NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

Syed Nomanul Haq’s Urdu translation of Mansur al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin captures the beauty and elegance of the original... Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:58am
FICTION: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS

FICTION: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS

A French journalist pens a novel about Pakistan which, surprisingly for a Western writer, presents a sympathetic view of the...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:51am
NON-FICTION: TOWARDS A BLUE ECONOMY

NON-FICTION: TOWARDS A BLUE ECONOMY

A book by a retired Pakistani admiral presents a holistic study of the multifarious challenges of maritime security and offers...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:46am
COLUMN: THE ART OF STORYTELLING-I

COLUMN: THE ART OF STORYTELLING-I

In 2015, it was my honour to be invited by the education advocacy campaign Alif Ailaan to teach storytelling to...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:39am
NON-FICTION: CLOAKS AND DAGGERS

NON-FICTION: CLOAKS AND DAGGERS

A recent book goes behind the scenes to explain the strange case of a Soviet spy’s arrest in the US and trial in 1957, and his...
Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:35am
COLUMN: RESCUING AKHTAR SHIRANI

COLUMN: RESCUING AKHTAR SHIRANI

“Truth is, without an unconditional acknowledgement of the poetic virtues of Akhtar Shirani, an honest history of Urdu literature
Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:29am
FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE

FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE

An anthology of selected submissions from the first five years of the Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women indicates that
Published 07 Apr, 2024 08:27am
FICTION: ROOTS AND BRANCHES

FICTION: ROOTS AND BRANCHES

A collection of interconnected stories transports one to a fictional place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that bears witness to a changing
Published 07 Apr, 2024 08:22am