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Remembering my mother Zeenat

“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven!” These words of William Wordsworth (describing the French...

REFLECTIONS ON 3 YEARS OF THE PRIZE: A Revelation of Pakistani Talent

When I first mooted the idea of establishing a writing prize in my mother’s name, there were many naysayers. “No-one reads in Pakistan”,...

Remembering my friend Irfan Husain

I first met Irfan when he was Mazdak and I was Iskra Begum. It was at the offices of Herald magazine in Karachi for which we both wrote...

Strong arms: the story of Pakistan women's cricket

KAMILA SHAMSIE | OCTOBER 16, 2019 published in CRICKET MONTHLY Receiving death threats, dodging border control, breaking world records,...

For all the courageous, beautiful women who are sharing their stories with us.

Pakistan: where the daily slaughter of women barely makes the news

By Mohammed Haneef From The Guardian Thu 9 May 2019 The stories of murdered women are recorded with grim regularity in one and half...

Man Booker International prize: Jokha Alharthi wins for Celestial Bodies First female Omani novelist

From The Guardian Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International...