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Saif Mahmood

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
· Nov 27, 2023 · 08:30 am
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
· Jun 04, 2020 · 05:30 pm
‘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
· Sep 12, 2018 · 08:00 am