Tag: Culture

Pakistanis spend a lot of time reacting on religious issues. I do not blame them, for their spirituality and sexuality ...

In his hugely influential book Orientalism (1978), Edward Said — a founder of ‘post-colonial studies’ — demonstrated how the West ...

Turkeys do not look forward to November and December. We do. Thanksgiving has long been my favourite holiday tradition in ...

While many are outraged by what is being taught, one must also give due consideration to who is being taught

Full of wit, drama, and the bustle of local streets, foods, cultures, and everyday routine, Samina Nazir’s new book is ...

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has instructed TV channels to stop airing caresses and hugs in television dramas, ...

Widely considered to be the father of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun – born 140 years ago today – was ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued his first public remarks after the assault of a female TikToker by hundreds of ...

SKETCH BY NEELUM AHMAD BASHEER – TRANSLATED FROM THE URDU BY RAZA NAEEM

SKETCH BY NEELUM AHMAD BASHEER – TRANSLATED FROM THE URDU BY RAZA NAEEM

DR. SAYED AMJAD HUSSAIN ON THE COMMON THREAD BETWEEN A PASHTUN LADY, A PILGRIM FROM MARDAN AND A FARMER FROM ...

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro meets masters of the hunt

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the time-honoured love of Tangiri people for floral decorations – on their person and buildings alike

goes to visit those who keep the old ways

Hanniah Tariq talks to a number of voices from Pakistan about the impact of COVID-19 on the arts and entertainment

Muhammad Ali in conversation with screen-writer Adeel Razzaq

An interview by Muhammad Ali

Syed Amir on a musician, aesthete and fashionista who graced some of the Muslim world’s most dazzling courts

Maham Sajid explains how Pakistani TV shows could try to be relatable for viewers without reinforcing the worst narratives in ...

Sara Kazmi on the art, history and politics in Mudassar Bashir’s Kon

Rehana Hyder takes us to an enthralling moment in the Islamabad Art Festival 2019

Muhammad Ali speaks to four writers whose output for TV has contributed to literary Urdu in our times

Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir offers an overview of Chitral’s more legendary inhabitants

Raza Naeem offers a translation in which the late Enver Sajjad (1935 - 2019) writes about himself and his art

Raza Naeem offers a translation in which the late Enver Sajjad (1935 - 2019) writes about himself and his art

Jamile Naqi in conversation with Danish Bashir about themes and motifs from tradition in Balochi poetry