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Ammara Ahmad

Poetry: Five different translations of Shervin Hajipour’s Persian protest song ‘Baraye’

Released in 2022, in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, the song has become an anthem for protests in Iran and elsewhere.

Vighnesh Hampapura
,
Ayesha Latif
,
Ayesha Irani
,
Nachiket Joshi
,
Amna Ali Khan
,
Balakrishnan Raghavan
,
Ammara Ahmad
,
Alexander McKinley
&
Rohee Dholakia
· Oct 24, 2024 · 06:30 pm
How the trauma of Partition survivors has been intensified by India-Pakistan animosity

The bitter enmity between the neighbours has turned the border into an iron wall, cutting off people-to-people contact.

Ammara Ahmad
· Aug 18, 2022 · 09:00 am
Remembering Saurav Datta: From across the border, memories of a friendship cut short too early

We have lost a wonderful journalist, a brave voice and a tireless activist. I have lost a beloved friend, writes Ammara Ahmad from Lahore.

Ammara Ahmad
· Dec 30, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Pakistan could take lessons from Indian civil society in dealing with crimes against women

Indian voters have transformed the politics around rape. Pakistanis should follow.

Ammara Ahmad
· Oct 05, 2014 · 12:30 pm