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
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Literature
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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Algerian poet Djamal Amrani was born in 1935 in Sour El Gozlane. Central to his life and work were his
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Khalida Hussain (1937-2019): banishment-loving woman
In this article, Raza Naeem remembers Khalida Hussain, an esteemed Urdu short story writer who passed away on January 11,
Read MoreLiterary journal Adbiyat published
Islamabad: New edition of Adbiyat, the quarterly literary publication of Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has been published. The literary
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Book Review: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
by Ali Azam It is very rare to randomly pick a title and enjoy it all the way through without
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When a language dies
Language emerges as a powerful manifestation of a culture that acts as an identity-marker at the individual and societal levels,
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Socialism’s stormy petrel
Raza Naeem on the politics and worldview contained in the work of Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002) by Raza Naeem “Stone Kaifi to
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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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‘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
Read MoreUniqueness of Burushaski language, Yasin’s culture celebrated
Gul Nayab Islamabad: Residents of Yasin Valley, mostly youth and students residing in the twin cities of Islamabad and
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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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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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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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