Papers and articles in English

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Papers

Pakistan as the Emergence of the “New Human Being”; JSSIR, Volume 4, Number 2
Multiple intelligences according to Iqbal; Iqbal Review, Volume 52, Number 2,4. April, October 2011
The “Apologists”; Iqbal Review, Volume 52, Number 2,4. April, October 2011
Iqbal in the mind of Europe: an overview of the Western interpretations of Iqbal; Iqbal Review, Volume 51, Number 2,4. April, October 2010
Rumi’s Relevance to Our Times; Iqbal Review, October 2007
New Discoveries about The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam; Iqbal Review, April 2007
The Reconstruction as a Commentary on Javidnama; Iqbal Review, October 2006

Articles

The Ancient Greece

The Great Mughals

In search of Iqbal

Women Studies

Cinema and Society

Profiles

Complete list in descending chronological order

The following is a list of articles published in English only. For articles published in Urdu, see Urdu website.

Sohni dharti: From Heer Ranjha to the gandasa; Express Tribune, November 25, 2012
Movie Review: Skyfall – thank you for not smoking, Mr. Bond; Express Tribune, November 18, 2012
Breaking down the wall. Express Tribune, November 11, 2012
Re-reading history: who wants to be enlightened by Iqbal? Express Tribune, November 9, 2012
Immortal Beloved. Express Tribune, June 17, 2012
From Pakistan, With Love. Dawn: Books & Authors, December 5, 2010
In memorium: Samandar, a parable? Dawn: Images, November 28, 2010
Of Organic Unity. Dawn: Friday Feature, November 26, 2010
A portrait of the artist as Waheed Murad.Nukta Art, 2010
Respecting the Law. Dawn: Friday Feature, October 29, 2010
For a Common Destiny: Friday Feature, October 15, 2010
The long-term goal. Dawn: Friday Feature, October 1, 2010
Consensus among the faithful. Dawn: Friday Feature, September 17, 2010
In memorium: Something rich and strange, April 25, 2010
Retrospect: The Spirit of All Human Beings. Dawn: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Armaan of a nation. Dawn: Images, March 14, 2010
Bhittai: the Visionary. Dawn: Sunday, January 31, 2010
Farewell, Pervez Malik. Dawn: Images, November 30, 2008
The Mystery Behind Waheed Murad Dawn: Images, November 23, 2008
Spiritual Democracy. Dawn: Books & Authors, November 4, 2007
The Inevitable Destination. Dawn: Books & Authors, November 4, 2007
The Onscreen Love of Shirin Farhad. Dawn: Images, November 20, 2005
Romeo and Juliet: an immortal love story. Dawn: Images, August 21, 2005
Alexander’s epic journey. Dawn: Images, July 17, 2005
Anarkali. Dawn: Images, May 1, 2005
Book Review: Using art for politics. Dawn: Books & Authors, September 12, 2004
Stray Reflections [Excerpts]. Dawn: Books & Authors, November 9, 2003
Iqbal’s relevance today. Dawn: Books & Authors, November 9, 2003
Rising star: flowing with the tide
Profile: Muhammad Ali. Dawn: The Review, November 22-29, 2001
Iqbal. Hamsafar, November – December 2001
Women in Ataturk’s life. Dawn: The Review, September 2001
Ataturk: the man who dodged a World War. Dawn: The Review, September 2001
Jinnah and Gandhi: a politically incorrect appraisal. Dawn: The Review, September 2001
The 15 August controversy. Dawn: The Review, August 9, 2001
The Dawn of people. Dawn: The Review, August 9, 2001
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: the pioneer of humanism. Dawn: The Review, August 2001
Mumtaz Mahal: the lady of the Taj Mahal. Dawn: The Review, 2001
Abuse of history in Pakistan. Dawn: The Review, 2001
History as an allegory. Dawn: The Review, 2001
The hall of souls. Dawn: The Review, 2001
Muhammad bin Qasim. Dawn: The Review, May 24-30, 2001
Rajah Dahar of Sindh. Dawn: The Review, May 17-23, 2001
Suhandi: the forgotten queen of Sindh, Dawn: The Review, May 10-16, 2001
Books I will never forget. Dawn: Young World, 2001
Iqbal: in search of man’s destiny. Dawn: The Review, May 29-April 4, 2001
