If what was reported in this newspaper a few weeks ago regarding Mohsin Hamid speaking at an event in Lahore is... Published Jun 25, 2017 11:31pm

Besides Anne Carson’s other celebrated works, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos is one of... Published Jun 18, 2017 07:23am

In Dr Shahab Ahmed’s own words, the main difficulty in conceptualising Islam/Islamic lies in the prolific scale of... Published Jun 11, 2017 07:03am

The events of 1971 that took place in the then eastern wing of the country find insufficient space in our literary... Published Jun 04, 2017 07:27am

In our case where history is not taught in schools, it is through our great poets and fiction-writers that we become Updated May 28, 2017 07:10am

In his essay, ‘The Curse of The Moroccan Writer’, Fouad Laroui’s description of the problems faced by Moroccan... Updated May 14, 2017 10:20am

I took to the habit of underlining the text and scribbling in the margins while reading a book a little late in ... Updated May 07, 2017 10:33am

Soon after I had witnessed people dying and killing for a new ethnicity being forged, a new nationalism being born, ... Updated Apr 30, 2017 07:05am

In Pakistan, the realisation of linguistic rights is an issue placed within the gamut of national rights, provincial Updated Apr 21, 2017 08:03pm

Oddly tucked between glamorous and snazzy outlets selling branded clothing and fashionable accessories, is a ... Updated Apr 10, 2017 05:46pm

It was 2001 and Islamabad was a little unnerving for someone who had not just lived in big cities, but also ... Updated Apr 07, 2017 07:36pm

At a time when Recep Tayyep Erdogan plans to hold a referendum in Turkey to expand his presidential powers, and... Published Mar 26, 2017 07:18am

In the winter of 2015, upon her return to Ireland after finishing a residency with writers and poets from 30-odd... Published Mar 19, 2017 08:05am

A’ez Azizi (if he were alive), Mujahid Barelvi and Aslam Khwaja come across as three very different individuals... Published Mar 12, 2017 07:25am

Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature by Octavio Paz brings together three decades of his musings and... Published Mar 05, 2017 07:11am

A day after the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan was soaked in innocent blood, an exquisite book was... Published Feb 26, 2017 07:17am

I must admit that until recently I didn’t take social media as seriously as someone ought to in this time and age.... Published Feb 19, 2017 05:58am

Pierre Bayard is a French author and professor of literature. Some years ago he published a book, How to Talk About... Updated Feb 17, 2017 05:17pm

SOUTH Asia is becoming increasingly monolingual and linguistically divided, in terms of both intellectual discourse... Published Feb 05, 2017 06:59am

I write this column for B&A in interesting times. There is an expression we repeat in our conversations, ... Updated Jan 30, 2017 03:27pm