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A landmark Oscar win for Palestinian-Israeli documentary 'No Other Land'
A historic Oscar win for No Other Land shakes Hollywood, amplifying Palestinian storytelling on cinema’s biggest stage
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Is poetry dead?
Poetry isn’t merely surviving — it's alive in protests, on billboards, in memes, echoing from parliament to Pepsi ads.
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'Toba Tek Singh' remains a chilling reminder of the tragedy of 1947
In 'Toba Tek Singh', Manto exposes the lingering scars of 1947 on collective memory and national identity.
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A little garage with a big heart debuts Pakistan’s emerging filmmakers
Cinema 73, a community space in Karachi where friends, strangers and city sounds come together to celebrate cinema.
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'Mubarak composed poems like none ever said'
Fazal Baloch's translation, In Every Verse for You, carries Balochi poet Mubarak Qazi’s poetic fire across languages.
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Pakistani music has survived dictators, bans, and Bollywood — here’s how
From Nazia Hassan to Young Stunners, Pakistan’s music has evolved, adapted, and thrived against all odds.
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Exploring love through the rhythm and blues of K-pop
Whether you're lovestruck, heartbroken, or forever alone, there's a K-pop song that gets exactly how you feel.
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If love hurts, the Sufis say you’re doing it right
Farid ud-Din Attar teaches us that love is both misery and ecstasy, and only those who risk it all can have it all
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Remembering Faiz: A Bengali kid’s first lessons in poetry & politics
Censored, exiled, and imprisoned—Faiz’s poetry still roared, challenging tyranny and inspiring generations.
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Not all men, but always a man
In Flames, a poignant reflection on womanhood, Karachi, and the hope that endures in spite of it all