Silent Screams

poem

Mehreen Jabbar

To Mehreen experimenting with a story is one of the most interesting parts of creating a play.

Satire

The New Beginning

My story is the story of many thousands of other people on both sides of the line. I regard myself

Translation

I Have Heard That People Look At Her In Amazement

sunaa hai bole to baato.n se phuul jha.Date hai.n
ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhate hai.n

Translation

Iqbal, Ghalib, Amir Khusraw: Three Masters, Three Poems

The Madness of Love by Allama Iqbal - Where I was Last Night by Amir Khusraw Dehlavi - Do Not

Short Story

Bus

What is it, she wondered, her eyes still closed. ’Feels like an elbow’ - the answer came up in her

Wagah and Thandi Hawa

Interview

Meeting Poet Ahmad Faraz

What do you say when you meet what many consider the greatest living poetic craftsman of the Urdu

Poetry

Cocoa Butter and Strawberries: Florence Diary

They can’t take That away from me

Short Story

The Weight of Water

“Women are like water,” her father used to say, “they are gentle and patient and they take the shape of

Why Did Led Zeppelin Name the Song Kashmir?

A tongue-in-cheek look at a song that is ostensibly related to South Asia ...

Poetry

The Other Asian Woman

Sex is what I think should be

Translation

Anarkali

Anarkali is becoming increasingly reckless; Salim in a state of confusion is trying to get her to stop with motions

The Rainy Season

Goswami Tulsidas looked differently at the rainy season from most.

Short Story

The Horse and The Zebra

“Do you know the most important difference between a horse and a zebra?” Shazi asked me after the first drag

Short Story

Death of a Renowned Urdu Literati

He was a distinguished writer after the generation of Manto, Bedi, and Krishan Chandar.