P/partition: Urvashi Butalia’s Volume of Essays in Lower Case
Shruti Devgan reviews Partition: The Long Shadow edited by Urvashi Butalia. Continue Reading →
Tag: pakistan
In the News: Captain America, Serpents, Google’s Gods, and more!
A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news. Continue Reading →
Turning the Uyghur East
Umar Farooq reports from Pakistan and China on the history and present of Uyghur Muslims. Continue Reading →
Religion and Press Freedom in the Digital Age – Part One: Information on Trial
The first in a series of posts on issues at the intersection of press freedom, religion, digital media and politics by Natasja Sheriff. Continue Reading →
What’s wrong with Googling loss?
Shruti Devgan finds what’s missing in Google’s promise to repair sacred losses. Continue Reading →
Diminishing Returns: Sufi Shrines in Pakistan’s Politics
From Pakistan, Umar Farooq looks at the diminishing political role of Sufi saints and shrines in a rapidly urbanizing Pakistan. Continue Reading →
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 →