Adil Najam We at ATP like books. Over the last many months we have featured and discussed a number of books that relate to Pakistan in various ways. I must confess that I had always hoped that we would talk more about books than we have. I hope we will be able to do so […]
Raza Rumi Musharraf Ali Farooqi and the Urdu Project have revived a tradition that was fading in the age of instant communication, sms lingo and a dying reading culture. When I started reading the book, I could not help remember the day when my Uncle, Zaheer Ahmad Bhutta, a man of letters and book-lover handed […]
Adil Najam I have been waiting many weeks to write about H.M. Naqvi’s debut novel, Homeboy. I finished reading the book soon after it first came out this fall and found myself riveted to the richly layered, intense tale of three colorful characters – all of Pakistani descent – living in New York City. Homeboy […]
