E-Paper | October 18, 2026

Stories by Mudassar Javed Baryar

Review: Tahmima Anam's Uprising connects the exploitation of women's bodies with exploitation of the land

Review: Tahmima Anam's Uprising connects the exploitation of women's bodies with exploitation of the land

The novel is at its strongest when it refuses the consolations that usually accompany stories of extreme suffering.

Published 17 Oct, 2026 02:48pm

Review: The Vanishing Girl of Kabul isn't just a memoir — it's truth as a form of resistance

Review: The Vanishing Girl of Kabul isn't just a memoir — it's truth as a form of resistance

Zahra Joya and Amie Ferris-Rotman combine memoir with journalism to examine the systematic erasure of women under the Taliban.

Published 22 Sep, 2026 01:21pm

Review: Nadia Hashmi's City of Widows gives you a glimpse into the fall of Kabul through a woman's eyes

Review: Nadia Hashmi's City of Widows gives you a glimpse into the fall of Kabul through a woman's eyes

The novel traces what it meant to be an Afghan woman when the world decided the war was over.

Published 15 Aug, 2026 12:36pm