Fahmida Riaz’s Demise Is An End Of An Era, says Raza Rumi
In this video, Raza Rumi pays tribute and cherishes Fahmida Raiz’s memories. A fearless voice of Urdu literature, an extraordinary personality and a person…
Remembering A ‘Rebel’ – Fahmida Riaz
If there is one word that describes Fahmida Riaz, it has to be a ‘rebel’. A woman who has always been true to herself,…
Raza Rumi recites Fahmida Riaz’s “Tum Bilkul Hum Jaise Nikle”
Raza Rumi recites Fahmida Riaz’s “Tum Bilkul Hum Jaise Nikle” at a South Asian discussion forum held at Yale University. Indians, Pakistanis were present…
Karachi Literary Festival: Spring in the land of suicide bombers and charlatans
Who says Pakistani literature was a relic of the past? If anything, Pakistani authors have a global audience today, and our writers are now…
Fahmida Riaz: A neglected genius
Whilst my earlier piece on the IMF programme and the tremendous discussion it has invoked deserves a rejoinder, I want to write on a…
Nahaj ul Balagha – Looking back to Get Ahead
Fahmida Riaz is Pakistan’s premier female poet. She became a sensation in the early 1970s when her bold, feminist poetry created a stir in…
Hazrat Ali’s letter on governance and citizenship
The common stories about Islam or Muslims have to do with the chopping of arms and killing of infidels. We are told that Muslims…
Fahmida Riaz on the Wall
My young friend has translated Fahmida Riaz‘s words, and how inspiring these are.. “There is a wall in front of us, we have a…
Tum bilkul hum jaisey nikley – Fahmida Riaz
Guest Post by Raza Rumi After reading some of the recent posts and comments on the communal politics and the [ab]use of religion, I…
M F Husain’s woes
M.F. Husain, India’s best known painter is under threat from the guardians of public and national morality. This eccentric, 91 year old painter should…
The Lost Jewel – Rediscovering Hazrat Ali’s Letter
This is a fascinating story. Pakistan’s premier female poet Fahmida Riaz, read a letter by the fourth Caliph, Hazrat Ali while browsing through a…
Khushwant Singh and Fahmida Riaz
Writing in the Hindustan Times on July 29, Khushwant Singh yet again infused some sanity into the popular Indian discourse on the recent Mumbai…