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Farooq Qaisar, the creator of puppet character Uncle Sargam, passed away in Islamabad due to cardiac arrest, leaving behind a legacy of producing humor, fun, and satire through novel characters. Born in Lahore on October 31,...

Chloé Zhao, Director of film Nomadland Image Credit: Vegafi / Wikimedia Commons The other day, I saw a revealing movie-cum-documentary on a less-spotlighted facet of American life, called “Nomadland,” which won the best picture at the...

When we hear the phrase “the Dark Ages,” we most likely picture a version of Europe far from modernity. However, as I’ve learned throughout my Islam in Europe course at American University, taught by Ambassador Akbar...

Popular Punjabi folk singer Shaukat Ali passed away in Lahore after liver failure on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of passion-filled singing that included classic Punjabi poem, Kalam-e-Iqbal and ghazals. Ali’s protracted illness was the result...

The featured image shows an entrance to the Qalawun complex which had a Mansuri hospital in Cairo/Wikipedia Since the outbreak of COVID-19, one of the most commonly used medical terms has been quarantine, the practice of...

In the last few years, I have been fortunate enough to visit and take some pictures of Natural scenes in the lovely but unexplored province of Balochistan. Especially, the time of winter is a fascinating part...

Language, as we call it the mother tongue, plays a very important in role the lives of nations. It creates, and shapes the literature of the society, and helps blossom the personalities of individuals. Unfortunately, even...

While I walked along my humble life With all the challenges, obstacles, and pains of a wife I embraced the saints and prophets who I’ve come to love through my life. I understood their struggles as...

A little girl, with a smiling face and tattered clothes on her.   Bare-footed, she walks slowly on the carpeted road.    Watching around luxury vehicles   loaded with   the aristocracy,   Lost in their own...

A force of such might it sets me free A light so bright it blinds me I heard it in the voice of the nightingale I know it was in the hearts of the wise I...