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Activists of hope
Pakistan passed one of the most progressive laws in the region to recognise and protect transgender persons.
DIVING: THE ELUSIVE WRECK
For four scuba divers, discovering and exploring a sunken tugboat in the open sea holds wonders of its own
ARTSPEAK: TURNING THOUGHTS INTO ACTION
Social media allows a platform for ordinary people to express their opinions. Many go further and share the actions...
EXHIBITION: MUDDLED SENSE OF IDENTITY
Sobia Ahmed uses striking colours and poignant symbolism to comment on Western influences on Pakistan’s sociopolitical
DISCOURSE: PORTRAITS FOR POSTERITY
The rise of photography dealt a blow to the painted image. How changes in art, politics and the cultural environment
LAW: WHY THE INDIAN JUDGMENT IS A GAME-CHANGER
The Indian Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 has implications far beyond LGBT rights
EPICURIOUS: WHAT’S IN YOUR KID’S LUNCH BOX?
Send your child to school with a tasty lunch without turning your routine upside down
NOTES FROM THE OVERGROUND: MEMORABLE MAJOR-DOMO
Remembering a maid-servant who so influened our childhood
Society: Time to go offline
How the internet has completely taken over our lives and made us into addicts
GARDENING: ‘HOW DEEP SHOULD I PLANT AVOCADO SEEDS?’
All your gardening queries answered
ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI
‘My friend has blocked my number’
Smokers’ corner: Decoding populism
Populist outfits struggle to formulate policies because they excel more as disruptive movements.
PROFILE: INTO THE WOODWORK
A professional turns his love for wood into a lifelong hobby
X-SQUARE: THE FRONT MEN
In Alastair Cook’s retirement, England has lost a formidable opening batsman. A look back at some of Pakistan’s best at
INTERVIEW: THE KARATE KID FROM HAZARA TOWN
Nargis Hameedullah recently returned from the Asian Games with a bronze medal. The karateka speaks with Eos about her
How the system failed us
Ten-year-old Amal Umer lost her life in the aftermath of a mugging in Karachi on the eve of Independence Day.
TRAVEL: HEAVEN IN THE HILLS
Situated in the upper Kaghan Valley, Naran is a popular destination for domestic tourism, surrounded by lakes,
NON-FICTION: THE QUIET POET
While many in Pakistan may not know the eminent Urdu poet Shahryar, a slim volume may help correct that oversight
NON-FICTION: THE ‘IDEAL’ MUSLIM GIRL
A book looks at the diverse strands of thought that fed into concepts of the educated Muslim girl in South Asia
EXCERPT: THE ROMANCER OF DELHI
The following extract has been taken from Saif Mahmood’s book Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets,...
BOOKS IN BRIEF
Nahin Naqshgar, Nahin Naqshgar Ka Kamaal Hum!
Makhdoom Tipu Salman
From a lawyer with books on law, history and...
POETRY: ALONE IN THE CROWD
The grande dame of prose poetry has mellowed and her anger has been replaced with wistfulness about love
COLUMN: ISMAT’S LAST FLOWERING
The stinking water in a flower vase begins to swelter and bubble with fermentation as chemical processes unleash a...
INTERVIEW: ‘THE NATION FORGES ITSELF THROUGH ITS DISCOURSE ON WOMEN.’ — DR SHENILA KHOJA-MOOLJI
Dr Shenila Khoja-Moolji is Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College, US. ...
NARRATIVE ARC: RISE OF THE ‘STRONGMEN’
In his 2005 introduction to ‘Jejuri’ — a celebrated poem by the leading English and Marathi language poet Arun...
THE ICON INTERVIEW: SPIRITUAL CHANNELS
As the heirs of the legacy of legendary qawwal Munshi Raziuddin, Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad have striven to keep their
WIDE ANGLE: NET OF ALL FEARS
The internet has always scared us, but the terror feels more real than ever
THE GRAPEVINE
These are good times for the Pakistan film industry, at least in terms of the number of films that are being made.
CINEMASCOPE: CURSE OF THE PREDATOR
With every execrable attempt from 20th Century Fox, one realises just how special the original Predator was
SCREEN: UNBRIDLED PASSIONS
Manmarziyaan treads very uncomfortable territory that will easily raise a few eyebrows. Batti Gul Meter Chalu never
THE TUBE
A poor girl-rich boy love story that somewhat defines our social attitudes towards domestic help. The bubbly Asma
SPOTLIGHT: BEING ‘MAINA’
Ahmed Ali Butt in drag has taken Pakistan by storm in Jawani Phir Nahin Aani 2. He explains what it was like being in a
FLASHBACK: BACK TO BLACK
Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda: Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America turns 30
THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE METHOD OF MOHSIN
He sings and hams it up on a TV comedy show, he’s been in some of the biggest films and he’s star-struck by Sania Saeed.
CINEMASCOPE: TOO TIRED TO SCARE
The Nun is for diehard fans who can’t get enough of the The Conjuring series lore
THE GRAPEVINE
Congratulations to our very own Hameed Sheikh for bagging a role in a film titled The Man from Kathmandu. Directed by a
SCREEN: FRESH EYES AND JADED HORROR
Laila Majnu is a delicately adapted, emotionally riveting present-day version of an age-old love story.
SOUNDCHECK: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING THERE
How did Coke Studio and Pepsi Battle of the Bands fare in their current seasons? But even more substantially, do we
THE TUBE
It comes as a rude shock to Alina (Zubab Rana) that the relentless, anonymous, dumb caller and sender of messages
SPOTLIGHT: THE GIRLS OF KREWELLA
Sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf are world-famous as an American-Pakistani electronic dance music band.
THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE BAGGA TOUCH
Sahir Ali Bagga has been in the music business for over two decades and his compositions have become massive hits
My best friend, my diary
A diarist is a free person who can be true to themselves on the pages that they may or may not allow others to read.
Mail box
Joyous life
Poet Corner
Published in Dawn, Young World, September 22nd, 2018
Story Time: Guddu and the burnt roti
Since Shiza baji has officially joined the kitchen, something weird is happening every day.
Cook-it-yourself: Chocolate chip cookie in a cup
Who doesn’t crave for a gooey, warm chocolate-chip cookie?
Spotlight
MJ’s Thriller voted the most inspirational album of all time
The weekly weird
Mysterious 40ft dinosaur-like sea creature
Story Time: Spread the light
Where everybody is so passionate about winning, you are doing a selfless act by becoming the light for others ...