Some questions the Punjabi movement in Pakistan poses for the Left today. Issue 10
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Essays & Criticism
The Hamlets Hum in Punjabi
The Lives of Amir Hamza Shinwari
An exploration of the Pashto poetry of Amir Hamza Shinwari. A poet who lived a borderland life, or rather, a life into which borders grew. Issue 10
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Pakistan’s Apartheid Regime
The Tribal Areas are subject to a deep-seated racism, and exist in a state of apartheid. Issue 10
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Mother Makli: A Living Heritage
I went to Makli to look at ruins, but soon realized that the architecture was merely a backdrop to the lives of countless devotees, mystics and ordinary people. Issue 10: Borders and Boundaries
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Pashtuns in Lahore
Pashtuns and their work circuits are part of Lahore's Walled City heritage, but they are now under-valued–and targeted. Issue 10
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Mobility and Spatiality among Tribal Pashtuns
Horizontal mobility and frequent movement are considered a cosmopolitan lifestyle when practiced by the elite. Not so lower down in the socioeconomic ladder: Mobile Tribal Pashtuns are associated with illegality. Issue 10
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Poets of Partition
What is the poet's role in the history of Partition? Issue 10: Borders/Boundaries
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