Poet Of The Desert: Khwaja Ghulam Farid
Punjab has a rich literary tradition in Sufi poetry. The Punjabi language has a uniquely candid way to express the...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Medieval Sultan With A Healing Touch: How Firoz Shah Tughlaq Worked For A Benevolent Form Of Rule
We often hear of Muslim Sultans of India who performed great deeds for the welfare of their subjects. Alauddin Khilji...
Of Fates Entwined: Kabul And The Indus Valley Through The Ages
As a complete pull-out of NATO troops from Afghanistan drew near, there was apprehension in Pakistan – now proven false...
Influence of the Islamic Golden Age on the European Renaissance
Scientific and cultural development in human societies has been a continuous process. Progress has not been a stand-alone phenomenon for...
Ibn Firnas: the First Man to Fly
BY PARVEZ MAHMOOD
A Brotherly Feud – II
PARVEZ MAHMOOD ON THE POWER STRUGGLE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOURTH FITNA
A Brotherly Feud
PARVEZ MAHMOOD ON THE POWER STRUGGLE THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE FOURTH FITNA
Two Worlds of Faiz Ahmed Faiz
BY PARVEZ MAHMOOD
A refreshing view
Parvez Mahmood greatly enjoyed Dr. Akbar Ahmed’s book of Pakhtu idioms
An Italian Afterlife
Parvez Mahmood explores exquisite Italian cemeteries – from the homeland to the diaspora
What makes Socrates timeless
The Classical Greek world in general and the city of Athens in particular produced many wise men including Plato, Aristotle,...
Origins of a Tragedy
Parvez Mahmood on the historical roots of the plight of the Rohingya people
Library culture in the Islamic Golden Age – II
Parvez Mahmood on the storage and transfer of knowledge in medieval Muslim societies
Library culture in the Islamic Golden Age
Parvez Mahmood on the storage and transfer of knowledge in medieval Muslim societies
Great Wall of Colonial Greed
Parvez Mahmood on the barrier built to enforce British colonial taxes on salt
A Fatal Defect in the Political Anatomy of the US
Parvez Mahmood suspects that the legacy of slavery and brutal marginalization could end up being the downfall of a superpower
The Case for Tearing Down the Margalla Obelisk
Parvez Mahmood believes that a statue of Gen Nicholson has no place in an independent Pakistan
Beyond Platitudes: Akbar Ahmed’s Search for Harmony
Parvez Mahmood sets the context for the eminent academic’s writings at a time when old Europe comes to terms with...
Counting the Cost: Constructing Ancient Baghdad
Parvez Mahmood on the construction process of the great Abbasid capital
Founding of an Eternal City
Parvez Mahmood on the historical and geographical factors which played a role in the Abbasid decision to found Baghdad
Bitter and Sunny sides of a Global Calamity
Parvez Mahmood sees reasons for hope
Woes of Pestilence
Parvez Mahmood reflects on a world that resembles that described in pre-modern accounts of plague
Female Champion of the Rashidun Caliphate
Parvez Mahmood on the life and legend of Khawla bint Al-Azwar (RA), who went to war against the Byzantines and...
Maestro of Indo-Pakistani Cinematic Poetry
Parvez Mahmood on the lyrical genius of Tanvir Naqvi
Queen of Takht-e-Lahore
Parvez Mahmood tells the story of Gul Bahar Begum, one of Ranjit Singh’s most honoured Muslim wives, whose name still...
A day at Australian Open
Parvez Mahmood offers an account of the recent tournament from the spectator stands
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