A fine selection of poetryA selection of some of the best couplets by Murtaza Barlas have been published in Laal-o-Gohar printed on excellent paper by Nastaaleeq Matbuaat, Lahore. The selection of poetry is done by Mujtaba Afr...
How one can still derive motivation through ‘3 Idiots’This Bollywood film released on December 25, 2009, produced by Vidhu Vinod and directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The movie was based on Chetan Baghat's book Five Point Someone. There are seven main charact...
The French capital is a foodie’s heavenParis, I have a confession. I've been seeing somewhere else. It's Berlin - a couple of times recently. And while I'm confessing, there's been Amsterdam and Copenhagen too. I'm greedy you see, but when...
The Centre for Craft’s artist weaves stories of queers in Nova Scotia“Craft Lair" is a name that feels both cosy and a little ominous at once. This name for the Centre for Craft's artist in resident space is fitting for its current inhabitant, artist Merle Harley, who...
Voice — power, force and impactI have often pondered over an old saying which says, "Be a voice, not an echo."Interestingly enough, the practicality of this is slim in a world where ambition is barred by competition and success is...
Landscape painting exhibition displaying works of students held at AlhamraTo highlight the talent of young fine arts students from different universities, a painting competition was held at the Alhamra Cultural Complex, Qaddafi Stadium. The competition was organised by the...
Life is a taleThe teary eyes ever seem sanguine, Thou told the indelible moments seem alike, In thinking he was hopelessly lost, But he was heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse, All of a sudden, His eyes...
Female qazi conducts marriage for the first time in historyA Mumbai-based couple Maya and Shamaun got their nikah conducted by Qazi Hakima Khatoon in Kolkata. The couple came across the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan's (BMMA) website and saw that the movemen...