E-Paper | December 05, 2025

Stories by Usman Ahmad

Usman Ahmad is a British freelance writer and photographer based in Pakistan. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Vice and Saveur as well as various other publications. Find him on Twitter @usmanahmad_iam and on Instagram @usmanahmad.iam.

Love, grief, loss: My journey as a British-Pakistani Tottenham fan

The thing with football is how deeply personal the experience is. Updated 01 Jun, 2019 03:01pm

Remember the Ahmadis of Lahore, remember the forgotten

The violence may have been over but the ideology persisted. With a chilling seamlessness 28 May, 2010 was erased. Updated 31 May, 2015 02:26pm

A hundred forgotten souls

Pakistanis need to see the human face of disability to work towards removing the stigmas and misconceptions around it. Updated 19 May, 2015 09:13pm

A single drop of water, in a fire of hate

If there's still a Pakistan, it teeters atop the wreckage of its own hypocrisy and duplicity. Updated 24 Sep, 2014 12:45pm

My daughter and Kainat

A man smiled tenderly at my daughter. I wondered, what if he knew that she was the child of Ahmadi parents? Updated 04 Aug, 2014 04:18pm