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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.…

Book Review: Between The Great Divide

August 11, 2021September 30, 2021 Culture DeskEnglish, Film Reviews and Book Reviews

This article has been contributed by Hamza Waqas. Hamza Waqas is an activist, journalist, and student of liberal arts at Beaconhouse National University. He is interested in issues of public policy, urban planning and politics. He also has a keen…

Movie Review: Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982

August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 Culture DeskFilm Reviews and Book Reviews

ANAM ZAHRA “In a world where doctors can cure cancer and do heart transplants, there isn’t a single pill to treat menstrual cramps. The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.” …

Book Review: Pakistan Beyond the Crisis State

April 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Muhammad ShehryarFilm Reviews and Book Reviews

In this piece, Muhammad Shehryar reviews the latest book which has been compiled and edited by Pakistan’s former top ambassador; Maleeha Lodhi. If you take a closer look at the history of Pakistan and the current situation, you will see…

Film Review – Firaaq (2008)

December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 News DeskFilm Reviews and Book Reviews

Hamza Waqas [TW: Mention of Mob Violence, Sectarian Violence] Firaaq, directed by Nindita Das, is a political drama set in India that depicts the aftermath of the Gujarat Riots of 2002 through the eyes of ordinary citizens. . Featuring Nawazuddin…

Film Review: Swipe

November 16, 2020September 2, 2021 News DeskEnglish, Film Reviews and Book Reviews

Hamza Waqas, Balach Khan Puffball studio’s new short animated film, titled Swipe, is being screened in collaboration with universities and schools around the country. The film comes after the massive success of their previous work, Shehr e Tabassum (The city…

Film Review: ‘Garam Hawa’ (1973)

November 1, 2020September 3, 2021 Culture DeskEnglish, Features, Film Reviews and Book Reviews

BY: Hamza Waqas ‘Garam Hawa’ (1973) tells the story of a Muslim family living in Agra, struggling to cope with the changes that have come with the partition of India. It is regarded as the first film that addressed the…

Book Review: A Case of Exploding Mangoes

June 14, 2020September 4, 2021 Culture DeskEnglish, Features, Film Reviews and Book Reviews

Hamza Waqas Mohammad Hannif is a critically acclaimed Pakistani author and journalist. His first novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008), was followed by Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2011) and Red Birds (2018). All three novels were well received…