<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="https://www.thefridaytimes.com//rss/rss.xsl"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/">
	<channel>
		<title><![CDATA[The Friday Times - Writing]]></title>
		<link>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rss/writing</link>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
		<language>en-US</language>
		<lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:27:33 +0500</lastBuildDate>
		<image>
	        <title><![CDATA[The Friday Times - Writing]]></title>
			<link>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rss/writing</link>
			<url>https://www.thefridaytimes.com/uploads/theme/logo-1691665104.png</url>
		</image>

		<atom:link href="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/rss/writing" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
		
		
						<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Machine: Why AI Can’t Replace Human Thinking]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/beyond-machine-ai-can-t-replace-human-thinking]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In a recent piece for the New York Times, prominent columnist Bret Stephens issued an impassioned and uncompromising plea: never write with artificial intelligence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Technology, Writing]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Aug-2026/beyond-machine-ai-can-t-replace-human-thinking</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Nafees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:27:33 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2026-08-17/beyond-machine-ai-can-t-replace-human-thinking-1786973248-4069.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2026-08-17/beyond-machine-ai-can-t-replace-human-thinking-1786973248-4069.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Harappa As Metaphor: Dismantling Feudalism &amp; Misogyny With Prose]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-May-2023/harappa-as-metaphor-dismantling-feudalism-amp-amp-misogyny-with-prose]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Many gifted writers such as Rajinder Singh Bedi, Balwant Singh, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Shaukat Siddiqui, Jamila Hashmi, Mansha Yaad, Khalid Toor, and more recently Ali Akbar Natiq and others have showcased rural Punjab in their major works.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-May-2023/harappa-as-metaphor-dismantling-feudalism-amp-amp-misogyny-with-prose</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 01:05:59 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-05-27/harappa-as-metaphor-dismantling-feudalism-amp-amp-misogyny-with-prose-1687414039-7686.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-05-27/harappa-as-metaphor-dismantling-feudalism-amp-amp-misogyny-with-prose-1687414039-7686.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Mushir Anwar's Spellbinding Novel Was Published Posthumously]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Apr-2023/mushir-anwar-s-spellbinding-novel-was-published-posthumously]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Once in a while, a novel comes along that captures your imagination and enthralls you.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Safiya Aftab]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Apr-2023/mushir-anwar-s-spellbinding-novel-was-published-posthumously</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Safiya Aftab]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:44:27 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-04-29/mushir-anwar-s-spellbinding-novel-was-published-posthumously-1687414122-4963.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-04-29/mushir-anwar-s-spellbinding-novel-was-published-posthumously-1687414122-4963.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Short Stories And Echoes From The City Of Lahore]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Apr-2023/short-stories-and-echoes-from-the-city-of-lahore]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Grieving for the Pigeons is a collection of twelve stories selected from the three books of Zubair Ahmad ‘s short stories – a renowned Punjabi literature writer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tallat Naveed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Apr-2023/short-stories-and-echoes-from-the-city-of-lahore</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Tallat Naveed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 21:22:38 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-04-27/short-stories-and-echoes-from-the-city-of-lahore-1687414127-8329.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-04-27/short-stories-and-echoes-from-the-city-of-lahore-1687414127-8329.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Mehr Husain, ZUKA Books Shortlisted For 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire Award]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Apr-2023/mehr-husain-zuka-books-shortlisted-for-2023-ipa-prix-voltaire-award]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[LAHORE: ZUKA BOOKS, Pakistan’s first independent publishing platform is honoured to share that it has been shortlisted for the prestigious International Publishers Association (IPA) Prix Voltaire Award for exemplary courage in upholding the Freedom to Publish and enabling others to exercise their freedom of expression.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[News Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, News, Trending, Writing, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Apr-2023/mehr-husain-zuka-books-shortlisted-for-2023-ipa-prix-voltaire-award</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:08:27 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-04-20/mehr-husain-zuka-books-shortlisted-for-2023-ipa-prix-voltaire-award-1687414143-7773.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-04-20/mehr-husain-zuka-books-shortlisted-for-2023-ipa-prix-voltaire-award-1687414143-7773.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Writing And Publishing For Pakistani Children]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Apr-2023/writing-and-publishing-for-pakistani-children]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Rumana Husain started her career as an artist by making stuffed toys for her children, which eventually led to her having exhibitions of her artwork.