This Month on Newsline
[August 31, 2010 | 3 Comments | Ayesha Siddiqa]
The Conservatively Hip

Contrary to popular belief, students at Pakistan’s elite universities are embracing a strong religious identity and a conservative political outlook.

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News & Politics »

[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Khalid Hussain]
Cricket’s Holy Men

The bearded icon Inzamam-ul-Haq’s reign as captain was marked by a distinct Islamisation of the Pakistan cricket team. Did this lead to a slump in their performance, as was being alleged?

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

Interview: Rooha Ghaznavi, painter and former photographer

Rooha Ghaznavi: “My advice to the youth would be, open the Quran and read it yourself instead of trusting someone else.”

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

Interview: Atiya Khan, documentary filmmaker and designer

Atiya Khan: “I think something happened after 9/11. There was a shift in energy and the collective human consciousness”

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

Interview: Ali Azmat, musician (former member of Junoon)

Ali Azmat: “Our media has painted Islam in such a manner that every time you think of it, you think of the Taliban”

Fashion, Lifestyle »

Turkish Delights

Saim Ali’s design philosophy is based on fusion, a blend of the East and the West. Just back from a trip to Turkey, his latest collection is inspired by Turkish culture and Sufi tradition.

Blog Row, Globetrotting »

[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Nyla Daud]
The Wheels of Time

Ranked sixth among the top 10 must-see travel destinations in the world by Newsweek last year, the historic Lahore Railway Station is an architectural marvel as well as the hub of a mass transit system.

Art, Arts & Culture »

[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Sivim Aroosh Naqvi]
A Landscape of My Own

Two artists, who graduated from the same university, display their work side by side to exhibit different approaches to the same subject matter.