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[8 Jun 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Love, Inshallah

Love, InshAllah – The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women explores themes which are often considered taboo in the ‘nation of Islam.’

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[23 May 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Launch: The Cave

Marking’s Publishing launched Emad S. Rahim’s collection of poems The Cave at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture.

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[18 May 2012 | 4 Comments | ]
Book Review: Mohajir Militancy in Pakistan

Nichola Khan’s study is a comprehensive overview of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s militant ethos and an analysis of the culture of violence fostered by the party.

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[10 May 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Women in Terrorism

Sinhalese-Brit Tamara Herath’s book examines the role of the civil war in bringing about a major social change in the lives of the Tamil women in Jaffna.

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Book Review: From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History

Tariq Rahman’s new book provides the historical background to a shared tradition of language in the subcontinent that has been torn apart by politics and religion.

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[21 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Food Prints

Food Prints takes an in-depth look at the vast variety of ingredients and cooking techniques found in Pakistan.

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[18 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | ]
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.

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[13 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Working with Sharks

A personal account of the sexual harassment faced by 11 female employees at the UNDP, Working with Sharks will ring a bell with several working women who face similar problems but are unable to confront the offenders.

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[30 Mar 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Of Martyrs and Marigolds

Aquila Ismail’s book, Of Martyrs and Marigolds, addresses a time in history that has, until now, been left mostly untouched in fiction.

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[21 Mar 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Remembering 1971

Looking at the collective impact of the separation of East Pakistan, the author reveals stories of brutality and resistance of the women and men who were caught in the trauma of the ’71 war.