“Notes From My Travels” is based on the experiences of famous American actress, Angelina Jolie throughout her journeys. Out of love for humanity, the Jolie decides to join hands with ‘United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’ and visits many refugee camps of 3rd world countries. Before the start of […]
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Reflections of Man by Amari Soul: A review by Shafaq Shakeel
Amari Soul is an adulated, well-known author with many books related to relationship category. Amari Souls is a pen name to hide author’s identity. He is very famous for his book “Reflections of Man” which depicts the quality of relationships men and women have, and which gives suggestions to improve […]
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders: A book that explains the darkest mindset of our society
Daniyal Mueenuddin was brought up in Lahore, Pakistan and Elroy, Wisconsin. An alum of Dartmouth College and Yale Law School, his stories have been featured in The New Yorker, Granta , Zoetrope, The Best American Short Stories 2008, and the forthcoming PEN/O.Henry Prize Stories 2010. He is the 2010 winner […]
Why Qaisra Shahraz’s “The Holy Woman” is a must read for all
The Holy Woman is fascinating family drama, a romantic story of love and duplicity in a prosperous Muslim community, with all the burdens of modern life and old traditions. The novel is perfectly composed with sensible and relatable characters and issues that are a piece of our general society, but […]
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: A review
To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930s in Macomb, Alabama, a fictional Southern state of the US. In the 1930s, racial discrimination was normal, and commonly, openly accepted. It was at such a time that Harper Lee, through her book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, stood up against racism […]
Daisy Khan’s Born with Wings: A Tale of Spiritual Journey
Born with Wings by Daisy Khan, published on April 24, 2018, accentuates a modern Muslim woman’s spiritual expedition. It is an autobiography of her where she traces her growth in a fairly liberal but observant Muslim family in Kashmir. Daisy goes to USA and becomes an Islamic feminist activist endeavoring to […]
Reasons why Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography stands out
Kamila Shamsie is a popular novelist in the postmodern era of Pakistani English Literature. Her writing themes are mostly about search for identity and political crisis, depicted through the characters and setting of her novel. Moreover, Karachi is depicted as violent and destructive but a cosmopolitan city. Kartography (2002), means map-making […]
Saffron Dreams by Shaila Abdullah: A Review
Saffron Dreams is a novel that depicts our ever evolving identities and the events and places that form them. It reminds North American nation that within the inside of tragedy, our dreams become an enduring inheritance. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and author, discovers in a very single moment that […]
Communicate! by Kathleen et al: a review
Julie Sweet, running a $16 billion business and administering a huge team of more than 50,000 employees CEO of Accenture’s North America business, clearly reflects one of the most important catalyst to work for a successful personal as well as professional life when she says: “Develop excellent communication skills. I […]
Can anyone touted as Taliban Khan take such unprecedented initiatives for minorities?
From Taliban Khan to Yahoodi Agent, Imran Khan has been given a lot of names over the past twenty years. And now that his party has finished five years of government in KP, here’s a list of 11 things to help you decide if Imran Khan has lived up to […]