Sharif Kunjahi’s ‘The Village’
Found this lovely poem in a piece that mourns the death of a prominent Punjabi poet,...
Category Archives: Urdu
The Faustus In Us (translation by Temporal)
Temporal read a translation of Parveen Shakir’s poem on this blog and created another translation. In...
Bridging the Divide – Ham Asar Urdu from Denmark
We remember the Danish Cartoons controversy and the reaction it evoked across the Muslim world. I...
We Are All Dr Faustus – Parveen Shakir
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Last month, in the freezing climes of Islamabad, we talked about Parveen Shakir, Pakistan’s popular poet...
No place like home: inventive [homesick] Pakistanis
The popularity of Internet as a medium and the personal space it provides to the diaspora...
Marta’s Story – from the Heart
I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true...
Marta’s Story – from the Heart
I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true...
