Posts By Saadia Peerzada
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1.2KLiterature‘The toothache of tragedy’: Reportage of the Tiny Journalist
“The Tiny Journalist becomes a statement to narrative and its power to guide us to the right questions. These questions move beyond...
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Ode to Poet—Saleem Al Naffar and the Spirit of ‘Sumud’
Within life’s colorful weave, versifier Saleem Al Naffar stood as a beacon of national pride, revered for his boundless generosity, approachable spirit,...
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895Review
Bard’s pensive rhymes—an anthology of life entombed in anguish
Published in 2022, Mosab Abu Toha’s debut book of poems, Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear, is a study of...
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1.1KLiterature
Living like a tippler pigeon in the aftermath of loss
Published by Neem Tree Press in July 2023, Safinah Danish Elahi’s The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon explores the breakdown of...
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2.0KCulture
‘Lalwun naar’: The mood and music of Rasul Mir’s poetry
Mir is faithful to the title of “leader of descriptive writers” bestowed on him by Rahman Rahi. Dr Shiban K Kachru’s translation...
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2.5KCulture
Death as meditation on life: Rishism in Kashmir
Rishism in Kashmir was an opportunity for women to find new ways of spiritual and literary expression. Kashmir’s indigenous Sufi order, Rishism...
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2.2KLiterature
Of Islamophobia and white man’s myth: A book that deconstructs world order
In Tangled in Terror, Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan seeks to divorce Islamophobia from Islam and Muslims. In the face of racial or Islamophobic...
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2.6KLiterature
Jinxed journey: Inside Kashmir bus where lovers reunite as strangers
Old lovers bump into each other as travellers and embark on a reticently retrospective ride. An unnamed man is on his commute...
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4.5KAnalysis
Poets of Kashmir: Inspiration and the Artistic Process
Poetry that has emerged from Kashmir spans across mystical baeth, love songs, travel narratives, philosophical studies and dramas written in verse. Since...
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5.6KReview
Ordinary violence in ‘Rumours of Spring’ by Farah Bashir
Girlhood is both confusing and aspirational. It is a time to figure out your place in the world as the margins that...
