Latest in: Arts & Literature
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Poem: December is back
December is back back with its grey skies, and glacial cold. An old man holding a mug sips hot coffee, lost in thoughts. Dreaming of the olden days, the charming ways. Once he...November 27, 2020 1132 0 -
An enquiry into Nietzsche’s concept of Superman and Iqbal’s illustration of Perfect Man
When Friedrich Nietzsche ran to stop the brutal owner of a horse from thrashing it mercilessly in Turin, Italy, and threw his arms around the animal crying, “I understand your pain,” it gave us an extraordinary insight...November 9, 2020 5913 0 -
Sean Connery, the original James Bond, passes away
Sean Connery, the actor who originally played the role of British secret agent James Bond 007, and later outgrew that influence to star in multiple roles, passed away on Saturday aged 90. Connery rocketed to fame...October 31, 2020 930 0 -
The romance of the old Frontier during the British colonial era
British colonialism in the Indian subcontinent has long been a fierce topic of debate. Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and the British all have their own deeply held personal thoughts about the long-lasting impact that the British Raj...October 23, 2020 771 0 -
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...October 15, 2020 1393 1 -
POEM – A butterfly’s tweets
Butterfly! A colorful moth, moving around flowers, laying out its shades, here and there, everywhere. Singing and twittering, tweets of joy, tweets of love, leaving a message – Life is too short, Just a...October 10, 2020 809 0 -
First Love – A poem on connection with Cambridge University
First Love It was love at first sight —and it was true with the breathless passion that the years could not dim and like a faithful lover I have returned again and again Half a century...October 3, 2020 2830 1 -
Understanding the Pakthuns through their own words
Some years ago while working on an academic project with Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, I noticed a small book on the shelf. I began leafing through it...September 25, 2020 1120 0 -
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...September 21, 2020 1755 0 -
Poem: I want to hold a moment
I want to hold a moment – a moment filled with life, where there is a glee a spiritual joy, a happy soul. I want to hold a moment – a moment of my childhood,...September 20, 2020 1000 0