Darashikoh: a daydream. Dawn: The Review, March 15-21, 2001
What is romanticism? Dawn: The Review, 2001
Farah Kamal. The Spider, January 2001
Beethoven: the music within. Dawn: The Review, January 4-10, 2001
Year 2K. Dawn: The Review, December 2000
Aurangzeb. Dawn: The Review, December 2000
Khanzadeh Begum: at the altar of sacrifice. Dawn: The Review, November, 2000
Babur. Dawn: The Review, November 23-29, 2001
Dawn, The Review, November 9-15, 2000
Muhammad Shah “Rangeela”. Dawn: The Review, October 2000
Helen of Troy. Dawn: The Review, 2000
Cleopatra – The doomed Pharaoh Dawn: The Review,5-11 October 2000 2000
Shahjehan: the rigid ruler. Dawn: The Review, September 2000
Nurjehan. Dawn: The Review, September 2000
Humayun. Dawn: The Review, September 7-13, 2000
Akbar the Great. Dawn: The Review, August 2000
Herodotus. Dawn: The Review, August 24-30, 2000
Unveiling Jehangir. Dawn: The Review, July 20-26, 2000
Analyzing Aristotle. Dawn: The Review, August 10-16, 2000
The mystery of Alexander. Dawn: The Review, July 13-19, 2000
Messengers of Malice. Dawn: The Review, July 27-August 2, 2000
Alternate reality. Dawn: The Review, July 27-August 2, 2000
The X-files. Dawn: The Review, July 17-August 2, 2000
Socrates / The trial of reason. Dawn: The Review, May 25-31, 2000.
Primary historical sources. Dawn: The Review, May 4-11, 2000
Naturalism and the 20th Century literature. Dawn: The Review, April 2000
Teacher-training in Pakistan: the alternative module. Dawn: The Review, August 12-18, 1999
Education is learning about professional development. Dawn: The Review, August 12-18, 1999
Discount campaigns. Dawn: The Review, December 25-31, 1999
Wisdom begins at home. Dawn: The Review, December 25-31, 1999
The local scene. Dawn: The Review, December 25-31, 1999
The quintessential storyteller. Zameen, Jun-Jul 1999
Profile: Lateef Kapadia. Dawn: The Review, June 1999
Profile: Kamal Ahmed Rizvi. Dawn: The Review, May 6-12, 1999
Portrayal of women in the stories of Saadat Hasan Manto. Dawn: The Review, May 13-19, 1999
Unflinching resolutions. Zameen, April-May 1999
Hakim Said: an obituary. Zameen, February / March 1999
Chronicle of 1998, Zameen
Divine quartet: Iqbal’s search for God. Herald, June 1998
The new romantics. Herald, March 1998
Profile: Fatima Surayya Bajiya. Zameen, 1998
Film Review: Duplicate. Dawn: The Review, 1998
Film Review: Qila. Herald, May 1998
Born again. Dawn: The Review, March 19-25, 1998
Forgotten accounts. Dawn: The Review, December 25-31, 1997
Awaiting an audience. Dawn: The Review, December 25-31, 1997
100 Faces, Part 2 [collaboration]. Dawn: The Review, 1997
Profile: Noor Jehan [collaboration]. Dawn: The Review, 1997
Landmarks in Pakistani film. Dawn: The Review, 1997
100 Faces, Part 1 [collaboration]. Dawn: The Review, 1997
Book Review: Publisher’s Devil. Herald, February 1998
Book Review: Close encounters. Herald, 1998
Profile: T. J. Roberts. Herald, 1997
Book Review: Selections from Persian Ghazals of Ghalib, Herald, 1997
Book Review: Jinnah Papers. Herald, November 1997
Book Review: Aligarh’s First Generation. Herald, 1997
The Life and Times of Pakistan. Herald, 1997
Women in the Quran. Dawn: The Review, July 24-30, 1997
Literature for thrill seekers. Dawn: The Review, July 10-16, 1997
Book Review: Iqbal’s Reconstruction of Ijtehad. Herald, 1997
Debunking myths. Dawn: The Review, June 26 – July 2, 1997
Book Review: Forging Identities. Herald, 1997
Book Review: Iqbal: from Finite to Infinite. Dawn: Sunday Magazine, 1997
Book Review: A Concise History of the Muslim World. Dawn Sunday Magazine, 1997
Living with difference. Herald, 1997
History, she wrote. Dawn: The Review, May 15-21, 1997
Book Review: Talism
Inner circles. Dawn: The Review, 1997
Dreams and dust. Book Review: Khwab Farosh. Herald, 1998
Profile: Syed Afzal Hussain. Herald, July 1997
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus… No more. Dawn: The Review, April 1997
