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[30 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Book Review: The Taliban Shuffle

The Taliban Shuffle contains no profound truths or insightful observations on politics, instead there is lots of juicy gossip.

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Mohammed Hanif: An exclusive reading of his new novel

A sneak peek at Hanif’s Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.

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[29 Jul 2011 | One Comment | Muneeza Shamsie]
Book Review: Modern Poetry of Pakistan

Modern Poetry of Pakistan provides an anglophone audience with a comprehensive introduction to the rich tradition of Pakistani poetry.

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[23 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Khaled Ahmed]
Book Review: On China

Some opinion-makers in the US and the establishment in Pakistan who want to see India and China as rivals in Asia are in for a surprise if Kissinger wins his argument.

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[27 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Asif Farrukhi]
Classics Revisited

OUP’s translation of Pitras Bukhari’s work will introduce the author to a new readership.

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[24 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Tehmina Ahmed]
Strangers When We Meet

The personal and political intertwine in Fazli’s period piece.

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[23 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Zohra Yusuf]
Book Review: Tyranny of Language in Education

Journalist Zubeida Mustafa makes a strong case for teaching children in their mother tongue, especially in their early years.

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[20 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Book Review: Pakistan, A Hard Country

Anatol Lieven’s book is a departure from the scare mongering that characterises most western accounts of Pakistan, but his optimism is jarring given the present scenario.

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[31 May 2011 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Critical Omission

What Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’ lacks is a critical look at the army, which has been a lead player in Pakistan’s politics.

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[20 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | Ilona Yusuf]
Cataloguing a Genius

Two volumes of the life and work of Sadequain offer valuable insight on the virtuoso artist.