Stories from Faiza Rahman
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Lawn hater
A multitude of models on billboards, a ballroom and a stampede of bored aunties results in lawn exhibition.
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Muslim rule: The other side of the story
Our minds grow closed, our books remain unread and our true history is forgotten. But there exists a glorious past.
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Karachi Literature Festival: History lesson leaves many squirming in their seats
In Pakistan and India people are encouraged not to question.
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Provinces, promises and Maulana Azad
History stands embarrassed as demand for provinces proves sub-nationalities take precedence over Pakistani nationhood.
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The water-kit hoopla: No shortcuts in innovation, says Hoodbhoy
Laments water car ‘fraud’; says Pakistanis are in search of ‘miracles’.
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Labyrinth of imagination: The Urdu works of Qurratulain Haider
Haider’s contributions to Urdu literature are immensely appreciated.
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Celebrating the afsana through Manto
Reading sessions are perhaps the best way to promote both Urdu language and literature.
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A dream fulfilled: College gates open for guard’s daughter
Zarmeen is to enrol on a merit scholarship at LUMS, where her father patrols the entrance.
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A minute for Manto
His stories might have been obscene but they had a purpose.
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The ‘academising’ of literature
At both school, university levels, students are taught literature as they are taught a course in economics or maths.