Zakintosh The last two or three performances by Fareeda Khanum that I attended had saddened me at the rapid downhill slide in this great artiste’s abilities. Shortness of breath – and the unusual brevity of the pieces she sang – left me wondering whether one should continue attending her performances as a respectful duty of […]
Adil Najam A letter, reportedly written by Barrister Aitizaz Ahsan, is making the rounds on the internet. Those of us who are used to organized propaganda and lies and also have to deal with sophomoric behavior of folks who regularly post under multiple names and multiple false identities on blogs like our own (ignoring that […]
Raza Rumi Fahmida Riaz is Pakistan’s premier female poet. She became a sensation in the early 1970s when her bold, feminist poetry created a stir in the convention ridden world of Urdu poetry. Riaz was expressive, sometimes explicit, and politically charged. She created a completely new genre in Urdu poetry with a post-modern sensibility. Later, […]
