Lahore recently celebrated Faiz Mela – a people’s festival that allows for all classes to participate and remember the great revolutionary poet.
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Jahane Rumi- (From the archives) October 18: Attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karsaz, KarachiDespite the Tragedy, Extremism Will be Fought by Pakistanis Published October 20, 2007 (blogcritics) 180 are dead and more than 500 injured in Karachi suicide attacks on the biggest rally of the country’s largest political party. Millions had rejected extremism earlier on the streets of Karachi October 18 was the day of unforgettable images –... Read More Th […]Raza
- Book E-Launch – The Battle For Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and A Tough NeighborhoodIn this e-launch of Shuja Nawaz’s The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and A Tough Neighborhood, the panelists (Shuja Nawaz, Raza Rumi, Huma Baqai and Ejaz Haider) discuss Pakistan’s foreign relations, security situation, economics and governance. Has Pakistan been the “price-setter” or the “price-taker” in its international posturing; has Pakis […]Farhan Qadir
- Pakistan’s Youth And Their Concerns: A DiscussionIn this talk, Raza Rumi is joined by Nayab Jan, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Hamza Ghaznavi, Rafiullah Kakar, Basil Nabi Malik to discuss the problems faced by the youth in Pakistan. Pakistan currently has a 70% youth population. Yet, instead of employing the youth for the benefit of the country, the state treats them with suspicion... Read More The post Pakis […]Farhan Qadir
- Legacy of Bhagat Singh – India and Pakistan’s Shared HeroWatch Raza Rumi in conversation with historian Irfan Habib (in Delhi) and activist Diep Saeeda (in Lahore) about Bhagat Singh’s legacy and why we need to remember him as a shared hero. “Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, India (now Pakistan), on September 27, 1907, to a Sikh family deeply involved in... Read More The post Legacy of Bh […]Mehmood Ashraf
- Was Iqbal Against The Idea of Secularism? Watch Faisal Devji’s Interview with Raza RumiFaisal Devji is one of the foremost historians on the politics of Indian subcontinent. In this interview with Raza Rumi for Naya Daur Media, he analyses the ideology of Allama Iqbal, and his supposed opposition to the idea of secularism. Devji compares Iqbal’s understanding of religion’s role in politics with that of Mahatma Gandhi and... Read More The post […]Mehmood Ashraf
- International Newsletter ‘The Story’ Gives Naya Daur A Warm ShoutoutLaxmi Murthi writes about the new space in Pakistani journalism created by Naya Daur, a new media portal that upholds diversity of opinion and freedom of speech as its topmost ideals, while breaking away with entrenched taboos in mainstream Pakistani media and discourse. The following is an excerpt from Murthi’s article, as she gives an... Read More The post […]Farhan Qadir
- Love, Loss and Gain: Anila Quayyum Agha’s ArtA shorter version of this article was published in DAWN in January 2017. Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha has been celebrated for her groundbreaking sculptural installation Intersections that earned her global acclaim and resonated with a host of cultures. Her recently concluded exhibition Walking with My Mother’s Shadow at Aicon Gallery, New Yor […]Farhan Qadir
- (From the archives) October 18: Attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karsaz, Karachi
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- (From the archives) October 18: Attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karsaz, KarachiDespite the Tragedy, Extremism Will be Fought by Pakistanis Published October 20, 2007 (blogcritics) 180 are dead and more than 500 injured in Karachi suicide attacks on the biggest rally of the country’s largest political party. Millions had rejected extremism earlier on the streets of Karachi October 18 was the day of unforgettable images –... Read More Th […]
- Book E-Launch – The Battle For Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and A Tough NeighborhoodIn this e-launch of Shuja Nawaz’s The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and A Tough Neighborhood, the panelists (Shuja Nawaz, Raza Rumi, Huma Baqai and Ejaz Haider) discuss Pakistan’s foreign relations, security situation, economics and governance. Has Pakistan been the “price-setter” or the “price-taker” in its international posturing; has Pakis […]
- Pakistan’s Youth And Their Concerns: A DiscussionIn this talk, Raza Rumi is joined by Nayab Jan, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Hamza Ghaznavi, Rafiullah Kakar, Basil Nabi Malik to discuss the problems faced by the youth in Pakistan. Pakistan currently has a 70% youth population. Yet, instead of employing the youth for the benefit of the country, the state treats them with suspicion... Read More The post Pakis […]
- Legacy of Bhagat Singh – India and Pakistan’s Shared HeroWatch Raza Rumi in conversation with historian Irfan Habib (in Delhi) and activist Diep Saeeda (in Lahore) about Bhagat Singh’s legacy and why we need to remember him as a shared hero. “Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, India (now Pakistan), on September 27, 1907, to a Sikh family deeply involved in... Read More The post Legacy of Bh […]
- Was Iqbal Against The Idea of Secularism? Watch Faisal Devji’s Interview with Raza RumiFaisal Devji is one of the foremost historians on the politics of Indian subcontinent. In this interview with Raza Rumi for Naya Daur Media, he analyses the ideology of Allama Iqbal, and his supposed opposition to the idea of secularism. Devji compares Iqbal’s understanding of religion’s role in politics with that of Mahatma Gandhi and... Read More The post […]
- International Newsletter ‘The Story’ Gives Naya Daur A Warm ShoutoutLaxmi Murthi writes about the new space in Pakistani journalism created by Naya Daur, a new media portal that upholds diversity of opinion and freedom of speech as its topmost ideals, while breaking away with entrenched taboos in mainstream Pakistani media and discourse. The following is an excerpt from Murthi’s article, as she gives an... Read More The post […]
- Love, Loss and Gain: Anila Quayyum Agha’s ArtA shorter version of this article was published in DAWN in January 2017. Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha has been celebrated for her groundbreaking sculptural installation Intersections that earned her global acclaim and resonated with a host of cultures. Her recently concluded exhibition Walking with My Mother’s Shadow at Aicon Gallery, New Yor […]
- (From the archives) October 18: Attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karsaz, Karachi
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- Trees of LahoreSalman Rashid Until the 1970s some one hindered and sixty species of birds were listed in Lahore. While the city had such green spaces as Lawrence Gardens, Aitchison College, the cantonment and Model Town, farm and forest on the outskirts began where Defence Society or Allama Iqbal Town and the innumerable societies now sprawl in […]
- The Lahore that I grew up in was a great placeI grew up in Lahore. All my life I lived here except for the seven years in the army and ten in Karachi. I returned again in December 1988 and have lived here since. I knew a Lahore that was a very beautiful city. It was a city of people who ere cultured, courteous and with […]
- Odysseus LahoriFellow of Royal Geographical Society, Salman Rashid is author of several books including jhelum: City of the Vitasta and The Apricot Road to Yarkand, Riders on the Wind, Between two Burrs on the Map, Prisoner on a Bus and Sea Monsters and the Sun God. He is the only Pakistani to have seen the North […]
- Lahore Metro – Pros, Cons & PerceptionsA state of the art metro bus system – brand new and unique in Pakistan – should make every Lahori proud of their city today. A lot has been written and said about this system. And as is the case with almost everything in Pakistan, the points of views are poles apart. Many people regard […]
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