The personal is political
January 22, 2017: The personal is political (Dawn) Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha has been celebrated for her groundbreaking sculptural installation ‘Intersections’ that earned…
Love, Loss and Gain: Anila Quayyum Agha’s Art
A shorter version of this article was published in DAWN in January 2017. Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha has been celebrated for her…
Fighting for democracy
Raza Rumi is a Pakistani journalist and policy analyst who is currently Visiting International Scholar in Residence at Ithaca College, US. A consistent voice…
In memoriam: Writers like Intizar Husain never die, they live on in their words and ideas
In celebrating his pluralistic literary roots, Intizar Husain was a truly contemporary writer. Intizar Husain, the last of great Urdu writers, passed away yesterday…
Miniature Painting Goes Global
Steeped in the past, and yet, modernist in its application, neo miniature is the new face of Pakistani miniature painting and art. Having evolved…
One size may not fit all
Excerpts from my statement: Raza Rumi, Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, says the government has much to do when it…
Not being dead is a victory for Balochistan’s journalists
Why, one would ask, is killing the only answer for disagreement? To say that Pakistani journalists are under attack is an understatement. They are…
Khushwant Singh: The last Pakistani living on Indian soil
My tribute to KS (first published in DAWN on March 30) IT is difficult to evaluate the legacy of writer, journalist and an icon…
Reforming the education system
By Raza Rumi The recent debates on education have also highlighted how the education sector is not receiving its due compared to say defence,…
My session with Intizar Husain: Karachi Literature Festival 2011
Huma Imitiaz has summed up the session I moderated at the KLF. Huma has been kind to me but I am just a humble…
Guest Stars at the Long March
My article that appeared in Dawn. here. THE enthusiasts for the long march towards Islamabad are justifiably feeling let down by the grand posturing,…
Pakistan’s Media – responsibility must anchor freedom
My piece that was published earlier this week: IT is a truism that media freedom in Pakistan today has been earned after a long…