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A writing contest for Pakistani women

The Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize closes submissions on 30th June 2023.

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History, swiftly fading: Bhaun Village

By |February 12th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The rest of the village is like stepping into the past. Narrow lanes, dogs lazing in the sun, wooden carved doors and balconies, yellow brick, archways, a marriage hall (Janj Ghar). I lack the technical vocabulary to describe it, but I am familiar with neglect. It is dusty and covered with cobwebs, paint peeling, wood crumbling.

A fully-funded 5 day workshop for young writers in Pakistan

By |April 25th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Writing seriously in Pakistan is a rare sight, and any work being done in that direction is commendable. The annual LUMS Young Writers workshop founded in 2012 is one such amazing opportunity. Deadline to apply: May 25, 2024.

My thoughts on ‘The Return of the Butterfly’ by Moni Mohsin

By |January 19th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Do not be fooled by the heels on the cover or the seemingly illiterate, housewife narrator: this is a serious story about politics. Moni Mohsin’s writing is full of translated Urdu expressions, Urdu phrases written in transliteration, and such a beautiful Pakistani butchering of the English language, that I am in awe.

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