Mumtaz Hussain
Mumtaz Hussain is an award-winning author, poet, painter and filmmaker based in New York-
Arts & Literature
An artist’s visual discourse with his mentor
A tribute to an artist's inspirational teacher...Read More -
Arts & Literature
The activist who used art to advance left-wing political causes
Nuscie Jamil used art platforms to take the message to people...Read More -
Arts & Literature
Why I wrote the play ‘Virus Bomb’
Suffering behind the laughing characters...Read More -
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Short story: Half-shut eye wisdom
Roshan pulled out the hidden layers of his cane, lengthening it longer. He addressed the stick. “I value your hidden powers.” Then he took a handkerchief from his pocket and started to clean the table tennis-like... -
2020
His Master’s Voice – A short story
“You are a swing and I am a shadow, I wish to surge with you”. When Jawaid saw that record lying in the shop of a dealer in the old wares, he recalled the scattered memories... -
2020
Her resplendent face
Posing nude for a Zahoor painting was a privilege, an event for any woman. For a complete portrait is a reflection of the heart’s innermost emotions, pain and wisdom interpreted onto the rough surface of the... -
Arts & Literature
The Barking Crow – A Short Story
I was dying of thirst and rain had been banished from the skies. The clouds were intoxicated elephants waving their trunks at me, their shapes transforming into a vortex of steam. I longed to ascend and...