Triumph of spirit
I grew up in a Gaza refugee camp where we commemorated each massacre with rallies, general strikes, and artistic expressions. We knew the victims and immortalized them through chants, political…
Language and ethnic identity
The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political thought. It is a relationship that is at once intimate and complex…
Books for survival
Given the legacy of the Pakistan People’s Party in an intellectual context, it seemed fitting for the young chairman of the party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, to preside over the ‘dedication…
Sullying the game
Sports, the purest form of human contest, is a ritual of skill, endurance and strategy. Bound by established rules and decorum, the moral foundation of sports is based on the…
The cartography of silence
Once upon a time, there were maps. Not the kind folded in glove compartments or spread on those navigating wars, but maps of instinct, etched in the minds of those…
Paradoxical
IT has recently been pointed out that Iqbal’s poetic corpus is replete with contradictions. One obvious explanation is that the intellectual growth of a thinker entails a lack of harmony…
What about the spirit of the game?
Hold your breath. India and Pakistan are playing cricket in Dubai today. This somewhat rare display of one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world is being staged…
Reconnecting with Bangladesh
During Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Bangladesh, several agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between the two countries. The ceremony, attended by top government officials, including Bangladesh’s Advisor…
Gaza’s obituary
AS much of Gaza and its inhabitants now sleep forever under the rubble of what used to be homes, it is time for people around the world to write their…
The colour green
There is something heartwarming, but at the same time sad, about the small tableau built from broken green bangles, pieces of green fabric, small Pakistan flag, and a mixture of…