Radio Stations – Hyderabad and Peshawar. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 10-16, 1997
Hamid Mian Kay Haan. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 10-16, 1997
Eight Days a Week: Der Der Thokar Khaye. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 3-9, 1997
In religion’s wake. Dawn: Tuesday Review, March 13-19, 1997
Dramatis Personae: Talat Husain, Qazi Wajid, Mahmood Ali. Dawn: Tuesday Review, 1997
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Dawn: Tuesday Review, February 3-9, 1997
Book Review: Central Issues. Herald, January 1997
Profile: Jilani Kamran. Herlad, January 1997
Profile: Zameer Jafri. Dawn: Tuesday Review, December 24-30, 1996
Eight Days a Week: Ik Larka Awara. Dawn: Tuesday Review, December 17-26, 1996
The Prince of Parable. Obituary: Idris Shah. Herald, December 1996
Profile: Nisar Bazmi. Dawn: Tuesday Review, October 29-November 4, 1996
Profile: Mustansar Hussain Tarar. Herald, October 1996
Profile: Dr. Mubarak Ali. Dawn: Tuesday Review, August 27-September 2, 1996
Profile: Pervez Malik. Light, camera, action. Dawn: Tuesday Review, August 20-26, 1996
In search of Jinnah. Dawn: Tuesday Review, August 1996
Profile: Fatima Surayya Bajiya. Dawn: Tuesday Review, August 6-12, 1996
Profile: Justice (Retd) Javid Iqbal. Dawn: Tuesday Review, 1996
Interactive teaching. Dawn: Tuesday Review, July 9-15, 1996
Profile: Talat Husain. Dawn: Tuesday Review, May 28-June 3, 1996
Multi-splendoured folklore. Dawn: Tuesday Review, May 21-27, 1996
Is there a conflict between Urdu and the regional languages in Pakistan? Dawn: Tuesday Review, May 7-13, 1996
Women’s right to divorce in Islam. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 23-29, 1996
Profile: A. Hameed. A dream merchant. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 16-22, 1996
Eight days a week. First Knight. Dawn: Tuesday Review, April 23-29, 1996
Eight days a week. Pura Chand Aur Adha Geet. Dawn: Tuesday Review, March 26-April 1, 1996
Eight days a week. Love ’95. Dawn: Tuesday Review, March 26-April 1, 1996
Profile: Aslam Azhar. A dialogue with a dervish. Dawn: Tuesday Review, March 5-11, 1996
Profile: Dr. Waheed Qureshi. Dawn: Tuesday Review, February 27-March 4, 1996
Profile: Sohail Rana. Dawn: Tuesday Review, January 23-29, 1996
Muslim Science. Dawn: Tuesday Review, 1996
Profile: A. H. Dani – History in the remaking. Dawn: Tuesday Review, January 2-8, 1996
A chorus before the last act. Dawn: Tuesday Review, November 28-December 4, 1995
Cinerama 5: The hunt for success. Dawn: Tuesday Review, November 21-27, 1995
What are they reading…? Aslam Azhar. Dawn: Tuesday Review, 1995
Cinerama 4: The director’s cut. Dawn: Tuesday Review, November 14-20, 1995
Cinerama 3: Sold for a song. Dawn: Tuesday Review, November 7-13, 1995
Cinerama 2: Importance of being Eve. Dawn: Tuesday Review, October 31-November 6, 1995
Cinerama 1: The rise and fall of cult heroes. Dawn: Tuesday Review, October 24-30, 1995
Lahore Fort: fact and fiction. The Star, 1995
Profile: Juan Elia. Ideas lose vitality when personified. Dawn: Tuesday Review, January 3-5, 1995
Book Review: Ordinary People. The News International
Book Review: Kulliyat-i-Makateeb-i-Iqbal. The News International
Your child at school. Dawn: Friday Magazine
Women at Work. The Star
Waheed Murad Quiz. The Star
James Bond Quiz. The Star
The chocolate-cream hero legend. The Star, May 20, 1993
The angry young Mughal. The Star
Gender Roles in Education. The News International Midweek Magazine, YOU, Vol. 3; No. 19 [1993]
A woman’s Islam. The News International Midweek Magazine, YOU, 1993
Women as prophets in Islam. The News International Midweek Magazine, YOU, Vol. 3; No. 22 [1993]
Women and cinema in Pakistan. The News International Midweek Magazine, YOU, Vol. 3; No. 11 [1993]
Let’s say no to a puerile feminism. Dawn: Friday Magazine, October 16, 1992

Blogs

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