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asad Kaleem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Interview, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Apr-2023/writing-and-publishing-for-pakistani-children</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Asad Kaleem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:48:47 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-04-10/writing-and-publishing-for-pakistani-children-1687414174-1295.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-04-10/writing-and-publishing-for-pakistani-children-1687414174-1295.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[‘Publishing In Pakistan Is A Nightmare’ - Maheen Usmani]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Apr-2023/publishing-in-pakistan-is-a-nightmare-maheen-usmani]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Maheen Usmani is the author of a collection of short stories titled The Mercurial Mr Bhutto and Other Stories.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Interview, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Apr-2023/publishing-in-pakistan-is-a-nightmare-maheen-usmani</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 22:16:09 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-04-09/publishing-in-pakistan-is-a-nightmare-maheen-usmani-1687414177-8610.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-04-09/publishing-in-pakistan-is-a-nightmare-maheen-usmani-1687414177-8610.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Shahid Siddiqui Has Written A Social History Of Potohar]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Mar-2023/shahid-siddiqui-has-written-a-social-history-of-potohar]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I met the author Dr.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Reflections, Review, History, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Mar-2023/shahid-siddiqui-has-written-a-social-history-of-potohar</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:42:51 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-03-23/shahid-siddiqui-has-written-a-social-history-of-potohar-1687414255-9721.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-03-23/shahid-siddiqui-has-written-a-social-history-of-potohar-1687414255-9721.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Shaukat Siddiqui At 100: The Fire-Breathing Musician]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Mar-2023/shaukat-siddiqui-at-100-the-fire-breathing-musician]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Shaukat Siddiqui was a great novelist.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Mar-2023/shaukat-siddiqui-at-100-the-fire-breathing-musician</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:02:27 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-03-20/shaukat-siddiqui-at-100-the-fire-breathing-musician-1687414277-6413.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-03-20/shaukat-siddiqui-at-100-the-fire-breathing-musician-1687414277-6413.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Mascha Kaléko As Poetess Of The ‘Other’]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Mar-2023/mascha-kaleko-as-poetess-of-the-other]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In literature and associated narratives, females often carry the otherness and foreignness in society.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ihtsham Ravi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Mar-2023/mascha-kaleko-as-poetess-of-the-other</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Ihtsham Ravi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:53:00 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-03-16/mascha-kaleko-as-poetess-of-the-other-1687414300-6308.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-03-16/mascha-kaleko-as-poetess-of-the-other-1687414300-6308.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Kishwar Naheed’s Ode To Mahsa Amini On The Iranian Revolution’s 44th Anniversary]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Feb-2023/kishwar-naheed-s-ode-to-mahsa-amini-on-the-iranian-revolution-s-44th-anniversary]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 44th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, one of the most important events – and certainly the last great revolution – of the 20th century.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Feb-2023/kishwar-naheed-s-ode-to-mahsa-amini-on-the-iranian-revolution-s-44th-anniversary</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 05:58:39 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-02-11/kishwar-naheed-s-ode-to-mahsa-amini-on-the-iranian-revolution-s-44th-anniversary-1687414429-2619.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-02-11/kishwar-naheed-s-ode-to-mahsa-amini-on-the-iranian-revolution-s-44th-anniversary-1687414429-2619.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Sadequain Amrohi And The Art Of The Rubai]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Feb-2023/sadequain-amrohi-and-the-art-of-the-rubai]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Today, the 10th of February 2023, marks the 36th death anniversary of Sadequain Amrohi, the legendary poet, painter and calligrapher.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Faizan Raza]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Poetry, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Feb-2023/sadequain-amrohi-and-the-art-of-the-rubai</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Syed Faizan Raza]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:17:35 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-02-10/sadequain-amrohi-and-the-art-of-the-rubai-1687414430-3545.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-02-10/sadequain-amrohi-and-the-art-of-the-rubai-1687414430-3545.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Imagining The Ancient: Hariyupiya That Could Have Been Harappa]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Feb-2023/imagining-the-ancient-hariyupiya-that-could-have-been-harappa]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imagining the past is no mean feat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Feb-2023/imagining-the-ancient-hariyupiya-that-could-have-been-harappa</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:56:24 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-02-06/imagining-the-ancient-hariyupiya-that-could-have-been-harappa-1687414454-7692.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-02-06/imagining-the-ancient-hariyupiya-that-could-have-been-harappa-1687414454-7692.