The Context of the Enlightenment–I
Aziz Ali Dad thinks about the flux and fixity of ideas over the past two millennia by Aziz Ali Dad When
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Literature
‘No Fortunes to Tell’: an elegy of broken world
Harris Khalique’s new English poetry collection documents people’s suffering Farman Ali Noted poet Harris Khalique’s new collection of poetry in
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Manto and the Raj–I
by Raza Naeem “I am the trader of sighs To versify blood is my mission Remaining winds of the garden! Gather
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The Kargil Story
Najam Sethi reviews Nasim Zehra’s book From Kargil to the Coup: Events that shook Pakistan The Kargil story or “misadventure”
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I have always quarreled with this word ‘activist’, says Arundhati Roy
Writing is the most appropriate way of expressing trauma and complications, and I will be the last one to make
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An eco-feminist revolution is underway in Hunza
In Gilgit-Baltistan, exists a remarkable oasis with high literacy rates and gender equality. By Sam Dalrymple In the disputed Karakoram
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Implications of spatial shift in global capitalism– an eco-socialist perspective
Herald Report An unprecedented change is taking place in global capitalism regarding the spatial shift from old advanced capitalist economies
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New book on Pakistan’s political economy and social dynamics in offing
New Perspectives on Pakistan’s Political Economy: State, Class and Social Change has been edited by Matthew McCartney and S Akbar Zaidi
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Pakistan Day: a reflection on past, present and future
Five books that students, scholars, academics and researchers who are interested in contemporary Pakistan should read, recommends Dr Ammar Ali
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Hermann Hesse on what trees teach us about belonging and life
For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families,
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Untangling Wakhan Quadrangle
German scholar’s latest book explores new aspects of history, culture and politics of ‘Great Game’ and expansionist designs of colonial
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The spiritual case for Socialism
A new book attempts to deepen the philosophical dimension of a revived left. By JEDEDIAH BRITTON-PURDY Making our choices count
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Knowledge as a national priority
by Waseem Altaf We were extremely poor yet we had books at home, said Ada Yonath, the 2009 Nobel laureate in
Read MoreFaiz Amn Mela ends with a call for unity of the Left to fight imperialism, war mongering
HAH Report The 27th Faiz Amn Mela concluded Sunday at the Open Air Theatre of Baagh-i-Jinnah, Lahore, marking 108th birthday
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French scholar for promotion of social solidarity, integration to meet global challenges
HAH Report Islamabad A noted French thinker has called for promotion of social solidarity and integration amid growing inequality and
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