PM Modi’s Untruths Regarding Kerala
The BJP and the Prime Minister himself have been campaigning about how the farmers are protesting across the country and sitting on dharna at the outskirts of Delhi have been…
The BJP and the Prime Minister himself have been campaigning about how the farmers are protesting across the country and sitting on dharna at the outskirts of Delhi have been…
Truth, love, self-respect Fragile playthings, made of clay Crumble in a moment Still, the world is beautiful Sacred—like Mariam Pure—like falsehood (Patthar ki Zuban, Fahmida Riaz) It was a voice…
‘O’ Gracious God bestow the Baloch Nation with persons who are; Sagacious, valiant, magnanimous, compassionate and courageous too Their prudence and sagaciousness be more glorious than the brightest morns Their…
“There is often talk of human rights, but it is also necessary to talk of the rights of humanity. Why should some people walk barefoot, so that others can travel…
IT has become relatively commonplace in the past couple of decades to acknowledge the contemporary relevance of Karl Marx’s critiques of capitalism. Towards the very end of his entertaining biography…
Balochistan is a neglected area not only in Pakistan but in Afghanistan and Iran too. Just like so many other nationalities such as Bengalis, Kurds, Pakhtuns, Punjabis, and many others,…
During the past few months, the politics of the Persian Gulf has changed pretty fast. These changes will have a far-reaching impact not only on the Gulf area but also…
When Waris Mir published his series of columns on the religious interpretations of veil, he became a target of severe reproach by conservative circles. Then he responded by even more…
Listen! O dark and ravenous dungeon of Karachi! Whenever I sit in front of my cell And look out towards your mighty ramparts, An intricately patterned net. I realize what…
In the first two columns of this series appearing in these pages on September 21 and 23, we started a discussion on Waris Mir (1938 – 1987) and his columns…
COVID-19 has pushed all of humanity into a ditch. Rarely have so many millions of people been in the same pit, threatened and beaten from all four sides. It is…
That time Malcolm X met Fidel Castro in Harlem 60 years ago on this day. A year after the Cuban Revolution, Castro and his delegation came to New York to…