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA['A Mercy Unto Mankind' - A Dedication To The Prophet (PBUH) From East To West]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jan-2023/a-mercy-unto-mankind-a-dedication-to-the-prophet-pbuh-from-east-to-west]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings on him) returned to Makkah at the head of a large victorious army, the people of that city waited anxiously for what he would do to them.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Poetry, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jan-2023/a-mercy-unto-mankind-a-dedication-to-the-prophet-pbuh-from-east-to-west</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 02:34:52 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-27/a-mercy-unto-mankind-a-dedication-to-the-prophet-pbuh-from-east-to-west-1687414492-4373.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-27/a-mercy-unto-mankind-a-dedication-to-the-prophet-pbuh-from-east-to-west-1687414492-4373.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Rilke Through The Eyes Of A Young Poetess]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Jan-2023/rilke-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-poetess]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the year 2017, I bought Letters to a Young Poet during travel to Lahore for work.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ihtsham Ravi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Diary, Perspective, Reflections, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Jan-2023/rilke-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-poetess</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Ihtsham Ravi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:07:11 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-19/rilke-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-poetess-1687414535-6962.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-19/rilke-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-poetess-1687414535-6962.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Gurdial Singh's Work Finds A Devoted New Translator Into Urdu]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jan-2023/gurdial-singh-s-work-finds-a-devoted-new-translator-into-urdu]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It was quite a surprising yet pleasant feel when I read the translation of Gurdial Singh’s novel Adh Chahnni Raat done by an emerging writer Awais Sajjad.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fatima Mehru]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Jan-2023/gurdial-singh-s-work-finds-a-devoted-new-translator-into-urdu</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Fatima Mehru]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:29:07 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-18/gurdial-singh-s-work-finds-a-devoted-new-translator-into-urdu-1687414539-1038.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-18/gurdial-singh-s-work-finds-a-devoted-new-translator-into-urdu-1687414539-1038.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Ghalib’s 225th Birthday Through Rare Artifacts]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jan-2023/celebrating-ghalib-s-225th-birthday-through-rare-artifacts]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Recently, the 225th birth anniversary of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, the greatest of classical modern Urdu poets, was celebrated in both India and Pakistan on 27 December.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Tribute, Literature, Culture, Poetry, History, Legacy, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jan-2023/celebrating-ghalib-s-225th-birthday-through-rare-artifacts</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Syed Hassan Haadi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:38:44 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-08/celebrating-ghalib-s-225th-birthday-through-rare-artifacts-1687414580-9771.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-08/celebrating-ghalib-s-225th-birthday-through-rare-artifacts-1687414580-9771.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Humans And Nature: D.H. Lawrence Continues To Be Relevant To Our Concerns Today]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jan-2023/humans-and-nature-d-h-lawrence-continues-to-be-relevant-to-our-concerns-today]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Although D.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jan-2023/humans-and-nature-d-h-lawrence-continues-to-be-relevant-to-our-concerns-today</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:09:37 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-04/humans-and-nature-d-h-lawrence-continues-to-be-relevant-to-our-concerns-today-1687414602-2669.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-04/humans-and-nature-d-h-lawrence-continues-to-be-relevant-to-our-concerns-today-1687414602-2669.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Tariq Rahman's Book On Pakistan's Wars Is An Invitation For Introspection]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jan-2023/tariq-rahman-s-book-on-pakistan-s-wars-is-an-invitation-for-introspection]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Dr.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ijaz Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Strategy, Features, Writing, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jan-2023/tariq-rahman-s-book-on-pakistan-s-wars-is-an-invitation-for-introspection</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ijaz Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:29:36 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-02/tariq-rahman-s-book-on-pakistan-s-wars-is-an-invitation-for-introspection-1687414609-2673.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-02/tariq-rahman-s-book-on-pakistan-s-wars-is-an-invitation-for-introspection-1687414609-2673.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Manto: The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jan-2023/manto-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Manto was a madman in the grip of the pen which he could not put down, which made all his demons come out.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Writing, Literature, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jan-2023/manto-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Shajeel Zaidi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 22:18:06 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2023-01-01/manto-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living-1687414609-2297.