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[24 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Aasiya Kazi]
The Guide to Women’s Rights

Rashida Patel’s book covers how the laws of the country affect the Pakistani woman.

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[23 Aug 2010 | No Comment | Azam Mahmood]
Murder, He Wrote

Bilal Tanweer’s translation of Ibn-e Safi’s The House of Fear is a good read, but sometimes gets lost in translation.

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Defending the Taliban

Abdus Salam Zaeef’s book is an unrepentant Talib’s defence of the Taliban movement, but it contains some invaluable home truths for the Pakistani and US government’s consumption.

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[31 Jul 2010 | One Comment | Atiya Abbas]
Comic Relief

An NGO attempts to highlight socio-political issues through comics.

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[30 Jul 2010 | No Comment | Saher Baloch]
The Unchanging Sea

With her in-depth analysis of Pakistan’s healthcare system, Sania Nishtar asserts that despite the various obstacles, reform is possible.

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[21 Jul 2010 | No Comment | Sahar Ali]
Charmingly Simple

Compared to his larger-than-life portfolio of translated texts, Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s first novel is austere and sparse.

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[20 Jul 2010 | One Comment | Aasiya Kazi]
Becoming Karachi

Asif Farrukhi’s anthology is a collection of writings that highlight the many features of the city, individually and collectively.

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[30 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Saman Shamsie]
All in the Family

Nafisa Haji’s debut novel captures the life of a Pakistani American from adolescence to womanhood.

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[30 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Amir Zia]
The Bhutto Exposé

Songs of Blood and Sword is an insider’s account of the Bhutto legacy, but more importantly it is a daughter’s story about her hero, her father.

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[29 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Aasiya Kazi]
Incomplete Portrait

This latest biography of Ruttie Jinnah is far from a tell-all account. It offers a mere glimpse into her life.