Adil Najam I recently recieved a copy of ‘Grieving Shias’, the recently published book of poetry by Raza Ali Hasan. It is a slim volume – around 50 pages with 38 poems, published by The Sheep Meadow Press, but it is thoughtful and thought provoking well beyond its size. This is an intriguing collection. From […]

Adil Najam Will they? Will they not? They will! When? What will happen if they do? What will happen if they don’t? During the debate over the Womens Rights Bill, the leadership of the Mutihida Majlis-i-Amal, or MMA, had threatened that they would resign from all their seats if the Bill was passed. Well, the […]

Adil Najam I must confess that until two days ago I did not know what ‘Pillion Riding’ was. I first saw the phrase and read the news that it had been banned in Karachi on Adnan Siddiqi’s blog, since then I have seen another post on the subject by Unaiza Nasim on Karachi Metroblog and […]