NON-FICTION: TALKING TO THE EMPIRE A convincingly argued treatise on the need to explore Muslim identity in the same ways that race, gender and citizenship have Published 26 Sep, 2021 11:44am
Teaching Afrofuturism in a Pakistani classroom Afrofuturism lets us see Black people at the centre of their own stories with all the vibrant shades of their humanity. Updated 16 Jul, 2020 10:42am
FICTION: MATTERS OF FAITH A Pakistani novel explores a young man’s evolving relationship to his faith, but its complexity is let down by its Published 22 Dec, 2019 08:45am
What South Asian sci-fi can tell us about our world Dismissing sci-fi and fantasy as low-brow or trashy isn't just a desi stance, although it might be more pronounced. Updated 16 Jul, 2019 01:03pm
Teaching literature on female friendship in the #MeToo era Studying the whole range of friendships that can exist between women felt a little bit like resistance. Updated 03 Feb, 2020 11:04am
FICTION: JANE AUSTEN IN THE PUNJAB A contemporary Pakistani adaptation of Pride and Prejudice works because of its attention to detail when it comes to Published 17 Feb, 2019 07:38am
FICTION: BUILDING THE WALLS A dystopian novel imagines a future where a South Asian city is segregated along communal and caste lines Published 28 Oct, 2018 07:09am
FICTION: LUMINOUS COMING OF AGE In her new novel, the author builds an engrossing world particularly for young adults, ingeniously incorporating Published 26 Aug, 2018 07:40am
Why is Pakistan afraid of happy women? While the stoically suffering woman is embraced, the happy woman can’t even get a foot in the door. Updated 09 Jun, 2018 06:20pm
NON-FICTION: BREAKING MYTHS OF THE SILENT WOMAN History is mostly about men. Two well-produced books relish demolishing that characterisation Published 13 May, 2018 07:20am
How Cake’s treatment of women is reminiscent of Haseena Moin’s dramas The film shows fully formed, multi-faceted female characters without feeling the need to bluntly monologue. Updated 12 Apr, 2018 06:08pm
FICTION: MASSEY’S NEW MISTRY SERIES The first of a series of mystery novels set in 1920s Bombay is flawed, but also offers promise Published 08 Apr, 2018 06:48am
FICTION: CENTRAL ASIAN FANTASY The first of a four-part series builds an intricately grand and recognisable fantasy world, but buckles under the weight Published 24 Dec, 2017 07:03am
FICTION: MADE OF SMOKELESS FIRE An anthology of stories from around the world depicts djinns via different cultural lenses Published 22 Oct, 2017 07:01am
