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Pakistan Food Culture, Recipes, Cuisines: Discussion with Niloferr Qazi and Haya Emaan
Connoisseurs of food Niloferr Afridi Qazi and Haya Emaan talk with Raza Rumi about the richness of Pakistani cuisine, its unique tastes, techniques and…
Enduring Threads
Raza Rumi was fascinated by artist Aasim Akhtar’s unique curation of Pakistani textile heritage at the Rawalpindi NCA – Click here to see more:…
Animating Times Square
This October, the electronic billboards at the maddening Times Square in New York City will display the creative prowess of Shahzia Sikander, an artist…
Rickshaw and truck poetry from Pakistan
Goldern words By our rikshaw & truck drivers. “Tu lang ja sadi kher ay “Zid na kar RANA aap bara ziddi ay “Pass ker…
Chronicles of our recent past
FS Aijazuddin’s new book is an erudite and introspective account of a turbulent decade The past decade in Pakistan has been cataclysmic. Political upheavals…
Remembering Parveen Shakir (1952-1994)
Parveen Shakir (1952-1994) has defined the sensibilities of several generations and beyond. At the relatively young age of 42 years, Parveen Shakir died on…
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Pakistan’s 2022: A Polarised Polity On The Brink Of Economic Default
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The almost forgotten radical message of Iqbal
I am reposting this old blog on Iqbal Day: God, You created the night, I made the lamp You created the earth, I made…
Maryam Nawaz’s Acquittal: Has The 2018 Political Engineering Project Run Its Course?
Will there be accountability of all those who planned and aided political engineering via courts? Maryam Nawaz’s acquittal by the Islamabad High Court is…
Intimations Of Ghalib: Translations That Are Not Hindered By The Literal
“Ghalib’s existentialist angst, tumultuous personal life and the upheavals he encountered are reflected in the ghazals selected by Alam” Many moons ago, I received Intimations…
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Raza Rumi
Writer, editor, multimedia journalist, International development practitioner and an educator. More
"This is the time to stand up and reject those who want to cripple our younger generations. Other than the physical health the insidious, violence justifying mindset needs to be fought by all segments of Pakistani society..."![]()
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Polio, extremism and a failing state - Raza Rumi
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The death of nine anti-Polio workers has come as a new low in the life of the Pakistani nation. Almost as if the country had lost its bearings and its society could not even determine its priorities. ...