Share Sharif Kunjahi’s ‘The Village’ Arts & Culture Poetry South Asia South Asian Literature Urdu Found this lovely poem in a piece that mourns the death of a prominent Punjabi poet,...Read More Feb 18 0
Share The Faustus In Us (translation by Temporal) Arts & Culture Poetry Soul South Asia South Asian Literature Urdu Urdu Literature Temporal read a translation of Parveen Shakir’s poem on this blog and created another translation. In...Read More Feb 15 0
Share Bridging the Divide – Ham Asar Urdu from Denmark Arts & Culture Peace Poetry Urdu Urdu Literature World Literature We remember the Danish Cartoons controversy and the reaction it evoked across the Muslim world. I...Read More Feb 13 0
Share We Are All Dr Faustus – Parveen Shakir Arts & Culture Countries & Regions Pakistan Poetry Soul South Asia South Asian Literature Translations Urdu Urdu Literature Last month, in the freezing climes of Islamabad, we talked about Parveen Shakir, Pakistan’s popular poet...Read More Feb 12 0
Share No place like home: inventive [homesick] Pakistanis Journalism Urdu The popularity of Internet as a medium and the personal space it provides to the diaspora...Read More Jan 31 0
Share Marta’s Story – from the Heart Arts & Culture Photo Stories Sufi poetry Urdu I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true...Read More Jan 25 0
Share Marta’s Story – from the Heart Arts & Culture Photo Stories Sufi poetry Urdu I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true...Read More Jan 25 0