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Film Review: Network (1976)

September 2, 2021September 4, 2021 Culture DeskEnglish, Features, Film Reviews and Book Reviews

Hamza Waqas Network is a gripping, engaging, prophetic film that continues to be relevant today, some would argue even more so than before. It focuses on the decline and decay of the news industry at the hands of corporate interests.…

Omid

June 27, 2021August 10, 2021 Ifrahim KhanFeatures

This is a fictional story of a precocious child of Pesheng, a mountainous town of Bamyan, an Afghan province. “I have no sleep tonight. Ever and again I open my door and look out on The darkness, ’’ Repeating these…

I Lost My Friends to ‘Honour’ Killing

June 27, 2021August 10, 2021 Ifrahim KhanFeatures

This is a contemporary fictional account of a woman based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who lost her friends to ‘honour’ killing. Eavesdropping. Yes, eavesdropping. Amongst other good and bad habits, I love this one. I worship this habit. You know why?…

Religious Extremism and Nationalism in South Asia: a Case Study of Pakistan and India

May 24, 2021August 10, 2021 Sadaf ShabbirFeatures

The following feature has been contributed by Sadaf Shabbir. She has been a contributor at the Student’ Herald, writing in-depth pieces about issues such as Feminism, female genital mutilation, international relations amongst other topics. Sadaf is a student of International…

Remembering Antonio Gramsci

April 27, 2021May 5, 2021 News DeskFeatures

On this day in 1937, the Italian Marxist and theorist Antonio Gramsci died in captivity of the Italian Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.In addition to being a Marxist philosopher, Gramsci was also a journalist, linguist, writer and politician. He wrote…

بعد از استعماری فکر: ایک تعارف

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Balach KhanFeatures, Urdu & Other local languages, Urdu Editorial

استعماریت (کلونیالیزم) اور سامرایت (امپیریالیزم) میں یہ فرق ہے کہ سامراجیت ایک سوچ ہے جس کے تحت ایک قوم خود کو دوسری قوم سے افضل و برتر سمجھتی ہے، اور استعماریت اس سوچ کو عملی جامہ پہنانے کا ایک طریقہ…

Reading against the grain: European narratives and stories of the colony

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Maryam ShakeelFeatures

Post-colonialism becomes an inescapable reality when it comes to understanding the ailments of the contemporary post-colonial world. From global politics, imperial policies, and strategies to the prevalent patriarchal practices, cultures, and norms of society, all are shaped by colonial history…

Climate Injustice: Cash Crop Capitalism and Peasant Farmers

March 24, 2021August 10, 2021 News DeskFeatures

Capital has penetrated into agriculture in Pakistan, changing the ways rural communities are organized and structured; from the tenancy model, agriculture in Pakistan has moved towards the cash crop model. The latter model, however, is far more deadly for tenants,…

Pakistani Feminists:(Re)claiming Space, Defining Change

March 7, 2021April 20, 2021 Our ContributorFeatures, Opinions and Comments

The Pakistani Aurat is in feist to get what she wants, ready to step out of the safety of her house and join her female-counterparts in seemingly endless conversations and efforts over what the new season will bring. This is…