Pakistan’s literary saboteur at 100-III
In Askari’s view, the West became victim to depravity in its quest for progress Raza Naeem on the modernism of
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Literature
Speakers describe Iftikhar Arif ’pride of Urdu’
SDPI honors the living legend with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to Urdu language, literature
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Razia Sajjad Zaheer: The forgotten virtuoso of Urdu literature
By Raza Naeem Raziya Sajjad Zaheer (1917-1979), who passed away in Delhi 40 years ago today, was one of Urdu’s most
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Rumi – an inspiration to Pakistani poets, writers
Pakistanis are familiar with Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi – a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar – as famous poets
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Celebrating Heer who challenged patriarchy in Punjab
Artists, historians, and writers are marking Punjab’s secular epic, 250 years after it was penned by Waris Shah
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What is ‘agency’ and how is it exercised?
Reshma Parveen-Musofer In literature agency is defined as a personal capacity. It is the feeling of gaining control
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Remembering Ismat Chughtai–II
Raza Naeem on the style and sensibilities of one of the boldest Urdu short-story writers Ismat Chughtai’s prose carried
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Faiz and the world
Raza Naeem offers an exhaustive review of this year’s edition of the Faiz International Festival The Faiz International Festival
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Icons of the progressive writers
Saira Mujtaba talks to Raza Naeem about two leading lights of the Progressive Writers Association – who both passed away
Read MoreBook review: For aid effectiveness, better spending, localizing global SDGs needed
A new book highlights gaps between aid agencies and communities, the efficacy of aid in poverty reduction and human development
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10 inspiring Iranian poets and their verses
For centuries, Iran has been producing some of the world’s most influential and inspiring poets, whose works revolutionized the literature of
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Books: translating Central Asian literature
HAH Report Shelley Fairweather-Vega, a Seattle-based writer and translator. She translates literature from Russian and Uzbek languages into English.
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Jalib’s poetry continues to touch hearts
Laal Hartal pays tribute to the revolutionary poet at ILF-2019 Farman Ali The discourse generated by a rhythmic circle titled
Read MoreBook review: ‘In Evil Hour’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
by Ali Azam Khan Concealment is not the same as deception. It is also not a euphemism for deception because
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Tombs of the past
Raza Naeem on the enduring appeal of Sibte Hasan’s ‘Mazi Ke Mazar’, 50 years after it was written by Raza
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