Afghanistan: Memories of Glass
In Herat, Saba Imtiaz explores memory and memorialization, where glass blowers once whispered the names of the fallen into thousands of hand-blown objects. Continue Reading →
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Hitting the Wall: Art in Pakistan
From Karachi, Saba Imtiaz reports on the art scene in Pakistan and the challenges artists face when they choose religion and politics as their themes. Continue Reading →
Above Class and Clerics: The Saga of Heer Ranjha
By Saba Imtiaz In Pakistan’s Punjab province, shrines to the doomed lovers of epic sagas are not only testament to the allure of tragic romance, but a symbol of women’s struggle against patriarchy. Continue Reading →
Pakistan's Lost Vote
In Pakistan, polling is over and the votes have been counted but the voice of one group has not been heard. Saba Imtiaz reports from Karachi on the missing Ahmadi vote. Continue Reading →
Pakistan’s Lost Vote
In Pakistan, polling is over and the votes have been counted but the voice of one group has not been heard. Saba Imtiaz reports from Karachi on the missing Ahmadi vote. Continue Reading →
Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws: Christians Come Under Attack in Lahore
By Saba Imtiaz A violent mob ransacked and burned the homes of more than a hundred Christian families in Lahore on Saturday in the wake of an alleged incident of blasphemy. Continue Reading →
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Christians Come Under Attack in Lahore
By Saba Imtiaz A violent mob ransacked and burned the homes of more than a hundred Christian families in Lahore on Saturday in the wake of an alleged incident of blasphemy. Continue Reading →
A Marked Life
By Saba Imtiaz In 1984, Pakistan’s military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq, changed the country’s Constitution, making it a crime for Ahmadis to identify themselves as Muslims. Since then, more than 200 Ahmadis have been assassinated in Pakistan. Continue Reading →
In the News: Pundits, Prophets, Politics, and more!
A round-up of the week’s religion news. Continue Reading →