A Letter from Talha Sughlatwala

The very next day the Muslims of Bombay revolted...

Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman

What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!

Plight of Karachi Journalists

The working conditions in most of the newspapers have deteriorated with more than 75 per cent of journalists working either on contract or without appointment

The Mahatma’s Progeny

How Responsible is Gandhi for Hindutva?

A Pakistani Woman’s Voice

'I have decided to dedicate my writing to women,' says Tahira Naqvi very determinedly. Ms Naqvi is an acclaimed fiction writer, translator and professor who

Lahore Notes, March 2000

I took the famous Bus to Lahore

We are family

Changing Muslim Hearts

'It sucks to be Muslim.' Those were the words uttered by my 15-year-old son as we sat glued to the TV, watching coverage of the

Bhook ka Bhoot

A loose translation of a story by Sharadindu Bandyophadhay, set in bengal in late 1940s

Coffee Break

Come to think of it, did you realize that we didn’t even receive any training, first day, boom, they said here is this application, here

Musings Of A Suspected Terrorist

I admit I have hated America...but there is another side to this story.

A Forgotten Incident

India and Pakistan go to war!

Shadowlines (Part I)

Ehsan Jafri was killed, his decapitated head carried around the streets.

My Closest Encounter with Death

Do you fear death? Well I did not. All changed when I had this

Caution: Criminal Aliens you may be removed!

You thought you were safe in the U.S.

Revival of Passive Resistance in Indian Commercial Cinema

That non-violence is an integral and a much respected part of our culture, seems to have slowly escaped our memory.