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2023-01-01/manto-the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living-1687414609-2297.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Of Mudslinging And Other Tales]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Dec-2022/of-mudslinging-and-other-tales]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[There are books for which you invent a reaction for obvious reasons and thus they are boring and leaden, and then there are books that prompt a spontaneous reaction and definitely carry tendencies to hook you – and here was the latter type of book.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syeda Laluna]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Dec-2022/of-mudslinging-and-other-tales</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Syeda Laluna]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:26:19 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-29/of-mudslinging-and-other-tales-1687412894-7879.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-29/of-mudslinging-and-other-tales-1687412894-7879.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Flaubert’s Parrot  And The Problem Of Faith]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Dec-2022/em-flaubert-s-parrot-em-and-the-problem-of-faith]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Flaubert’s Parrot by Julian Barnes was published in 1984.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Dec-2022/em-flaubert-s-parrot-em-and-the-problem-of-faith</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:32:55 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-17/em-flaubert-s-parrot-em-and-the-problem-of-faith-1687412920-6605.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-17/em-flaubert-s-parrot-em-and-the-problem-of-faith-1687412920-6605.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[DeLillo’s Novella The Silence Is A Critique Of Existence Disrupted By Technology]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Dec-2022/delillo-s-novella-em-the-silence-em-is-a-critique-of-existence-disrupted-by-technology]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Don DeLillo is one of the major writers from the USA who, through their writings, depicted the postmodern condition in the daily lives of today’s humans who are overdependent upon the use of technology.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Ashraf]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Dec-2022/delillo-s-novella-em-the-silence-em-is-a-critique-of-existence-disrupted-by-technology</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Ashraf]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:08:37 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-15/delillo-s-novella-em-the-silence-em-is-a-critique-of-existence-disrupted-by-technology-1687412924-2818.jpeg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-15/delillo-s-novella-em-the-silence-em-is-a-critique-of-existence-disrupted-by-technology-1687412924-2818.jpeg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Two Centuries Of Urdu Journalism And Its Impact On Society]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Dec-2022/two-centuries-of-urdu-journalism-and-its-impact-on-society]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I strongly believe that the milestone of 200 years of Urdu journalism did not get the extent of attention that it truly deserved in the year 2022.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Dec-2022/two-centuries-of-urdu-journalism-and-its-impact-on-society</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:43:07 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-14/two-centuries-of-urdu-journalism-and-its-impact-on-society-1687412928-1997.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-14/two-centuries-of-urdu-journalism-and-its-impact-on-society-1687412928-1997.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Negotiating The West On Your Own Terms: Durr e Aziz Amna's American Fever]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Dec-2022/negotiating-the-west-on-your-own-terms-durr-e-aziz-amna-s-em-american-fever-em]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Dur e Aziz Amna’s book succeeds on many counts, its beautiful prose, its readability and most importantly her distinct, strong and intelligent voice that you notice from the word ‘go.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Javed Ahmed Malik]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Dec-2022/negotiating-the-west-on-your-own-terms-durr-e-aziz-amna-s-em-american-fever-em</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Javed Ahmed Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:20:07 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-13/negotiating-the-west-on-your-own-terms-durr-e-aziz-amna-s-em-american-fever-em-1687412930-6813.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-13/negotiating-the-west-on-your-own-terms-durr-e-aziz-amna-s-em-american-fever-em-1687412930-6813.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA['I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes': Rereading Stendhal’s Souvenirs d’Égotisme]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Dec-2022/i-am-large-i-contain-multitudes-rereading-stendhal-s-em-souvenirs-d-gotisme-em]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Marie-Henri Beyle, better known as Stendhal, was a celebrated 19th-century French writer who is said to have had over a hundred pseudonyms.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Dec-2022/i-am-large-i-contain-multitudes-rereading-stendhal-s-em-souvenirs-d-gotisme-em</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Naveed Rehan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:26:39 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-12/i-am-large-i-contain-multitudes-rereading-stendhal-s-em-souvenirs-d-gotisme-em-1687412934-4030.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-12/i-am-large-i-contain-multitudes-rereading-stendhal-s-em-souvenirs-d-gotisme-em-1687412934-4030.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Wolfie: A New Chapter For Children's Literature In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Dec-2022/wolfie-a-new-chapter-for-children-s-literature-in-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On Saturday December 3, a book launch was held at Tagh’eer Creative Space for ‘Wolfie’, a children’s book written by Sonya Rehman and published by ZUKA Books.