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Saif Mahmood
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Remembering Pakistani poet Fahmida Riaz, who feared fanaticism everywhere
A powerful voice is the voice of resistance, Fahmida Riaz died three years ago.
Saif Mahmood
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Goodbye Asif Farrukhi (1959-2020): Writer, translator, editor, and lover of fine literature
A tribute to one of Pakistan’s most affable literary figures.
Saif Mahmood
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‘Beloved Delhi’: This book explores how Dilli became the city of poets, and of Urdu
From Mir to Ghalib, from Zafar to Zauq, Saif Mahmood tells the stories of the city’s best-loved Urdu poets.
Saif Mahmood
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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This book could have told a brilliant story of how India’s secular narrative was changed. It doesn’t
A courageous book in this day and age, if only Neyaz Farooquee’s ‘An Ordinary Man’s Guide to Radicalism’ had fewer clichés about growing up Muslim.
Saif Mahmood
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It is not enough for Muslims to say that terrorists misinterpret Islam. Here is what they must do
While societal and political attitudes towards Muslims need a drastic change, they must stop living in denial.
Saif Mahmood