Happy Thanksgiving Home & Abroad
Irshad Salim: 16 years ago (circa 2008) I flew from NJ to KHI on Etihad –after a hiatus of almost 6 yrs. The feeling was kinda homecoming. … Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving Home & Abroad
The Cult of Haruki Murakami
How did a demure jazz-club owner become a global literary sensation and a perennial Nobel Prize contender? … Continue readingThe Cult of Haruki Murakami
Will Anyone Vote for Abundance?
Thomas Hochman at The New Atlantis: Ever since Derek Thompson introduced the term “abundance agenda” in his 2022 Atlantic article “A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems,” the idea has spun
The Wrinkles of Poverty
Habib Khan, Quetta: Typically, our Saturday café (Ex-Baldia) sessions strive to steer clear of the gloom and doom stories prevalent in the country. However, sometimes, the conversations become overwhelming, making
Maria Callas: The Diva’s Tragedy
Maria Callas is the latest star to be given the Hollywood treatment in a biopic, Pablo Larraín’s Maria, with Angelina Jolie in the title role. … Continue readingMaria Callas: The Diva’s Tragedy
Infinity Ghazal Beginning With Lice and Never Ending With Lies
For Hasna Henna and the Rohingya: My aunt once drew a comb through my hair steady; she wouldn’t let what feeds on blood eat my inner tree. … Continue readingInfinity Ghazal Beginning With Lice and Never Ending With Lies
تم اگر یورپ کی طرف ہجرت کرو گے
”تم اگر یورپ کی طرف ہجرت کرو گے، تو قانون کی پابندی بھی کرو گے، تم سگریٹ کے ٹوٹے زمین پر نہیں پھینکو گے، عوامی مقامات پر تمباکو نوشی نہیں
The Cold War’s Underground University
During the Cold War, Oxford philosophers worked together to aid dissidents behind the Iron Curtain. I was one of them. … Continue readingThe Cold War’s Underground University
Poem of the Day: You Are Your Own State Department
Forever I miss my Arab father’s way with mint leaves floating in a cup of sugared tea—his delicate hands arranging rinsed figs on a plate. … Continue readingPoem of the Day: You Are Your Own State Department
How to Excape From a Maze
Assume you know nothing about the First World War, but had heard the name and wish to learn about it. Reasonably, you turn to… … Continue readingHow to Excape From a Maze
Why Climate Summit Keeps Failing
“All this means we are still looking at a future with global warming above 3˚C,” say climate scientist Mark Maslin… … Continue readingWhy Climate Summit Keeps Failing
When Emperors Become Endnotes
Everything fades so quickly, turns into legend and soon oblivion covers it. And those are the ones who shone. The rest—‘unknown… … Continue readingWhen Emperors Become Endnotes