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zarak Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Features, Writing, Literature, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Dec-2022/wolfie-a-new-chapter-for-children-s-literature-in-pakistan</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Zarak Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:00:16 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-12-10/wolfie-a-new-chapter-for-children-s-literature-in-pakistan-1687412941-9140.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-12-10/wolfie-a-new-chapter-for-children-s-literature-in-pakistan-1687412941-9140.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[In The Line Of Duty]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Nov-2022/in-the-line-of-duty]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The story narrated here is nearly true.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Nov-2022/in-the-line-of-duty</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:33:08 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-11-21/in-the-line-of-duty-1687412983-3287.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-11-21/in-the-line-of-duty-1687412983-3287.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[A Float Between Liminal And Subliminal: The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Nov-2022/a-float-between-liminal-and-subliminal-em-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida-em]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Although an unconventional read, I was surprised at the ambitions and imaginative force depicted by Shehan Karunatilaka – the float between life and death, vengeance and forgiveness, the power of journalism, political corruption in one of the most literate countries in the world, life and death, and reality and metaphysics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Nov-2022/a-float-between-liminal-and-subliminal-em-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida-em</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:01:58 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-11-09/a-float-between-liminal-and-subliminal-em-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida-em-1687413013-1257.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-11-09/a-float-between-liminal-and-subliminal-em-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida-em-1687413013-1257.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[A Woman Can Have It All]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Oct-2022/a-woman-can-have-it-all]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When someone from the United States Embassy called me back in March 2022 and notified me that I was being nominated along with 116 other participants (in the nomination) I was surprised and pleased with the information.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Safinah Danish Elahi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Features, Writing, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Oct-2022/a-woman-can-have-it-all</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Safinah Danish Elahi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:20:39 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-10-23/a-woman-can-have-it-all-1687413083-5476.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-10-23/a-woman-can-have-it-all-1687413083-5476.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Get To Know Author Sara Naveed In Seven Questions]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Oct-2022/get-to-know-author-sara-naveed-in-seven-questions]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Author Sara Naveed has written a whopping five books, with the sixth one just released a few days ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Writing, Interview, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Oct-2022/get-to-know-author-sara-naveed-in-seven-questions</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:59:17 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-10-21/get-to-know-author-sara-naveed-in-seven-questions-1687413091-3572.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-10-21/get-to-know-author-sara-naveed-in-seven-questions-1687413091-3572.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Get To Know Author Ali Bandial In Seven Questions]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Oct-2022/get-to-know-author-ali-bandial-in-seven-questions]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Author Muhammad Ali Bandial has lived an interesting and colorful life which resulted in him authoring his debut novel this year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Writing, Literature, Culture, Interview, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Oct-2022/get-to-know-author-ali-bandial-in-seven-questions</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:54:32 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-10-18/get-to-know-author-ali-bandial-in-seven-questions-1687413097-5500.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-10-18/get-to-know-author-ali-bandial-in-seven-questions-1687413097-5500.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Hemingway And The City: Paris Remains A Moveable Feast]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2022/hemingway-and-the-city-paris-remains-a-moveable-feast]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Paris, the legendary city of light, has been celebrated in numerous books and poems.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Legacy, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2022/hemingway-and-the-city-paris-remains-a-moveable-feast</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 11:37:18 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-10-08/hemingway-and-the-city-paris-remains-a-moveable-feast-1687413125-6768.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-10-08/hemingway-and-the-city-paris-remains-a-moveable-feast-1687413125-6768.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Derrida Haramda! - Reading Deconstruction In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2022/em-derrida-haramda-em-reading-deconstruction-in-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The title story of Julien’s short story collection Derrida Haramda! introduces us to Shahid Wirk (or, as he is lovingly called by his friends, Sheeda) from Sheikhupura, who writes a surreal novel “Nazia” inspired by André Breton’s iconic surrealist work Nadja.