Latest in: Arts & Literature
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Iqbal interpreted and conveyed the message of Karbala in uniquely profound ways – Scholars
Gopi Chand Narang, a leading scholar of Urdu language and literature, has said Allama Iqbal stands unique in his profound expression of the message of Karbala, where Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family offered a sublime...August 28, 2020 2170 0 -
Why an Andalusian novel on human bonding with Nature is relevant to COVID times
The story of Hayy ibn Yaqdhan is as unlikely as is its impact on the world centuries after it was written. The twelfth century novel was written by Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail, advisor to the ruler in Marrakesh,...August 25, 2020 784 0 -
Poem: Where will you look for love?
Where will you look for love? You will find it in a stream When the water is quiet and calm You will see it In the showers of rain You will realize it In the clear blue...July 27, 2020 830 0 -
Nelson Mandela – A poetic tribute
NELSON MANDELA Now that you have flown far away Oh, sweet bird of the age I find the world like an emptied place With only hollow men howling around Stealing the stock of defenseless souls ...July 23, 2020 637 0 -
Any initiative for the struggling arts during the COVID-19 crisis?
The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of...July 8, 2020 945 0 -
When Nature paints in blue…
I happened to be at Alexandria Waterfront on the right time this week. But even as a photographer I could not fully know that the blue color will make such beautiful scene for pictures from Old...June 27, 2020 987 1 -
Tariq Aziz – The stuff cultural icons are made of
Those of us who grew up in the golden era of Pakistan Television can vividly recall how important a role Tariq Aziz played in popularizing the channel with his trademark “Neelam Ghar – a quiz and...June 17, 2020 1533 0 -
A Pakistani truck artist paints the message of equality with George Floyd mural
Haider Ali is a Pakistani artist, known for his colorful paintings on trucks, something uniquely Pakistani and very much part of road and highway scenes. Ali has also painted vehicles in America during his visits and...June 13, 2020 1009 0 -
NYT brings out an artist’s portrayal of painful life in Kashmir lockdown
Much of the world may have had a taste of coronavirus-forced lockdown but for the people of Kashmir another much stricter clampdown– with no access to the Internet, food supplies, and no freedom of expression or...June 12, 2020 706 0