Review
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2.6KSongs of Paradise is about a voice that refused to be silenced, and culture remembered through songs
By Firdouse Bareen Directed by: Danish Renzu. Produced by: Farhan Akhtar (Excel), Danish Renzu (Renzu Films), Shafat Qazi (Apple Tree). Cast: Saba...
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2.2KReview: City as Memory—A Short Biography of ‘Sirinagar’
Written By Sadaf Wani Published by Aleph Book Company Priced at ₹ 399/- As the title suggests, the book seems to centre...
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1.9KReview: Loal Kashmir—Love and longing in a torn land
Written By Mehak Jamal Published by Harper Collins Priced at ₹ 599.00 This book is a collection of heartfelt stories about love—between...
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1.6K‘In what cage do I belong’: On being British and Muslim
In the September of 2019, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan published her debut book of poetry, Postcolonial Banter. The book revolves around being British and...
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2.5KBook of Counsels: Imam Ghazali’s translated treatise is a spiritual treat
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali aka Imam Ghazali may be considered as the 11th century’s mujaddid [a renewer of the faith], but his relevance...
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2.5KBard’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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2.9KLiving 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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3.6KOf 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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3.9KJinxed 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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5.8KHow fake-filming of Kashmir has become a cinematic dope to masses
Putting aside the political, literary and academic debate, it’s widely known that a Kashmiri society remains deeply imitated by films. In one...
