Rumi on Chinese Art and Greek Art
The Prophet said, “There are some who see Me by the same Light in which I am seeing them. Our natures are ONE. Without…
At the Abyss
By Raza Rumi The recent drone strike in Pakistan’s northwest has eliminated an enemy of the state and his close associates. Hakimullah Mehsud’s death…
Book Review: South Asia 2060: Envisioning Regional Futures
Book review for The Friday Times South Asia 2060: Envisioning Regional Futures is a comprehensive volume of essays edited by Adil Najam and Moeed…
Ghamdi on Islam and the Taliban
A friend sent this piece with an introductory message that “Ghamdi’s life is under threat by the Taleban as they want to eliminate all…
Understanding Contemporary Muslimness
A review of Naveeda Khan’s book Muslim Becoming published in “The Book Review“ I wanted to learn what it meant to know Islam in…
The Real Meena Kumari
The soulfulness of India’s greatest tragedienne was born of an abiding love for reading and writing. Raza Rumi reviews a biography of the alluring…
Don’t talk about the journey (Rumi)
Come come come my endless desires come come come come my beloved come my sweetheart come come come don’t talk about the journey say…
Na Ganvao Navak-e-Neem Kash (your half drawn arrow)- Faiz
Junaid has sent another translation of Faiz rendered by a Toronto based poet – Anis Zuberi. This is a timeless ghazal, Na Ganvao Navak-e-Neem…
Bulleh Shah – I long for you, what can be done?
Contribution by Shahidain In this kafi, the Sufi poet Bulleh Shah reveals the unbearble pain of seperation from his Beloved. He can not give…
How the Future of South Asia Can Change!
Since Pakistan’s inception, its relationship with India has been mired by insecurity, hostility, suspicion and mistrust. Independence in 1947 was followed by conflict over…
Rumi’s ants
From Rumi’s Mathnawi – Part VI: 2955-2962 The spirit is like an ant, and the body like a grain of wheat which the ant…
The search for a new security paradigm
Recently, Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, elaborated on the losses incurred by the country in fighting terrorism, while making a policy statement…
Farewell President Zardari
Analyzing President Zardari’s tenure President Zardari has set a new record of being the only democratically elected President to have completed his term and…
Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed on my book
A lovely review of my book in the Daily Times by Ishtiaq Ahmed When Indians and Pakistanis visit each other, questions of identity, patriotism,…
Rumi’s Dilli
Here is a wonderful review of my book in India’s Frontline magazine The Pakistani journalist Raza Rumi is both an insider and an outsider…
Pakistan, Taliban and Karzai
My piece for ANN (link) where I argue how Pakistan’s Prime Minister is struggling to taking charge of the country’s security policies, away from…
New security paradigm
Pakistanis have been informed that there will be a new security paradigm that would drive the policy and strategy of the federal and provincial…
Recognising the shift in Pakistan’s India policy
An Editorial for the Express Tribune The silver lining of the current Pakistan-India stand-off is that Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif remains committed…
Trial and errors of Musharraf: Trying a former army chief marks the beginning of a new chapter in Pakistan
Here’s something I wrote on Musharraf for The Economic Times Pakistan’s former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf has been indicted by court in…
Manmohan Singh’s ignorance
Manmohan Singh whom I have always held in high regard, disappointed millions in South Asia with his distastefully ill-timed hard talk during his Independence…