Maut Ka Kuwaan (Well of Death) – By Rozaiba
Maut Ka Kuwaan (Well of Death) – By Rozaiba As he lay dying, Maulvi Assadullah sensed that the angels on his shoulders had grown impatient...
Category: Culture
Dr. Javed Iqbal lecture on Javed Nama
Javid Nama, Iqbal’s most remarkable Persian masnavi, ranks among the most influential Farsi books ever written, standing in the same league of Rumi’s Masnavi, Saadi’s Gulistan and...
Urdu Poem: Libaday by Kawish Abbasi
Urdu Poem: Libaday by Kawish Abbasi لبادے سچ کو سچ ہونے نہیں دیتے ہیں اپنے لبادوں پہ، جو ہم سچ پہ چڑھائے ہوئے ہیں فیصلے...
The Karachi Brides : By A. Ali
If I were to name the transport buses that storm the Karachi roads all day I would call them the Karachi Brides. This isn’t only...
A 24 Minute Journey Between Paddington and Slough – By Asif Iqbal
He stares at his washed out reflection in the train window, bleeding into the fast moving background, the motion of the train forces a...
Burqa Vaganza – A Satirical Backlash – By M. Gill
The Hafsa girls took burqa to the street in a blatant way by occupying a children’s library in Islamabad. Later on, they kidnapped a...
The Next Stage of Human Evolution – By K. Sohail
The Next Stage of Human Evolution – By K. Sohail When we study human beings from an evolutionary point of view, we realize that one...
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rising Trend? – By H. Arshad
Traditionally CSR (corporate social responsibility) has been defined in United States in terms of a philanthropic model. They donate a certain share of the profits...
Entrepreneurship Under the Microscope: The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab – By A.H.Lawai
One could almost have expected it. With the recent high-tech and internet boom, entrepreneurship, the old art of turning ideas into money, is turning...
The Basanti Dye – By Y. Saeed
The Basanti Dye – Y. Saeed The entire north India wakes up from the chilly winter. Its spring here again. The yellow of mustard flowers covers...
Hum Jo Tareek Rahon Main Maray Gayay, Faiz eulogy to Ethal and Julie Rosenberg.
Hum Jo Tareek Rahon Main Maray Gayay is Faiz’s masterpiece poem inspired from the letters of Ethal and Julie Rosenberg. ہم جو تاریک راہوں میں...
An Interview with Naseeruddin Shah – By R. Ansari
“Naseer!” The man yelled from two feet away from us. “Who would have thought I would run into you walking up Yonge St!” This was...
نظم: یہ لوگ : Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi
نظم: یہ لوگ : Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi سب سر نہوڑائے ایک دوسرے کے بازو میں بازو ڈالے ، جُھولتے ہِلتے جُلتے ، مِلتے...
Museo dell’Opera del Duomo: Florence
Inaugurated on May 3,1891 to house the monumental singing galleries by Luca della Robbia and Donatello, b occupies the ancient seat of this institution founded by...
We Are All Dr Faustus – Poem by Parveen Shakir with English Translation
ہم سب ایک طرح سے ہیں Faustus ڈاکٹر کوئی اپنے شوق کی خاطر اور کوئی کسی مجبوری سے بلیک میل ہو کر اپنی روح کا سودا...
Chowking the North South Divide – By H. Nambiar
I am a jehadi Bombaiyya whenever I argue with a die hard Delhiwala. If the truth be confessed, I enjoy both the...
Basant in Lahore By Y. L. Hamdani
“Why Lahore is better than every other city on Earth”, Bill Oreilly, that hawkish blabbermouth host of the `Oreilly Factor` aired on the not so fair and...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The Last Prophet of Qawwali – By A. Acharya
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The Last Prophet of Qawwali For many years before he became a towering figure in world music, Nusrat Fateh Ali...
Nipa Chowrangi – By S. Minhas
Nipa Chowrangi – By S. Minhas The neighbors couldn’t hear her screaming over the sound of the building’s generator, so that particular Sunday Aslam was...
Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh – Play on Manto at Alhamra Theatre
Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh – Play on Manto at Alhamra Theatre In December 2012, Alhmara celebrated the 100-year birth anniversary of Saadat Hasan Manto. One...
An Interview with TheSufi.com founder
An Interview with TheSufi.com founder Waleed founded the first website on Sufism and Sufi Music in 2002 at Institute of Business Admiration [IBA] in Pakistan. TheSufi.com is...
Woh Deewana – Urdu Afsana by Dr. Zaheer Ahmed Siddiqui
Woh Deewana – Urdu Afsana by Dr. Zaheer Ahmed Siddiqui