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haider Shahbaz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Sep-2022/em-derrida-haramda-em-reading-deconstruction-in-pakistan</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Haider Shahbaz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 03:11:52 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-09-10/em-derrida-haramda-em-reading-deconstruction-in-pakistan-1687413244-2767.png" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-09-10/em-derrida-haramda-em-reading-deconstruction-in-pakistan-1687413244-2767.png"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Of Begums, Dastans And Generational Memory]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2022/of-begums-dastans-and-generational-memory]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Sara Danial: Let’s first talk about your book, The Begum and the Dastan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Interview]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2022/of-begums-dastans-and-generational-memory</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:25:01 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-09-03/of-begums-dastans-and-generational-memory-1687413257-2412.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-09-03/of-begums-dastans-and-generational-memory-1687413257-2412.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Kashmir's Brave Face]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2022/kashmir-s-brave-face]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Farah Bashir was born and raised in Kashmir.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Book Review, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2022/kashmir-s-brave-face</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:06:43 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-09-01/kashmir-s-brave-face-1687413263-6729.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-09-01/kashmir-s-brave-face-1687413263-6729.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Letters To Kashmir And Empire]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2022/letters-to-kashmir-and-empire]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Soniah Kamal is an award-winning Pakistani-American novelist, essayist and public speaker based in the US.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Interview]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2022/letters-to-kashmir-and-empire</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:01:23 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-08-28/letters-to-kashmir-and-empire-1687413277-7798.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-08-28/letters-to-kashmir-and-empire-1687413277-7798.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Trial Of Innocence]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2022/trial-of-innocence]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Before he became a novelist, Osman Haneef worked as a tech entrepreneur, strategy consultant and diplomatic adviser.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Culture, Interview]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Aug-2022/trial-of-innocence</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Taha Kehar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:40:08 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-08-25/trial-of-innocence-1687413290-6498.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-08-25/trial-of-innocence-1687413290-6498.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[The Last White Man And What It Means To Be Brown]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2022/the-last-white-man-and-what-it-means-to-be-brown]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The first line of Mohsin Hamid’s latest novel The Last White Man foretells a dystopian universe and, in a way, exemplifies his approach to writing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Aug-2022/the-last-white-man-and-what-it-means-to-be-brown</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:54:32 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-08-08/the-last-white-man-and-what-it-means-to-be-brown-1687413365-1404.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-08-08/the-last-white-man-and-what-it-means-to-be-brown-1687413365-1404.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Exploring Identity, Prejudice And Alienation In Maniza Naqvi’s Powerful Novel The Inn]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Aug-2022/exploring-identity-prejudice-and-alienation-in-maniza-naqvi-s-powerful-novel-em-the-inn-em]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[From reluctant initial steps towards finding its own idiom as well as a politics that picks itself up and graduates from abject apologia to informed introspection to bold questioning, the Pakistani novel has taken important strides in desirable directions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Writing, Literature, Book Review, Review, Books, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Aug-2022/exploring-identity-prejudice-and-alienation-in-maniza-naqvi-s-powerful-novel-em-the-inn-em</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr Osama Siddique]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:56:35 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-08-02/exploring-identity-prejudice-and-alienation-in-maniza-naqvi-s-powerful-novel-em-the-inn-em-1687413390-2918.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-08-02/exploring-identity-prejudice-and-alienation-in-maniza-naqvi-s-powerful-novel-em-the-inn-em-1687413390-2918.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[In Memory Of Sara Suleri Goodyear]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2022/in-memory-of-sara-suleri-goodyear]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Sara Suleri Goodyear, nee Sara Suleri, one of four daughters born to Pakistan Times editor and journalist Z.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, In memoriam]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Mar-2022/in-memory-of-sara-suleri-goodyear</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Fawzia Afzal-Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:58:55 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2022-03-29/in-memory-of-sara-suleri-goodyear-1687413663-2244.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2022-03-29/in-memory-of-sara-suleri-goodyear-1687413663-2244.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Alia Ahmed Wins Zeenat Haroon Rashid Prize 2021 With A Short Story About The Callousness Of Privilege]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Nov-2021/alia-ahmed-wins-zeenat-haroon-rashid-prize-2021-with-a-short-story-about-the-callousness-of-privilege]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women has announced that the award for 2021 goes to writer Alia Ahmed for her short story Najma.