the past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I was watching a documentary which focused on a topic which has haunted me for years now. Have you ever experienced that almost the same kind of situation and scenario occurred with you that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/replica-of-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/replica-of-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcsYGjCTbAMugtc8RVRbpbSynzrZE69fLgycpfKSyzYViair42WzggRwLdFw9JGh1N554SYydtXXKNkragCqTXdqUrCRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing the poles]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Soccer, we see a change of poles after halftime but what have you ever heard about changing of poles in the International Economy? Maybe yes or probably no. Let me tell you about this interesting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/changing-the-poles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/changing-the-poles</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 05:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNWq9PMX13A9bFa1oVPDMyi3SmC3iXnMqiz91nFdvQE11u1QggqZ7bUqwe6souuyri9Apb8e87ZVuf86AvGERAqP1FDUu1nprk4AsTU6qbK7B6ez8Xve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outsourcing-A major problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did my telecommunication Engineering from a prestigious University in Pakistan but I am jobless for 2 or more years now. One will definitely ask why? The reason is the massive amount of outsourcing in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/outsourcing-a-major-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/outsourcing-a-major-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 05:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329Zufqr1N3dBrWEsz9r8wnAuBXiHJQoJBLQg1VdTXCd28jw6JujFCdAA1KEwGR4BYjpUxNYo6av7CpV5HLdi7R7B1cfMRyJ1MB3EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise, rise and the rise of the dynastic politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look at the political parties in the developed world! Who owns them? A particular person or a family? No. Definitely, not the case. Then who owns it? The general public does. What about the ownership of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@mmasim/the-rise-rise-and-the-rise-of-the-dynastic-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@mmasim/the-rise-rise-and-the-rise-of-the-dynastic-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 09:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328Xahf8pNzEPiMuZbNcWdHt9BLBVyLUJMAwgiFs15C83C3jdzrK1yBPJihztFRPjq5qSKuvSWefxqP61mqFjhJsS4PjiBQTrdFKkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity or statecraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always considered and still consider “Charity” a great effort to help poor and needy people across the globe but my point of view changed a bit last night when I was watching a Talkshow on a local Television]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/charity-or-statecraft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/charity-or-statecraft</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErHSyDqXKTEMvmVUSSPS3s6kfCBa8Emzkp6xjiq8KtJxWibhEet8rDoHNuxuUpgecg4nzmfrKPxmxbxrsu7YVkdhm6heFB4f4QTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[At a striking distance]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is somewhat in the nature of humans to get lethargic and relaxed when they foresee an easy go through but it proves to be deadly most of the times. I can relate an interesting and shocking result (I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/at-a-striking-distance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/at-a-striking-distance</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 03:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcaNiZF42MBCU41jwaEaW9GK4EmY1XgbU2Stj2S37HYGWS9rzzZWNY5iTFee4wB5e7eZGWUn4hnt7mxbAZKwLYoPKLGZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenging the old narratives]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are always some customs in the society which are considered to be unalterable and holy. Anyone challenging these customs is labeled as a heretic. For example, in our society, a woman is supposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/challenging-the-old-narratives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mmasim/challenging-the-old-narratives</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmasim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScc9Y7JE2YvFrPdmSAQ9w95BgjHcbqQ8c5N6YpPuGrCyw67PQvWMDDr5pMrKXFwYpciLEV9Atf2dVFqMsWmyeJnVsPVjPzPy69EFdXAosFGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voted for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we are having General elections in Pakistan and I went to the polling station to vote for my favorite candidate at the earliest. 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