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Amna R. Ali is an assistant editor at Newsline.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[16 May 2012 | No Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Movie Review: Housefull 2

Funny and cheerfully naughty, Housefull 2 provides some mindless action sprinkled with salty language.

Arts & Culture »

[8 May 2012 | No Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Theatre Review: Pawnay 14 August

Despite a woeful lack of theatrical technique and a simplistic plot, Anwar Maqsood’s debut script for theatre was a mix of cynical truths and hilarious truisms about Pakistan.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[30 Apr 2012 | No Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Movie Review: Meherjaan

Contemporary Bangladeshi cinema revisits 1971 to provide a narrative of war, based not on hatred, but on the healing power of love.

Art, Arts & Culture »

[29 Apr 2012 | No Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Coming Full Circle

Sheherezade Alam’s 25-year-oeuvre was resplendent at a much-awaited exhibition of contemporary pottery at Koel Gallery last month.

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

[26 Apr 2012 | No Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Interview: Quatrina Hosain

“There may be many reasons why you can’t do a story, but gender is not one of them.”

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[26 Apr 2012 | One Comment | Amna R. Ali]
Classic Movie Review: Gone With the Wind

Newsline looks back at the classic American Civil War film, Gone With the Wind.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[18 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Book Review: Blue Dust

Ayesha Salman’s debut novel ventures into taboo territories, injects elements of fantasy in the way the characters see the world and unveils shocking contradictions in the life of a Pakistani family.

People »

[10 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Star Scribe: Zohra Yusuf

Zohra Yusuf wins a prestigious APNS award for her feature for Newsline.

Arts & Culture »

[9 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Lecture: An Archeological Enigma

Professor Monique Kervran, of the Sorbonne University in Paris, gave a talk on her archeological research on Damrilah: the sister town of Thatta and Daybul at the Mohatta Palace Museum.

Art, Arts & Culture »

[7 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Pilgrim’s Progress: Nahid Raza’s Latest Exhibition

Nahid Raza returns with a beautiful new portfolio with deeply spiritual overtones.