From Ratan Nath Sarshar’s ‘Oudh Akhbar’ to his picaresque ‘Fasana-i-Azad’, Jennifer Dubrow’s book sheds much-needed light on a popular culture phenomenon. An illustration from 'Awadh Punch', May 1900. | Ali Khan...
WHEN SABYN JAVERI recently launched her book Hijabistan (Harper; 224 pages; Rs399) at the Karachi Literature Festival, a few of the attendees were disappointed. They felt that they had gotten a raw...
“A human being is multi-faceted. To differentiate based on ideology is the most absurd thing,” says author Zarrar Said L-R: Zarrar Said, Dr. Abdus Salam Landing in the US...
Everything you write is so brilliant—how do you manage? Well, I can't answer that question without sounding immodest. To be honest, I don't feel like I have to write,...
An author unafraid to defy midcentury attitudes about her gender. “What is important is humanity,” she said, “not being a man or a woman.” Forough Farrokhzad near Tehran circa 1966....
I had been thinking of feminist discourse and its relevance to all of us for years. The #metoo movement is my favorite, and while following it, I started reading articles...
They depict how women perceive the world and how they feel about it In the realm of literature, just like many other domains, women have come a long way. Urdu...
Özge Sebzeci Nebiye A. on the subway, Istanbul, Turkey, January 2019 Istanbul, Turkey—Nebiye A. crossed the Bosphorus on a ferry, far from the home and life she once had. On...
A definitive new study has great news for book lovers: Yes, reading fiction boosts your EQ. Whatever you might think of the year in politics or weather, 2018 was definitely a...
Months away from publishing her debut novel, a young Asian author and rising star of YA fiction just killed her own book to appease a social media mob condemning her...