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Literature, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Nov-2021/alia-ahmed-wins-zeenat-haroon-rashid-prize-2021-with-a-short-story-about-the-callousness-of-privilege</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[TFT Features Desk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:28:13 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2021-11-17/alia-ahmed-wins-zeenat-haroon-rashid-prize-2021-with-a-short-story-about-the-callousness-of-privileg-1687411714-4413.jpeg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2021-11-17/alia-ahmed-wins-zeenat-haroon-rashid-prize-2021-with-a-short-story-about-the-callousness-of-privileg-1687411714-4413.jpeg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[In One Frame: The Murder, The Murderer And The Murdered]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Oct-2021/in-one-frame-the-murder-the-murderer-and-the-murdered]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Translator’s note: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the untimely assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Oct-2021/in-one-frame-the-murder-the-murderer-and-the-murdered</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:44:06 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2021-10-16/in-one-frame-the-murder-the-murderer-and-the-murdered-1687411756-3968.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2021-10-16/in-one-frame-the-murder-the-murderer-and-the-murdered-1687411756-3968.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[‘In the City, The Mullah Roams Fearlessly’]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2021/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Translator’s Introduction: September 30 earlier this week was International Translation Day while this week is also being celebrated as Banned Books Week (September 26 – October 2).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Memoir, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Oct-2021/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:03:02 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2021-10-08/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly-1687411775-7122.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2021-10-08/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly-1687411775-7122.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA['In the City, The Mullah Roams Fearlessly']]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2021/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Translator’s Introduction: September 30 earlier this week was International Translation Day while this week is also being celebrated as Banned Books Week (September 26 – October 2).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing, Memoir, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Oct-2021/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:04:26 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2021-10-05/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly-1687411788-2605.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2021-10-05/in-the-city-the-mullah-roams-fearlessly-1687411788-2605.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s own Writing Prize for Women]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Dec-2020/pakistan-s-own-writing-prize-for-women]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[TFT: Which writers – especially women – have been major influences on you? Are there any South Asian writers who inspire your work in particular?  Raniya Hosain: A major influence has been Arundhati Roy - God of Small Things is stylistically everything I want my writing to be.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Dec-2020/pakistan-s-own-writing-prize-for-women</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[TFT]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 02:15:50 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2020-12-18/pakistan-s-own-writing-prize-for-women-1687410186-2990.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2020-12-18/pakistan-s-own-writing-prize-for-women-1687410186-2990.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Engaging with a New Generation of Women Writers]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Dec-2020/engaging-with-a-new-generation-of-women-writers]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[TFT: If you were to characterize the writing produced for this year’s ZHR prize, what would you say about the style and the content? What stood out most for you?  Alice Albinia: I was really struck by the collective power of these pieces: there is such strength and solidarity in the accumulation of these voices and stories, with their repeated.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Dec-2020/engaging-with-a-new-generation-of-women-writers</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[TFT]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 02:12:25 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2020-12-18/engaging-with-a-new-generation-of-women-writers-1687410186-1660.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2020-12-18/engaging-with-a-new-generation-of-women-writers-1687410186-1660.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
							<item>
					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s women get their own writing prize]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Dec-2019/pakistan-s-women-get-their-own-writing-prize]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[TFT: The contest takes its inspiration from Zeenat Haroon Rashid (21 Jan 1928 - 8 April 2017): a founding member of the Women’s National Guard and your mother.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Writing]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Dec-2019/pakistan-s-women-get-their-own-writing-prize</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[TFT]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:05:51 +0500</pubDate>

											<enclosure url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/large/2019-12-13/pakistan-s-women-get-their-own-writing-prize-1687409445-9846.jpg" length="56288" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>
						<media:thumbnail url="https://www.thefridaytimes.com/digital_images/small/2019-12-13/pakistan-s-women-get-their-own-writing-prize-1687409445-9846.jpg"/>				
										
									</item>
				</channel>
</rss>
