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MADRESSAH REFORMS: BREAKING THE CYCLE
In parallel to reforms within the madressah sector, alternatives to madressah education should be improved.
SOCIETY: DEGREES OF SEPARATION
‘Scholarship students’ continue to face discrimination and often struggle to integrate at elite universities.
FOOTBALL: THE RISING STARS OF LYARI
In a small corner of Karachi’s oldest neighbourhood, a struggling former professional footballer is on a mission
ENVIRONMENT: LIVING WITH LESS PLASTIC
To eliminate plastic usage, lifestyle changes need to be made gradually
EXHIBITION: ROMANTIC INTERLUDE
Paris Romantique displays artworks from the Romantic era of early 19th century France ironically during a time
EXHIBITION: CHASING DREAMS
Twenty-two artists reflect on the hope represented by the promise of ‘Naya Pakistan’
SMOKERS’ CORNER: CAN WOMEN VOTERS BE GAME CHANGERS?
Electoral analyses of last year’s elections show that 18 pc of women voted differently from their male counterparts.
CLIFTONIA: ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT
Bringing to you the latest news from Cliftonia
ADVICE: AUNTIE AGNI
‘I want to break my engagement but it would be considered a revolt against family’
GARDENING: EVERY DROP PRECIOUS
Harvesting rainwater is essential in this water-scarce era
THE BLOOD OF TULIPS
In light of the dramatic developments in India-held Jammu and Kashmir — the Indian government’s unilateral revocation of
TRIBUTE: JOAN OF LAHORE
The Englishwoman who became an inalienable part of Pakistan’s leftist gatherings and, indeed, of the country’s history
BADMINTON: THE RISING BIRDIE
Mahoor Shahzad, Pakistan’s reigning badminton champion, comes from a family of athletes and is the first female player
SOCIETY: BODY-SHAMING: MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
Negative commentary on people’s appearance not only hurts their feelings, it has the potential to affect their physical
DISCOURSE: UNDIVIDING ART
Revisiting the history of art and design uncovers the role of artists who traversed boundaries of both fields
ARTSPEAK: THE CREATIVE SUBCONSCIOUS
Much of our lives are lived in conformity with family values, social structures, local laws, political and economic...
SMOKERS’ CORNER: DECODING ‘ORIENTALISM’
Self-Orientalism actually exposes Orientalism as an idea that eventually ends up doing what it accuses others of doing.
NON-FICTION: KIRPANS IN KABUL
A must-read for those among us willing to critically re-examine our ideas about the past, sets the record straight about
COLUMN: KASHMIR IN WORDS
As I write this column, a sense of agitation and urgency threatens to overpower my emotions. Recently, the Indian...
IN MEMORIAM: THE SONG OF THE BELOVED
Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winner Toni Morrison, who died August 5, allowed her imagination to boldly go where no
INTERVIEW: “I’M SEDITIOUS AT HEART” — ARUNDHATI ROY
Arundhati Roy’s most recent novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is set largely in Delhi and Kashmir and weaves
BOOKS IN BRIEF
Health and Sustainable Development Goals for Pakistan Edited by Zulfiqar A. Bhutta and Jai K. Das
NON-FICTION: THE FAILED COUP-MAKERS
An English translation of the jail memoirs of the only surviving member of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case accused,
POETRY: CELEBRATING MIGRANT ROOTS
Three collections by British poets give Pakistani English poetry new dimensions
FICTION: TO LIVE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
A sequel to a critically acclaimed debut novel allows us to see the lives of characters beyond the last page of the
THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE IMPORTANCE OF BURNING ONE’S BOATS
Despite growing up in a celebrity household, Ali Kazmi chose to pay his dues in his quest to become an actor that people
CINEMASCOPE: TRUTH BE TOLD
Despite its seemingly sorrowful premise, The Farewell surprises and moves you with its consistently uplifting and
THE GRAPEVINE
To be honest, when actress Maya Ali told a journalist that her father did not talk to her for eight years after she
FLASHBACK: HOW SHABNAM GOT HER GROOVE
Despite having achieved super-stardom in the film industry decades ago, Shabnam has never let it go to her head.
WIDE ANGLE: JAPAN’S ANIME INDUSTRY IN CRISIS
Low pay, a paucity of emerging young talent and burnout of overworked animation teams are just some of the fears being
THE TUBE
Just when we thought the miserable bit was over with Aida (Sohai Ali Abro) and Amaan (Osman Khalid Butt) getting married
RADIO: RISE AND SHINE
Anoushey Ashraf talks about making the transition from television to radio and what she has in store as the first woman
SPOTLIGHT: SHOW AND TELL
A new trend is emerging in Pakistani cinema: producers not holding a premiere of film for fear that negative early
STYLE: NIGHTMARE ON FASHION STREET
In contrast to fashion’s shiny outward veneer, there are plenty of stories of high-end designers delivering wedding
CINEMASCOPE: MATTER OVER MIND
If you can check your brain in at the door, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw will show you a fun time
THE GRAPEVINE
Here’s an example of how divided our entertainment industry is. Or one could argue that everyone’s entitled to their
CURTAINCALL: THE MONSOON STAGE
Napa’s recently concluded off-season theatre festival once again drove home Napa’s contribution to the arts and to
THE TUBE
Since the story has deviated from its main theme of harassment of women at the workplace for the past few episodes, we
THE ICON REVIEW: SWEEPING YOU OFF YOUR FEET
Asim Raza’s Parey Hut Love is a perfectly orchestrated piece of cinema, where every aspect — from swelling music cues to
THE ICON REVIEW: REACHING FOR THE STARS
With its emotion-raising climax, director Ehteshamuddin’s Superstar is an intelligently crafted film that has only a few
SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE GAMBLERS
Director Asim Raza’s Parey Hut Love is a gamble — that he and his star team can make a mainstream film, even one with
Bullying — an insight
When you hear the term “bullying”, what comes to your mind?
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Stray dogs
Poet's Corner
Published in Dawn, Young World, August 17th, 2019
Interview: Jason Sudeikis: The voice behind Red, in Angry Birds 2
One of the most anticipated flicks of the year The Angry Birds Movie 2 was released in Pakistan this Eidul Azha.
Book review: Freckle Juice
Judy Blume’s Freckle Juice is a book for young readers who have recently discovered the joys of reading ...
Cook-it-yourself: Mango shots
The world’s first laboratory must have been the kitchen where experiments took place and all kinds of inventions...
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The Little Mermaid TV special
The weekly weird
526 teeth removed from boy’s mouth