Dulla Bhatti and Rani of Jhansi are amongst our most dazzling heroes. Why, then, do we know nothing about them?
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Issue 8: Language and Politics
Punjab, Curriculum and Heroes
Why Are Women Verbally Abused?
From "bhenchod" to "maachod", most cuss words are about women. What words are we, as women, then supposed to use?
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Balochi, Urdu
Balochi and Urdu have a long and beautiful shared history. State oppression is destroying an exchange that has generated some of the best literature we have seen–in both languages.
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Women in Urdu Literature
Urdu writers are deviating from traditional gender roles. If literature is a reflection of its environment, that means Pakistan is far more complex than we may think.
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Trampled Rights in Balochistan
Enforced disappearances are now accompanied by widespread search operations and encounters, in an expanded and intensified state offensive in Balochistan.
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English/Urdu Bipolarity Syndrome in Pakistan
Pakistan's media conglomerates know what sells in what language.
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A Critique of Language Snobs: Urdu and the Politics of Identity
A history of the extraordinary–and ludicrous–political battles for an authentic Urdu.
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